Transportation
Financial summary
Comparable pricing
84% above marketComparable Transportation businesses sell at a median of 3.0x SDE, based on several listings. This one asks 5.6x, about 84% above that median. At the comparable median it would price ~$5.2M.Methodology refines over time.Comparable Transportation businesses sell around $5.2M vs this $9.5M ask.
Methodology refines over time.
SBA financeability
Businesses in transportation & warehousing are commonly SBA-financed. The figures below are the industry-category norm from SBA 7(a)/504 lending, a gauge of how financeable a deal like this tends to be.
Transportation & Warehousing benchmarks
Typical SBA leverage
65%
Industry charge-off
3.5%
Common term
10 yr
Median loan
$80,300
Active lenders in this category: The Huntington National Bank, TD Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Bank National Association.
Based on 21,291 SBA loans · source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA, as of 2026Q1 · industry-category level.
Detailed information
priced below 1.5x revenue and strong SDE.
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Business description
This established specialized freight carrier provides nationwide commodity transportation services primarily serving agricultural and industrial end markets. Through the most prolonged freight downturn on record, a period that forced widespread carrier failures industry-wide, the company maintained profitability, held its customer base, and preserved stable earnings across the entire cycle. That durability is structural: long-tenured customer relationships in essential, non-discretionary freight, a service-based market position that holds rates rather than competing on price, and a flexible hybrid capacity model combining company-owned assets, owner-operator partnerships, and freight brokerage that reduces fixed-cost exposure in downturns. Established over two decades ago and grown from a single-truck operation into a sophisticated multi-entity platform, the operation maintains a strong reputation for reliability, on-time performance, and specialized handling that commands premium rates relative to general freight carriers. The company enters the freight market recovery from a position of strength, with capacity expanding through its capital-light owner-operator model.
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