Jake Albright
Head of Business Development
Jake joined County Line Rail in August 2023 as the Head of Business Development. Jake leads the company’s sales, marketing, and business development efforts in the Gulf Coast.
As a Business Development professional, Jake works with new and current rail shippers to develop the right rail solutions for their logistical challenges. For instance, he leads the design and construction of new rail yards for customers’ needs and procures custom transload equipment to help customers transfer various products for all transportation modals. Jake is an innovative, solution oriented professional, uniquely capable of helping County Line Rail customers succeed.
Prior to joining County Line Rail, Jake started his 24-year career with Rescar where he fell in love with the industry and worked his way into management, overseeing rail switching operations. After 6 years with Rescar Jake spent 7 years with Petroleum Service Corporation (PSC) where he held a variety of different leadership roles within the organization, finishing as a Senior Level Operations Manager. In this role Jake was responsible for leading railcar switching, liquids loading, bulk loading, warehouse logistics, and dock operations for several major customers consisting of over 200 field employees and direct reports. Jake spent a decade with USD Group where he led operations and business development for 2 Gulf Coast rail terminals. Jake finished his USDG career focusing on commercializing green field developments along the Houston Ship Channel. In his tenure with USDG Jake was able to generate over $60MM of annual revenue for the Gulf Coast terminals and dredge receiving facilities. Jake spent 2 years at USA Rail Terminals, where he led the Business Development and growth efforts for all the US entities generating over $10MM in new revenue for the company. Throughout his 23-year professional career, he has acquired vast practical leadership experience and holds many management and technical certifications. Jake is also an active member of both professional and public community organizations.