Jack
Jones, a 17-year-old Welshman, arrived in Niagara Falls, New York, in
1921.
Learning
his trade as a mechanic's helper, Jack built a tow truck and went into
business hauling stranded and wrecked vehicles. Soon, heavy hauling
of wreckage became his specialty. This
served him well during the Second World War, when he was contracted
to move battle tanks and trucks from Detroit's assembly lines to Buffalo.
(From there they continued to New York City for transport to Europe.)
Jack also kept supply convoys moving by providing the trucks on-road
service.
Jack
Jones helped fuel the post-war industrial expansion, moving factory
equipment and specializing in complicated jobs that other companies
could not tackle. As the interstate highway system developed, long-distance
hauling became more feasible, and with it came more work for Jack Jones,
one of the pioneers of the heavy hauling industry.
Large
contracts, such as replacing utility substations' 20-cycle transformers
with 40-cycle units, kept Jack Jones growing. Today, Jack's son, Mel
runs the company with his wife, Trish. The big jobs continue. As always,
each customer receives the skill and expertise that Jack Jones relied
upon to build his business.
