Established Drayage Trucking Business

Operating for over 20 years, the company operates a specialized refrigerated drayage business based in Gardena, California, with operations centered around the Port of Long Beach (PoLB). This highly reputable company serves clients in the food, beverage, agricultural, and grocery industries, ensuring strict cold chain integrity during container transportation.

The company owns and operates a well-maintained fleet, including temperature-controlled chassis and gensets, enabling it to reliably transport perishable goods between PoLB terminals and customer facilities. With a highly experienced leadership team and strong, long-standing relationships with freight forwarders, brokers, and importers, the company offers an excellent platform for growth in the booming cold chain logistics market.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a company with deep operational knowledge of one of the country’s busiest ports, a scalable infrastructure, and a client base increasingly shifting toward higher-margin, direct-to-distributor relationships.

Key Highlights:

Established Market Leader: 20+ years of successful operations in refrigerated drayage at the Port of Long Beach.

Niche Expertise: Specializes in cold chain transport for temperature-sensitive cargo—fruits, vegetables, meats, beverages, and more.

Scalable Operations: 44 employees, including 28 drivers and 16 office staff, supported by flexible dispatch and specialized equipment.

Experienced Management: Strong leadership with decades of experience in logistics and global shipping.

Robust Client Relationships: Multi-year partnerships with top freight forwarders and growing business with food distributors.

Asset-Backed Business: Control over critical reefer transport assets (chassis, gensets) reduces reliance on external pools.

Growth Potential:

Expand direct sales to food importers/distributors (projected 30–40% profit growth in 3 years).

Potential entry into pharmaceutical or beauty product transport.

Add related services such as real-time temperature monitoring or short-term storage.

Capitalize on increasing demand for high-integrity cold chain logistics.

Transaction:

The sole shareholder is seeking a full sale of the business. The transaction includes all operating assets, key customer relationships, and transition support from the current leadership team.

Location:

Gardena, CA – Serving Port of Long Beach and Southern California region.