Transportation & Logistics
Sell your trucking or logistics company
Trucking and logistics companies across the Midwest are reaching a generational handoff at the same time, and buyers know it. The operators with contracted freight and clean maintenance records are the ones getting competitive offers.
Request a Confidential ValuationThe Buyer Pool
Who is buying businesses like yours
Knowing which buyer is right for your business is what turns a single offer into competing ones.
Regional Carriers
Fleets expanding lanes, adding capacity, or acquiring a dedicated contract they cannot win organically.
Logistics Platforms
Consolidators building regional coverage, generally looking for asset-light brokerage margin alongside owned capacity.
Private Equity
Funds actively rolling up transportation, most interested in contracted or dedicated freight rather than pure spot exposure.
Owner Operators
Experienced fleet managers or drivers scaling into ownership, often financing through equipment lenders or SBA.
What Moves Your Number
What drives value in this industry
Two businesses with identical revenue can be worth very different amounts. These are the factors buyers in your sector actually underwrite.
- Contracted or dedicated freight versus spot market exposure
- Driver retention and how long your average driver has stayed
- Fleet age, maintenance records, and owned versus leased equipment
- Customer concentration across your shipper base
- Safety scores and inspection history
- A dispatcher or operations manager who runs the day to day
Before You Go To Market
What quietly lowers your value
None of these are fatal, and every one of them is easier to address before a buyer finds it than after. That is the entire argument for getting a valuation early rather than late.
Request a Confidential Valuation- Revenue tied heavily to the spot market
- Chronic driver turnover that a buyer will inherit
- Deferred maintenance across an aging fleet
- Owner who dispatches, sells, and sometimes drives
How It Works
Three steps, no pressure
Nothing is listed, nothing is published, and nothing happens until you decide it should.
Connect
A short, confidential questionnaire. Nothing is listed, nothing is published, and no one outside our office sees it.
Gain Insight
We value the business against real acquirer demand in your sector and walk you through what we find, privately.
Move Forward
Ready now or three years out, you leave knowing your number and what would raise it before you go to market.
Common Questions
What owners in your industry ask
What is my trucking company worth?
Buyers look at the quality of your freight, not just the volume. Contracted and dedicated lanes carry more value than spot exposure, and driver retention affects the number materially. A confidential Opinion of Value tells you where you sit.
Do buyers want my trucks or my contracts?
Usually both, but the contracts are what create competition. Equipment can be bought at auction. A book of dedicated freight with drivers who stay is what a buyer cannot replicate quickly.
How much does driver turnover affect my value?
Considerably. A buyer is underwriting whether the revenue continues after closing, and revenue in this sector depends on seated trucks. Documented retention and a stable driver roster are among the strongest things you can bring to a sale.
Is now a reasonable time to sell?
Buyer appetite for well-run regional carriers has been consistent, and the number of owners approaching retirement means more supply is coming. Understanding your number now is what lets you choose your timing rather than have it chosen for you.
Start Here
Know your number first
A confidential Opinion of Value tells you what your business is worth to a real buyer today and what would move that number. No cost, no obligation, and no one learns you asked.
Request a Confidential Valuation