Perry is the owner of Fortune Transportation. Fortune is a temperature controlled trucking business founded in Windom in 1980 by Perry's parents, Don and Sharon Olson. The company, now entering it's 5th decade of service, hauls products for such iconic regional brands as Scwhans Ice Cream, Blue Bunny Ice Cream, JenniO Turkey and Hormel Foods, along with other large global brands like Kraft, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Anheuser-Busch. Fortune has received numerous prestigous national safety awards over the last 43+ years including National Small Carrier of the year for ATA and TCA in 2021-22.
Perry has also been actively involved in the elk ranching industry for over 25 years serving meat, hunting and antler markets with excellent products.
Perry has been actively involved with industry trade associations serving as Vice President of the MN Elk Producers Association as well as incoming Chair of the MN Trucking Association in addition to State VP of the American Trucking Association, not to mention numerous local and regional committee positions.
Perry is married with 4 children and 1 grandchild. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time pursuing elk, deer and fish in the wilderness areas of CO, MT and MN.