Jay Thompson
President and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates
Jay Thompson is the President and General Manager at Transportation Business Associates, a firm providing planning and marketing consulting services to top-name shippers; trucking companies; financial institutes; industry suppliers; and truck, trailer, and engine manufacturers. Mr. Thompson has more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry around the globe. He is also a Partner at Platinum Data Products, a transport technology / RFID integration company. Mr. Thompson is a Managing Director at AALUCO, a trucking equipment lease-financing and insurance company. He is on Board of Directors of Zenergy Bio Fuel Plantations, a renewable fuel company. Additionally, Mr. Thompson is a principal stockholder in an aircraft leasing and FAR Part 135 charter airline company and at two niche trucking companies. Until 1990, he was General Manager of Sales, Service, and Engineering at Cummins Engine. Mr. Thompson holds a BS Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. (This is me - Update Profile)
| 1990 - present | President and General Manager Transportation Business Associates |
|---|---|
| 1977 - 1990 | General Manager Cummins Inc. |
| 1975 - 1977 | Maintenance - College Texas Gas Transmission, LLC |
GLG Study Groups with Jay Thompson(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Rail Shipping Service Experts | 155 |
| Construction Equipment Experts (US) | 113 |
| Truck Leasing Experts | 65 |
| RFID Semiconductor Experts | 273 |
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Jay Thompson(?)
IdleAire and its “ATE designation” has been purchased by a group including Airlie Group, Kenmont Investments Management, SV Special Situations Fund, Whitebox Advisors, Wayzata Investment Partners and Wilfrid Aubrey, LLC. Their transition to a new management team is being handled by CGR Partners. The...
One of the often-cited risks in implementation of Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) technology has been Diesel Engine Fluid (DEF) - a.k.a. Urea - availability. That has been covered in past GLG articles - and continues to move along better than expected. The next major issues include whether truck-buyers...
The keys to success in the logistics chain are relationships, information technology, operational productivity and managing costs. The dray cost structure is being pressured with not only the 25%+ ($35 container plus $15 infrastructure) surcharge to fund those programs, but also with security (TWIC)...
Smaller-sized trucking companies make up 80% of the industry. As failures continue, it exposes the primary causes experienced by all, individual ones that contribute for the specific company, how different parties are affected, and how others’ benefit. It also brings to light the key issues facing transport...
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