Business Overview:
This rail freight and bulk transfer logistics business has 4 locations in Pennsylvania & New York supporting a very diversified customer & industry base! This business has a 32% profit margin, almost $2M in assets, and been deemed an essential business during COVID. Serving the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast region of the U.S. for over 20 years, this family of companies offers railroad terminal operation for inbound & outbound freight clients, clerical & inspection work for inbound & outbound rail freight, equipment maintenance & repair, and transloading of commodities such as frac sand, swamp mats, propane, residual waste, hazmat materials, and agricultural products. The diverse customer base consists of transportation providers, oil & gas companies, agriculture industry clients, PennDOT, the energy sector, and plastics & lumber clients. Everyone on the team of 36 highly experienced staff is cross-trained and can work at each separate entity within this company. The owner is retired and has an adult daughter who will stay on for 5+ years and continue as General Manager.
Corporate headquarters are in Scranton; this entity supports the accounting/bookkeeping, insurance needs, and HR. There is an intermodal terminal operations company also located in Pennsylvania, and a bulk rail facility in New York that is a short line railroad and is project-oriented, handling everything from mats for pipelines, re-bar for road construction, and utility poles for the power industry. The fourth entity is a rail facility in Pennsylvania with a certified truck scale and multiple conveyers. The team is comprised of 1 Operations Manager/Communications Director, 1 VP of Business Development, 1 Controller, 1 Accounting/HR, 1 Safety Officer/Project Oversight, plus a number of day managers, night managers, mechanics, transload operators, crane operators, truck drivers, and clerical staff. Assets include 6 sand trans loaders/conveyers, 4 hostler trucks, 2 overhead gantry cranes, a vacuum lift, and a variety of heavy lifting equipment & heavy construction pieces.
Substantial growth is inevitable for this family of companies. Expanding their service area further south, adding another fully functional terminal, increasing commodities, and looking further into increasing residual waste removal services would be tremendous and diversified.
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Market Competition and Expansion:
Growth Opportunities: Expand service area, add another terminal, increase commodities, look further into increasing residual waste removal services.
Reason for Selling:
Retirement
Additional Details:
- The property is leased.
- The owner is willing to train/assist the new owner.
- This is not a homebased business opportunity.
- This is not a franchise resale opportunity.
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