I have been in the transportation industry for over 30 years. I retired from D.M. Bowman, Inc., a truckload motor carrier, at the end of 2001, to go into business for myself. During my tenure as President and C.O.O. of Bowman I served in many capacities in the industry with many outstanding Associations and industry committees. In fact, I had the privilege of serving as Maryland Motor Truck Association President in 1992-1993. I had been Chairman of Western Maryland Association for many years. I served on the Board of Directors of the American Trucking Association and had the opportunity to meet many of the State Association Executives during this time. I would encourage you to talk to Mr. Walt Thompson of the MMTA regarding my background and the level of my integrity. I have always honored my commitments to this industry.

  My efforts to build and sustain this network are prompted by my conviction that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of small carriers who never get the true benefit of economy of scale. Having helped to build a small carrier into a large one I have lived that life. I am determined to have a positive impact in bringing to the small carrier some of the purchasing benefits normally reserved for the large carrier. The Network is already geographically diverse, covering every state in the U.S.I also feel strongly that this Network must be built by dealing with the Independent Truck Stop Operator. JISA has been favored with endorsements from a number of national truckstop marketing groups, including NATSN, GSN Marketing, PTP,Inc., and Truckstops Direct, Inc. On the other hand, I have not solicited nor do I have any present relationships with the major chains.

  JISA's business objective is clear. We intend to develop a diverse nationwide network of independent truckstop locations. We are focused on securing locations that do not duplicate existing locations. We intend to concentrate the gallonage so as to deepen our discounts. This is the only sensible approach to sustaining a long term business relationship. We also look for full service locations and stops that offer incentive programs for the drivers. At present we have almost 20,000 trucks in the Network and are adding at the rate of 1000 per month.

  The most difficult aspect of producing a dynamic impact on increasing volume to the truck stops is the existing buying habits of the Carriers. Many carriers fail to adequately manage this process, or are reluctant to change the places the drivers are fueling. I believe this can be slowly changed by communicating with the carriers on a regular basis the locations they should be using to save money. Our 3rd party processor ( PRS, in Hastings ,Mn ) has access to all the gallons purchased by the carrier that's "out of network". We match those purchases to the Network buying locations so that the carrier can see the savings he should be enjoying. I am convinced, from my experience in the business, that this will work. Mix knowledge with persisitence and favorable results can be achieved.

  Thank you for taking the time to learn more about JISA. We are here to serve you and further the profitable interests of everyone involved.

Respectfully, 

James R Jones 
President JISA Transportation Services, LLC 
410-795-2708-office
410-795-8391-fax
410-596-2567-cell 
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