27
FEBRUARY 2015
ACT
INTERVIEW
SC&RA Specialized
Transportation Symposium
Chairman
Jay Folladori
discusses industry
challenges, lower gasoline
prices andwhy he likes
working in this industry.
business sincehegraduated from the
UniversityofArkansas in1975.
“Iwent towork formy fatherwho
owned several truckingcompanies
in theMidwest, includingEckMiller
Transportation,”he said. “I started in
dispatchand spent time in settlements
beforemoving tomanage theheavyhaul
department.”
He spent timemeetingcustomers,
speaking to statepermit offices and
learning the capabilitiesof owner/
operators and trailers.
“Itwas averyuniquepart of theplatform
industryback then,”he remembered.
Folladori latermovedon to regional sales
and senior sales andmarketingpositions
withinEckMiller.
“I spent 16years in theOwensboro-
Rockport areabeforeacceptingaposition
withLandstarRanger in Jacksonville, FL,”
he said.
Thatwas almost 23years agowhen
he startedout asdirectorof operations.
Within theyear, hewaspromoted to
vicepresident of operations, responsible
formultipledepartments related to that
carrier’soperations.
“Ihavebeenblessed tohavehad
wonderful co-workers andexperienced
staff that have taughtmemoreandmore
eachday,”he said.
In2001, Landstar consolidated its
operatingentities and set up two
operatingcenters– inRockford, ILand
Jacksonville, FL.
Making
things
happen
“I assumed the responsibilityof
managingandmaintainingour fleet of
over10,000 trailers,”he said “In2006 Iwas
asked to takeover theHeavySpecialized
Servicesdepartment andhaveheld that
positionover the lastnineyears.”
In this role, hisbasic responsibility is to
overseeall issues surrounding specialized
haulingand the strategicplan for
operations,marketingandadministrative
functions as they relate to specialized
hauling.
In thenineyearshehasworked in the
heavyhaul division, hehasbeenactive
in theSC&RA.Hecurrently serves as
chairmanof theSpecializedTransportation
Symposium,whichwill beheldMarch
3-6 inAtlanta,GA.Wecaught upwith
Folladori to talkabout theSymposiumand
all things transportation.
WHATARE THEBIGGEST ISSUES FACING
THE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATIONSECTOR
TODAY?
The issues are the samenomatterwhat
sector.When speaking toother carriers,
thecommon thread is attractingyouth
toour industry.The replacement ofmy
generation in the seat of a truck isprobably
themost critical for the short and long
term.Other issues includegovernment
regulations suchashoursof service,CSA
and the implementationof electronic
loggingdevices. Truckparking, especially
for super loads andmega loads, continues
tobeamajor issueespeciallyeast of the
L
andstarTransportationLogistics
has longbeenNo. 1on the
Transport 50 top list published
annuallyby
AmericanCranes&Transport
.
Withmore than1,100agents, 8,000
leasedowner-operators, 14,000 trailers
and37,000other available capacity
providers, thecompanyoffers a full range
of transportationmanagement services,
including truckload, less-than-truckload,
heavyhaul/specialized, expedited,
intermodal, air andocean services.
Services aredeliveredby thecompany’s
uniqueentrepreneurial businessmodel.
JayFolladori,who serves asvicepresident
of heavy specialized services forLandstar,
hasbeenapart of the transportation
Making things happen and enjoying satisfaction
of accomplishment and respect of my peers is
very important.
JAY FOLLADORI, vice president, heavy specialized services,
Landstar Transportation Logistics
