Mr. 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 - Unspecified
- 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 NewsSM Analyses by Jay Thompson(?)
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Truck Order Predictions Pretty Well Laid Out Through 2010
November 19, 2009
Truck orders indicate pre-2010 surge | www.etrucker.com
In the midst of the optimism with the recent surge in truck orders, reality is setting back in that 2010 truck orders will be slow due to the mew emissions rules - again! We have written several articles over the last 6-months about the slow truck sales marketplace leading into the current prebuy. So here’s a look ahead....
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Integrated Fuel Technologies Non-Urea SCR Option Hits A Speed-Bump
November 16, 2009
Cover Story: Pipe Schemes | www.seattleweekly.com
One of the two non-urea Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) developers as noted in GLG articles has legal problems prompting potential major users to steer clear for now. The referenced article by Laura Onstot for the Seattle Weekly is an interesting read including alleged money, fraud, religion, mistresses and other sorted issues - but more about business issues than the technology.
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JB Hunt Intermodal Will Do Well For A Couple of BIG Reasons
November 11, 2009
J B Hunt (JBHT) Gets S&P 4 Star Buy Rating But Showing Bearish Technicals | www.marketintelligencecenter.com
After 20-years, Intermodal as pioneered by JB Hunt and United Parcel Service is even more of a bright spot. I share our colleague Mr. Williams’ optimism regarding Intermodal - and that for JB Hunt’s continued success therein. There are idiosyncrasies in the numbers discussed that offers an opportunity for a different look.
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Class 8 Truck Prebuy Is Coming To An End - 2010 Skepticism Here!
November 6, 2009
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 than most, so we’ll offer some customer comments as to why.
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Transports Telling Different Story Than 3.6% GDP Blip!
November 2, 2009
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 that of course led by true economic activity. History tells us a number of things.
Leading institutions connect with Jay Thompson through GLG
GLG Study Groups with Jay Thompson(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TL and LTL Services Experts | 379 |
| RFID Semiconductor Experts | 279 |
| Ethanol Experts | 220 |
| Council Members who are Knowledgeable about Ethanol | 191 |
| Aircraft Leasing Professionals | 172 |
GLG Live Meetings with Jay Thompson(?)
Recent Seminars
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May 16, 2006 | Midtown
GLGi: Transporting Ethanol: Process, Costs, and Opportunities