About Us

About Us

J. Rayl is a large, asset-based logistics company that has been family owned and operated for 35 years. Founders Tim Rayl and Jim St. John began the company with only five trucks on a small private farm in Akron, OH. Since its humble beginnings, J. Rayl has grown tremendously but still maintains a focus of creating a unique family environment for our CDL Class A Truck Drivers. The combination of the family feel of a small company, as well the resources of a large company makes J. Rayl one the best trucking companies to work for. Tim Rayl remains active as the Owner of J. Rayl Transport.

J. Rayl provides reliable transportation and logistics solutions, with more than 400 employees and various strategically placed locations in Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and Texas. J. Rayl is able to meet the needs of a growing number of shippers, carriers and drivers throughout the U.S.

Our History

On May 5th, 1987, J. Rayl Transport was incorporated and moved to Akron, Ohio from a farm in Green, Ohio. By 1988, J. Rayl Transport hit revenue $1 million milestone. In 1990, JRayl reached the $5 million milestone and purchased the Massillon Road Terminal. Two years later J. Rayl was operating 50 tractors and acquired Garn & Gooday Transportation.

At the turn of the Century, J. Rayl reached the $10 million milestone in revenue. By 2002, Tim and Jim decided to add to the family by purchasing C&S Services. By 2005 there were over 100 company tractors in the J. Rayl fleet! Going into 2007, the revenue reached over $15 million and J. Rayl acquired Quality Logistics. Following the transaction, J. Rayl decided to open our Danville, Virginia terminal to meet the demand of our growing customer requirements. Concept Freight was added to the family in 2008, and J. Rayl moved to the now Headquarters in Akron, Ohio.

In 2010, in an effort to expand the geographical footprint of J. Rayl, we opened our Sunnyvale, Texas location just outside of Dallas. By 2013, as J. Rayl marked the 15 Million Miles traveled as a Transportation Company, they decided to open a Drayage Division in Euclid, Ohio. To continue geographical expansion efforts, Midwest Logistics was added to the family and a terminal in North Liberty, Indiana was opened. Lastly in 2013, with over 200 trucks, J. Rayl opened Akron’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station.

2015 marked the achievement of over 350 employees, and by 2016 J. Rayl was running over 300 company tractors in four different states.

Currently, JRayl Transport has over 400 tractors, 1,200 trailers and over 400 employees covering the eastern United States. J. Rayl has grown tremendously but still maintains a family atmosphere.

JRayl Awards

Transport Topics
Top 100 For-Hire Truckload/Dedicated Carriers in North America
2019

101 Best & Brightest
Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation
2017

Cascade Capital Corporation
Entrepreneur Spirit Award
2017

Cascade Capital Corporation
Business Growth Award
2013 – 2017

Greater Houston Gas Vehicle Alliance
Lone Star NGV Award
2017

Energage
Top Workplaces
2012, 2015

Cascade Capital Corporation
Overall Success Story
2013

Cascade Capital Corporation
Sales Growth
2012

Cascade Capital Corporation
Business Growth Award – Employee Growth
2011

US Environmental Protection Agency
Smart Way Transport Partner
2008