Jay Thompson

President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Member of the Transportation Council

Council Member Biography

Jay Thompson is the President & General Manager at Transportation Business Associates; a firm providing planning, marketing, energy, carbon reduction, M&A / BK and investment consulting services to financiers; investors; top-name shippers; trucking companies; Intermodal; bus; industry suppliers; and truck, trailer, and engine manufacturers. He has more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry around the globe and is quoted in industry publications on a variety of issues. Mr. Thompson is a Partner at Platinum Data Products, a transport information technology, RFID Integration Company and also a partner at Master Lease, a trucking lease-financing company. He has owned several niche trucking companies. Mr. Thompson is a Partner in Zenergy Bio Fuel, a full-chain renewable fuel company focused on developing nations. For 13 years and until 1990, Mr. Thompson was General Manager of Sales, Service, and Engineering at Cummins Engine. He is a 1977 graduate of Purdue University. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

1990 - present: President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates
1977 - 1990: General Manager, CUMMINS INC.
1976 - 1977: Maintenance - College, TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION LLC
1973 - 1975: Truck Driver - College, GIBSON TRUCKING INC

GLG News^SM Analyses by Jay Thompson(?)

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Class 8 Truck Prebuy Is Coming To An End - 2010 Skepticism Here!

November 6, 2009

Analysis by:Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Analysis of: Class 8 Orders See Sharp Rise From September | www.truckinginfo.com

FTR Associates President Eric Starks shows North America Class 8 October order numbers at 21,792 trucks. This is a rate more triple than we were seeing February through July of this year - ranging 6,000-8,000 per month and double the August and September numbers. My friend Eric knows the numbers better...

Transports Telling Different Story Than 3.6% GDP Blip!

November 2, 2009

Analysis by:Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Analysis of: Why the Lagging Transports Are Worrying | www.minyanville.com

Some stock technicians who compare numbers from the past to today are throwing more red flags regarding the recent quarters’ very positive numbers because the transports are not showing it. Transports are a good leading indicator in real time when real tonnage grows or shrinks. Shipper planning leads...

Mega-Dealer Rush’s Numbers Give Insight Into Truck Sales & Service Marketplace

October 27, 2009

Analysis by:Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Analysis of: Rush's Third Quarter Impacted By Weak Sales Market | www.truckinginfo.com

Rush Enterprises, Inc. is the largest heavy & medium duty truck sales and service organization in the US. Their numbers allow us a look at the marketplace from ground level including new and used trucks, along with parts and service.

IRS v. Trucking Independent Contractor History

October 19, 2009

Analysis by:Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Analysis of: 'Contractor' Lable Provokes Legal Disputes | online.wsj.com

The trucking Independent Contractor (IC) pool is a big one. Surveys show that one-third of truckers are IC’s and 80%+ of them are leased to fleets. The biggest player is FedEx Ground - hence the long-time target on their back by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), States and unions. Other big numbers...

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