Jul '24 in General discussion
I found a company for sale that’s thriving in the booming e-commerce logistics industry.
• The market: Transport services
• The target: FedEx linehaul runs
• The plan: Grow and streamline
Here’s the breakdown:
If you shop online, you’re part of the $284B e-commerce market.
There are millions of packages delivered daily in the US.
FedEx is a major player in this, with continuous growth.
And the revenue for this company: $2.5M in 2023
But the interesting part?
There’s no dominant national brand for FedEx contractors.
And the field is ripe for growth…
Think about it:
The customers are consistent.
If a transport company does a good job, why change?
The easier option is to stay with a reliable company and forget about it.
But something even more important:
The customers are recurring.
Not because they WANT to, but because they need to.
Packages need to be delivered. This won’t change for as long as e-commerce exists.
Once you start, it's a long-term need.
So, why have no national brands taken off?
Because the industry is fragmented & operationally intensive.
It requires someone with experience, capital, and tech leverage...
FX Routes & their client – a prime opportunity in FedEx transport services.
The plan is to consolidate operations and scale.
They are an established business with a solid reputation • $300k+ in net owner benefit • Owner-operated – from a retiring owner
Now let me tell you why that last bullet is so fascinating…
Maybe you’ve heard of the Silver Tsunami.
The logic goes:
• 10,000 boomers are retiring per day • Boomers own many small businesses • SO, in this mass retirement, someone needs to buy those businesses.
This is a core reason many are eyeing opportunities in this space. To leverage the opportunity and buy boomer businesses.
But there's one tiny detail...
Many boomer businesses aren’t widely considered “sellable.”
Part of the appeal of acquisitions is you can become the new owner, streamline operations, and stay out of the day-to-day.
But most boomer businesses look more like this:
• The business is the owner’s life • They work in it daily • Few repeatable processes • SOPs are: how the owner does it
It’s hard to step into such a business and make it run well without the original owner...
I’ve seen the backend of these businesses, and they can be chaotic.
We’re talking:
- Paper invoices
- Inconsistent pricing
- No website, no marketing
- Informal vendor relationships
- The CRM exists in the owner’s head
So what can you do with this specific deal?
Step 1: acquire this transport business and others like it using bank loans & equity investors.
Step 2? Implement specialized tech and systems.
Add advanced tech, create efficient processes, making it easier to operate..
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