The transport and logistics management experts at Ahern & Associates are lending their extensive industry resources and network to a burgeoning family transportation business seeking to expand their footprint.

PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The trucking industry has hit a number of roadblocks this year, as driver retention continues to slip and the currents of trucking business are interrupted by the government shutdown. In spite of this, trucking businesses have been exercising their tenacity and acumen to find solutions to weather the changes in trucking. Known for being an industry comprised of small independent businesses, the competition in the trucking business can be fierce. Consequently, the competitive edge that transportation consultants can offer a trucking business can be the difference between a successful year and failure.

Ahern & Associates have been leading the charge of change in the industry and their mergers and acquisitions consultation arm has seen record levels of engagement alongside their critically acclaimed business review and mentoring process. The consultants at Ahern & Associates have long stressed the importance of innovation and change in order to survive the turbulent waters facing the trucking industry in the present and in the undetermined future. Companies across America have already worked with them to consolidate their operating footprint and optimize their business model as the industry grows closer together to survive the troubled economic times.

Ahern & Associates have announced that they have recently been engaged by a family transportation business who are looking to expand their operating foot print in Western Tennessee, Western Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The client made the momentous decision to expand by merging with a fellow transportation business and immediately sought the aid of Ahern & Associates. Given the complexity of the firms acquisition and the characteristics they sought, the business realized they needed the counsel of an industry leader like Ahern, who were pleased to be engaged by the business.

The family-owned company is looking for refrigerated carriers hauling primarily refrigerated products to Tennessee, Kentucky, North, and South Carolina; ideally the average length of haul would be a minimum of 800 miles, and would welcome pharmaceutical businesses and any driver teams.

Ahern & Associates have a great deal of experience with the transportation merger and acquisition processes and are well known for acting swiftly in the marketplace. Anyone wishing to speak with Ahern about this or any of their other merger and acquisition targets for the 4th quarter is urged to contact them at http://www.ahern-ltd.com.


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About Ahern & Associates, Ltd.

Ahern and Associates is North America’s leading trucking and transportation management consulting firm. The skilled consultants at Ahern and Associates specialize in mergers and acquisitions of trucking and logistics companies as well as the restructuring and evaluation of existing carriers that seek to increase operating efficiency and improve profitability. Since 1987, Ahern and Associates has aided hundreds of buyers in the acquisition of trucking and logistics companies throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as assisting many transportation and logistics companies in reducing their overall operating costs and increasing their profitability.

For more information, please call 602-242-1030 or visit http://www.ahern-ltd.com.

Andy Ahern
Ahern & Associates
+1 602 242 1030
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