Logistics & Transportation
Profit by the lane,
not just the load.
In a thin-margin, high-volume operation, the difference between making money and not is route and lane profitability, cost-per-mile, and asset and driver utilization. We make all of it visible, and keep cash in control.
The operating reality
Volume hides a lot of sins,
until cash gets tight.
Logistics and transportation run on thin margins and high volume, which means small inefficiencies compound fast. Two months with similar revenue can have very different profitability depending on lane mix, empty miles, fuel, and how well assets and drivers were utilized.
We build the visibility that keeps the operation in control: profitability by lane, route, and customer; cost-per-mile; asset and driver utilization; and the working-capital discipline that keeps cash from getting trapped between dispatch, delivery, and the invoice.
Layered on top is the full fractional-CFO function, cash forecasting, lender and equipment-finance relationships, and board-ready reporting, so growth is funded deliberately rather than discovered in the bank balance.
Cost/mile
True cost-per-mile by lane and equipment type
Lane P&L
Profitability by lane, route, and customer
Utilization
Asset and driver utilization, empty miles reduced
Cash
Order-to-invoice discipline that frees trapped cash
What we deliver
Control of a thin-margin business.
- Lane, route, and customer profitability analysis
- Cost-per-mile and equipment-level cost visibility
- Asset and driver utilization KPIs
- 13-week cash flow forecasting and fuel/working-capital management
- Order-to-invoice and billing-cycle tightening
- Equipment finance and lender relationship management
- Pricing and customer-mix decision support
- Fuel surcharge capture and accessorial billing recovery
- Board, sponsor reporting, and exit readiness
Free 2-minute assessment
Would your business survive a buyer's diligence?
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Questions
Frequently asked.
Why is my trucking company busy but not profitable?
High utilization of the wrong lanes is a common culprit, volume that doesn't cover its true cost-per-mile once empty miles, fuel, and equipment cost are loaded in. We rebuild profitability by lane and customer so you can see which freight is worth hauling and which to reprice or release.
What does cost-per-mile really need to include?
More than fuel and driver pay: equipment depreciation and finance cost, maintenance, insurance, empty miles, and overhead allocation. We build a cost-per-mile that reflects the full picture by lane and equipment type, so pricing and bidding decisions are grounded in reality.
Cash is always tight despite steady revenue, why?
Usually the order-to-invoice cycle: late or incomplete paperwork, slow billing, and unresolved disputes trap cash in the operation. Tightening dispatch-to-invoice discipline plus a 13-week cash forecast typically frees meaningful cash without new financing.
Do you support PE-backed or acquisitive logistics platforms?
Yes. We provide the institutional-grade reporting sponsors expect, standardize lane and utilization metrics across the platform, and manage the operational integration of acquired carriers so the combined business performs as underwritten.
Let's get control of every lane.
No retainer lock-ins. No junior consultants. Just senior-level work.