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Randy Hill
Randal W. Hill (born September 26, 1967 in Dallas, TX) is a West Texas business leader and current president of Advanced Trailer and Equipment, L.P. Hill gained his reputation as an entrepeneur after spearheading the use of semi trailers that had been converted to not only transport, but dry agricultural products.

Hill is currently involved with mulitple civic and business organizations in the Abilene area and has been recognized as Texas Businessman of the Year by the Business Advisory Council.

Early Life
Hill was born in Dallas, TX and raised in the Dallas areas of Oak Cliff and Garland. He graduated from Dallas Christian High School in 1986 and enrolled in Abilene Christian University. While attending ACU, he played on the football team as a defensive tackle. Upon graduation with a degree in Journalism / Mass Communication, Randy moved back to the Dallas area and married Chellee, a fellow ACU graduate.

Career
Hill learned the inner workings of the semi trailer trade as a sales representative for Transport International Pool, a subsidiary of GE Capital. The company leased and sold trailers that were marketed exclusively as a mode of transport. In 1995, Hill left TIP to start Advanced Trailer.

The Advanced Trailer Concept
In the mid 1990s, retailers began seeking large storage spaces for seasonal increases in inventories. Knowing that GE Capital and Trans America retired trailers after their use as transport, Hill began purchasing the retired trailers and converting them to storage trailers. Advanced Trailer was also amongst the first to convert ocean containers from steam ship lines for public use as storage facilities. The ability to recognize potential in what other industries regarded as cast offs allowed Hill to bring a break through concept to practical application.

In 1996, researchers at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX developed a more efficient method of transporting and drying peanuts. For generations, the important process of drying peanuts after harvest was done in small steel wagons called "buggies" that were often pulled by farm trucks. The idea of using semi trailers expnded after Advanced Trailer sold the first trailers for modification to farmers in West Texas. Advanced Trailer filled orders from West Texas to the Southeastern United States, eventually opening a facility in Vienna, GA. Since designing the drying trailer, Advanced Trailer has filled orders in eleven states and four countries.

Hill has continued to develop possibilities beyond current usage of the trailers. In addition to peanuts, the trailers have been used to dry grass seed, hay, almonds, and macadamia nuts. His most recent work has been with heavy haul transportation and large equipment trailers used in oil and gas exploration, wind energy, and military use. Hill's current patents include provisions for drying key products in the development of biofuel.

Personal Life
Randy and Chellee Hill have three daughters and live in Baird, TX. Randy has a lifelong interest in ranching and enjoys hunting and fishing in West Texas in his spare time. He is a member of the ACU Letterman's Association and the Abilene Chamber of Commerce.