OUR COMMITMENTS
We are committed to being a leader in the bulk transportation industry. We work to help keep the trucking and tank industry moving forward. Here are some of the commitments we have made to the associations of our industry.
We are committed to being a leader in the bulk transportation industry. We work to help keep the trucking and tank industry moving forward. Here are some of the commitments we have made to the associations of our industry.
SEEKING HIGH-CALIBER DRIVERS: J&M’S STANDARD OF HIRING EXCELLENCE
J&M TANK LINES, INC.:HIRING THE BEST DRIVERS FOR 70 YEARS At J&M Tank Lines, Inc., our starting point is excellence. We recruit some of the most highly qualified truck drivers for our jobs, so our clients know that their job is handled effectively and efficiently. Of course, because we uphold a standard of excellence for our drivers, we compensate them accordingly, with excellent opportunities for […]
THE BENEFITS OF DRIVING LOCALLY OVER OTR
J&M’S FOCUS ON LOCAL JOBS At J&M Tank Lines, Inc., nearly 85% of our jobs are local. We strive to provide an environment where our drivers are home each night with their families — no long, OTR trips that require you to be gone for weeks at a time. The other 15% of our jobs we consider OTR […]
J&M TANK LINES, INC. TO DONATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR 2018 WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
This holiday season, J&M Tank Lines, Inc. is giving back in a new way. Through a sponsorship with Wreaths Across America, J&M is donating transportation services to deliver a shipment of wreaths to nine cemeteries in Florida in anticipation of National Wreaths Across America Day. On December 15, Wreaths Across America, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, […]
WHAT SETS J&M APART FROM OTHER COMPETITORS
J&M: A LEADER IN DRY BULK TRANSPORTATION AND TRUCK DRIVING For 70 years, J&M Tank Lines, Inc. has been the premier bulk trucking and commercial truck driving leader in the Southeast with terminals in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, South Carolina and Texas. We’re committed to leading the Southeast bulk transportation industry. As of 2018, J&M operates 550 pneumatic tanks, 50 food grade […]
ZERO DISTRACTIONS
And here’s a good statistic for starters – texting’s almost 2½ times more dangerous than drunk driving, according to statistics gleaned from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
ACCIDENT ANATOMY
Dave Edmondson, J&M Tank Lines and incoming Tank Truck Safety & Security Council chairman, presented a plaque to Candi Coate, K-Limited Carrier Ltd, in appreciation for her service as Tank Truck Safety & Security Council chairwoman for the past year.
ATA ELECTS HAROLD SUMERFORD, JR. AS VICE CHAIRMAN
OUTGOING CHAIRMAN KEVIN BURCH RECEIVES RED JACKET ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ annual conference culminated on Oct. 24with the federation’s new chairman, Dave Manning, telling fellow members he will continueto push for greater investments in the country’s freight corridors to improve connectivity. Promoting the industry’s contributions to safety and the economy also will top his priorities,Manning, president of Tennessee-based TCW […]
FIRST IN ATA FLEET SAFETY FOR 2016
J&M Tank lines recently placed First in the Tank Division of the Alabama Trucking Association’s Fleet Safety Awards for 2016. This award is based off of accident frequency for all miles traveled in the State of Alabama for the calendar year of 2016. We thank our drivers and the J&M Team that supports them to […]
WHEN SAFETY COMES FROM THE TOP
These days there’s a lot of emphasis on hightechsafety systems such as collision mitigation, but Randy Watson is afirm believer that safety at any trucking company starts at the top. “I’ve been doing this since 1987, and I’m a firm believer that regardless of how fancy the technology and how much money you spend, no […]
HAROLD SUMERFOD, JR. TAKES REINS AS NTTC CHAIRMAN
The National Tank Truck Carriers Inc is an association composed of over 240 trucking companies in North America. Sumerford expressed great respect for his predecessors, in accepting his position as chairman of the trucking association’s executive committee. Mr. Sumerford serves as CEO of J&M Tank Lines, Inc.,a family owned trucking company, that focuses on high […]