J.H. Fitzgerald, Jr. Logging has been around since 2003 and became incorporated in 2007. However, J.H. Fitzgerald, Jr. has been in the woods all his life. His father was a logger, and J.H. helped his dad in the summers since he was 12 or 13. He graduated from Nashville Auto Diesel College in 1988 and worked with his uncle and cousins for 4 years after that. In 1993, he went into partnership to form Dolittle Logging from 1993 to 2003. Since then, he has been independent and continues to grow and branch out.

His wife Roberta and his sister Angie work in the Office to keep all the papers in order. Tracking loads, writing contracts, keeping up with insurance, bills, payroll, and landowner payments are just a part of their weekly duties.

J.H. Fitzgerald, Jr. Logging started with one crew that thinned for several years for Georgia-Pacific Corporation...