Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson visits Gray Logging, LLC located in Madison, Florida. Logger Jerry Gray’s story isn’t unlike most. His Daddy started logging alongside his Uncle James for many years in different parts of south Georgia and north Florida before moving to New Mexico to log. The Southern boys didn’t like the snow as much as they thought they might, and moved back to north Florida after a while. In 1971 Gray Logging, LLC was started with, what Gray describes as, a bunch of wore out equipment, just getting a handful of loads a day. “Nothing like it is now,” he says, chuckling. Gray, 54, entered the business right out of high school, after deciding not to play football at Florida State University. He ran the loader for 23 years. In 2001, the elder Gray decided it was time to retire, and handed things off to his son, though he still regularly runs the bulldozer and carries parts to the woods when needed.

Featured Story: “Roots Run Deep”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Gray Logging, LLC
Location: Madison, Florida
SLT Issue: July 2015

Check out other featured articles in the July 2015 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s July 2015 issue features Cochran, Georgia’s Sanders Logging Company, Dillwyn, Virginia’s Cottons Alley Trucking, LLC, and Madison, Florida’s Gray Logging, LLC. Also highlighted is the 2015 InWoodsExpo, held on June 18-20 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new equipment and products, and logging business tips.