ABOUT US
We are a growth-oriented Transportation Services company focused on the domestic logistics market. Our primary business objective is to grow our operations and create value for our stockholders through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. We have implemented a Buy and Build growth strategy of acquiring transportation companies and generating organic growth post-acquisition when possible, by removing business constraints and strategic cross-selling of services in an effort to raise equipment utilization and grow market share. We believe our business focus and equipment fleet position us to be growing participant in the domestic United States infrastructure market.
Our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries are:
- 5J Trucking LLC
- 5J Oilfield Services LLC
- 5J Specialized LLC
- 5J Transportation LLC
- 5J Logistics Services LLC
Our operating subsidiaries provide a range of services in transportation, such as:
- Transporting infrastructure components including bridge beams and power generation transformers
- Transporting wind energy components
- Heavy haul of production equipment, heat exchangers, coolers, construction equipment, refinery components
- Super heavy haul over-dimensional permit-required loads up to 500 thousand pounds for engineered projects
- Transportation of natural gas compressors
- Flatbed freight
- Crane services used to set equipment on compressor stations, pipeline infrastructure and load drilling rig components
- Drilling rig relocation for drilling contractors and oil and gas operators
- Freight brokerage

Matthew Flemming
Chairman
Mr. Flemming has served as our Chief Business Development Officer since December 2020, prior thereto Mr. Flemming served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2017 and continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior thereto, Mr. Flemming was the Chief Executive Officer of MG Cleaners from June 2017 until September 2017. Previous to that, Mr. Flemming was a consultant for a financial restructuring firm and a financial advisor to a private closely held oilfield services company during 2016 and early 2017. From June 2011 to March 2016, Mr. Flemming was the Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chairman of the Board of HII Technologies Inc. HII Technologies was a Houston, Texas based oilfield services company with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and West Virginia focused on commercializing technologies and providing services in frac water management, safety services and portable power used by exploration and production companies in the United States. During his tenure at HII, the Company acquired three frac water management companies and started up two other operating subsidiaries driving monthly revenues from nil in August 2012 building to $4.2 million per month by December 2014. In 2015, HII experience and industry down-turn and ultimately entered into a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 subsequent to Mr. Flemming’s employment.
Prior thereto, from 2009 to 2011, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Hemiwedge Industries Inc. a proprietary valve technology company with oilfield applications that was sold in 2011. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Shumate Industries, Inc., an oilfield manufacturing company and successor of Excalibur. Previous to that, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Excalibur Industries, Inc. an industrial and energy related manufacturer and fabrication company. From June 1999 to March 2001, he served as Chief Executive Officer of WorldByNet, Inc. a Houston, Texas based privately held technology company. From January 1994 to May 1999, Mr. Flemming served as Chief Executive Officer of FARO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held national specialty products company that he founded. Mr. Flemming received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Houston
Brady Crosswell
Director
Mr. Crosswell was appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s board of directors on October 20, 2020. Mr. Crosswell currently serves as the General Partner of Grey Fox Investments, LP, which has investments in privately held companies in which he is active. He was Founder and Manager of Grey Rock Resources LLC and Grey Rock Gathering and Marketing LLC, which owned and managed rail, truck and marine terminal facilities in Lake Charles, LA. The companies internally processed and marketed crude oil and related products through these facilities. Both companies were sold in January 2020. Prior thereto, Mr. Crosswell was Founder and General Partner of Cierra Marine, LP and Crescent Terminals LLC, which owned inland marine tug and barges and a terminal located in the gulf coast. These companies were sold to a public MLP in July 2013.
Newton Dorsett
Director
Mr. Dorsett was appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s board of directors on November 8, 2021. Mr. Dorsett has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry as an operator, investor and mineral owner. Additionally, Mr. Dorsett has significant experience in various other industries including real estate, oil & gas services, solar and wind energy investments. Mr. Dorsett has been the President and managing member of LouTex Production Company since September 1990. As an entrepreneur and business person, Mr. Dorsett founded Marshall Properties, Inc., LouTex, Trinity Services LLC, Diamond Drilling and various other start-ups past and present. Mr. Dorsett is the proprietor of The Remington Suite Hotel and Spa located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mr. Dorsett owns and operates extensive farming operations in Southwest Arkansas. Mr. Dorsett has several philanthropic interests serving on Boards, past and present, of Shreveport’s Downtown Development Authority, Christus Highland Foundation, Biomedical Research Foundation, Shreveport/Bossier Rescue Mission. He also served 25 years on the Harrison County Texas Soil & Water Conservation Board. Mr. Dorsett also currently serves on the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Board and is currently President-elect. Mr. Dorsett received a Bachelors of Business Administration and Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in 1978. He additionally attended Centenary College Executive MBA Program in 1987.
Jimmy Frye
Director
Mr. Frye was appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s board of directors on October 20, 2020. Mr. Frye founded each of 5J Oilfield Services LLC in November 2009 and 5J Trucking LLC in January 2004. He has been involved in the oilfield trucking industry for more than thirty-five years. Mr. Frye served as President and as the direct or indirect owner of one hundred percent of both 5J entities until he sold both entities to the Company in February 2020.
Steven Madden
Director
Mr. Madden has served as our Chief Transition Officer since August 2021 and as a member of our board of directors since November 2021. Mr. Madden has assembled and grown a portfolio of companies over the past 30 years and serve as Chairman and CEO of Apex Heritage Group. Mr. Madden and his management teams have globally built, acquired, merged, and sold businesses, real estate and investments in and around the industrial, automotive, aerospace and energy industries. His experience and expertise include manufacturing, engineering, distribution, service companies and top-grading management teams. Mr. Madden has also served on a variety of non-profit boards in the role of Chairman, President, Long Range Planning Chair and Educational Chair for organizations including international commerce and industry associations, recreational clubs, youth sports associations, continuing educational groups, churches, and Vanderbilt University. Mr. Madden graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in 1991 and also attended the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Joe Page
Director
Mr. Page was appointed to serve as a member of our board of directors on August 13, 2020. Since 2016, Mr. Page has been the Chief Administrative Officer, EVP & General Counsel of Amerisource Capital, a US-based financial lending and equity capital company. Since 2014, Mr. Page has been Of Counsel to the law firm of Selman, Munson & Lerner. Mr. Page previously served as CEO and serves as a Director of Venntis Technologies, a technology company focused on lighting and touch integration solutions for the horticultural, appliance and auto industries, since 2014. Mr. Page also served as CAO, interim CEO and a Director of Synagro Technologies, a private equity backed waste-to-energy company from 2009-2014. Mr. Page also sits on the non-profit boards of HiSPrint Ministries, Tres Dias and Ft. Bend Texans Sports associations. Mr. Page graduated from The University of Texas with a BS in Molecular Biology. Mr. Page received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1994 from South Texas College of Law.
Todd Riedel
Director
Mr. Riedel was appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s board of directors on October 20, 2020. Mr. Riedel serves as the President of Apex Capital Investments for the Apex Heritage Group. He is responsible for The Apex Heritage Group’s Business Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Investments & Activities, Deal Sourcing, Debt/Equity Financing, Capital Fundraising, Apex Strategic Planning, and various Philanthropic and Community Projects. Apex Heritage Group is a private firm that invests and manages small-to-mid-sized companies and real estate ventures located in the Southern US region and abroad. Apex focuses on identifying and growing entrepreneurial industrial manufacturing and services companies and diversifying overall investment holdings. Mr. Riedel has been with the Apex Heritage Group since 2012 and prior to his position with Apex Heritage Group, he was involved in several investment and leadership roles related to commercial development, family office, and the healthcare industry. Additionally, Mr. Riedel has been involved and served on numerous non-profit and for-profit boards for more than 25 years.
Steven Madden
Chief Transition Officer
Mr. Madden has served as our CTO since August 2021 and as a member of our board of directors since November 2021. Mr. Madden has assembled and grown a portfolio of companies over the past 30 years and serve as Chairman and CEO of Apex Heritage Group. Mr. Madden and his management teams have globally built, acquired, merged, and sold businesses, real estate and investments in and around the industrial, automotive, aerospace and energy industries. His experience and expertise include manufacturing, engineering, distribution, service companies and top-grading management teams. Mr. Madden has also served on a variety of non-profit boards in the role of Chairman, President, Long Range Planning Chair and Educational Chair for organizations including international commerce and industry associations, recreational clubs, youth sports associations, continuing educational groups, churches, and Vanderbilt University. Mr. Madden graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in 1991 and also attended the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Matthew Flemming
Chief Business Development Officer
Mr. Flemming has served as our Chief Business Development Officer since December 2020, prior thereto Mr. Flemming served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2017 and continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior thereto, Mr. Flemming was the Chief Executive Officer of MG Cleaners from June 2017 until September 2017. Previous to that, Mr. Flemming was a consultant for a financial restructuring firm and a financial advisor to a private closely held oilfield services company during 2016 and early 2017. From June 2011 to March 2016, Mr. Flemming was the Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chairman of the Board of HII Technologies Inc. HII Technologies was a Houston, Texas based oilfield services company with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and West Virginia focused on commercializing technologies and providing services in frac water management, safety services and portable power used by exploration and production companies in the United States. During his tenure at HII, the Company acquired three frac water management companies and started up two other operating subsidiaries driving monthly revenues from nil in August 2012 building to $4.2 million per month by December 2014. In 2015, HII experience and industry down-turn and ultimately entered into a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 subsequent to Mr. Flemming’s employment.
Prior thereto, from 2009 to 2011, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Hemiwedge Industries Inc. a proprietary valve technology company with oilfield applications that was sold in 2011. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Shumate Industries, Inc., an oilfield manufacturing company and successor of Excalibur. Previous to that, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Flemming was Chief Financial Officer of Excalibur Industries, Inc. an industrial and energy related manufacturer and fabrication company. From June 1999 to March 2001, he served as Chief Executive Officer of WorldByNet, Inc. a Houston, Texas based privately held technology company. From January 1994 to May 1999, Mr. Flemming served as Chief Executive Officer of FARO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held national specialty products company that he founded. Mr. Flemming received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Houston
Jamie Nettles
VP 5J Operations
Mr. Nettles has served as the Vice President of Operations of 5J Transportation Group since October 2021. Previous to this role, Mr. Nettles was the General Manager at Atlas Heavy Transport LLC for 6 years. During his time there, he worked closely with the CEO to identify, develop and implement growth strategies to expand the heavy haul business operation with excellent results. He assembled a robust team of achievers with similar visions and passion, acquired and allocated heavy equipment resources and led strategic project planning with his team to provide effective engineered transportation solutions for their customers. Previous to that, Mr. Nettles worked with two other renowned specialized transportation companies Emmert International and Turner Bros, LLC. Jamie has over 30 years experience in industrial, aerospace and infrastructure transportation and logistics throughout the domestic United States and Canada
Glenn Neslony
Treasurer and Financial Planning
Mr. Neslony has serves as our Sr. Director, Treasury and Finance since October 2021. From 2013 to 2021, Mr. Neslony was Director of Finance of Drilling Tools International, Inc. a private equity backed oilfield services company in Houston. From 2005 to 2013, Mr. Neslony was Vice President and Treasurer of Flotek Industries, Inc. a technology-driven, specialty chemistry and data company. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Neslony was the Financial Reporting Manager of Crown Castle International a leading provider in communications infrastructure. Mr. Neslony is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas and received a Bachelor of Administration in Accounting from Corpus Christi State University (now known as Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi)
Jimmy Frye
President of 5J
Mr. Frye was appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s board of directors on October 20, 2020. Mr. Frye founded each of 5J Oilfield Services LLC in November 2009 and 5J Trucking LLC in January 2004. He has been involved in the oilfield trucking industry for more than thirty-five years. Mr. Frye served as President and as the direct or indirect owner of one hundred percent of both 5J entities until he sold both entities to the Company in February 2020.