Ahern & Associates, LTD., is a Management Consulting firm specializing in transportation. The company was founded in 1987 and is well versed in:

- Increase efficiency
- Reduce operating cost; and
- Improve bottom line profitability

We have accumulated a significant track record of handling complex assignments for entrepreneurial owner / managers in the companies they created. Our success has resulted from working with each client to structure their organization to benefit from their capabilities, while supporting them in those areas of the day-today business where they lack technical expertise or real personal interest.

The staff of Ahern & Associates has extensive experience in the management of transportation companies. We have the ability to face realities in the market place, tough regulatory environments, soaring direct and indirect labor and benefit costs, and lagging receivable collections. Our key people are pragmatic and “down to earth”. They have the “scars” of their years as front line managers and owners.

Since all of our expertise has been drawn from the transportation industry, we have developed a special “niche” for ourselves that sets us apart from other competitors and establishes us as an industry leader.

Our exposure to the transportation industry, and to the financial and accounting professionals, who supported them, have made us continually aware of the existence of various opportunities for the acquisitions and mergers. Bringing together the operating assets of two or more companies under a single, consolidated administrative management group can substantially improve a return on investment for all parties.

We work exclusively with transportation Buyers who have the resources and the motivation to take the merger path to growing their businesses. Our firm represents or has represented companies such as:

Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging Co., Inc.	Farmland Industries, Inc.
Advantage Transport, Inc.	Fenway Partners, Inc.
Alabama Motor Express, Inc.	Fikes Trucklines, Inc.
American Transport, Inc.	Foodliner, Inc.
Ardwin Freight, Inc.	Forest City Trading Group, LLC
Arnold Industries, Inc.	Freight Management, Inc.
Atlantic Street Capital	Gardner Transportation Group
Baldwin Distribution Services, Inc.	Gemini Traffic Sales, Inc.
Bold Transportation.	Glenn National Carriers
Builders Transport, Inc.	Great Hill Partners, LLC.
Boyd Brothers Transportation, Inc.	Greatwide Logistics Services
Buske Truck Lines, Inc.	Gumbranch Capital LLC
Celadon Group, Inc.	Haney Truck Lines, Inc.
Century Carriers Inc.	Hercules Forwarding, Inc.
Central Transport, Inc.	Heritage Transportation
Central Freight Lines.	Hogan Transport, Inc.
Christenson Transportation, Inc.	Hribar Trucking, Inc.
Coretrans, Inc	Intermodal Cartage Company
Cornerstone Systems, Inc.	Invest Corp. International, Inc.
C.R. England, Inc.	Jamco Group
CPX Trucking, Inc.	Jetco Delivery
CRST International, Inc.	John J. Jerue Companies
CTS Advantage Logistics	J.P. Donmoyer, Inc.
Dallas/Mavis Specialized Carriers	J. Rayl Transportation
Dallas-Miller Management, Inc.	Koleasco, Inc.
Dependable Highway Express, Inc.	LandAir Express, Inc.
Distribution Management Corp.	Lawrence Leasing Co., Inc.
DuPre Transport, Inc.	Lily Transportation Corp
East Coast Transport, Inc.	L.J. Rogers
Echo Global Logistics	McCain Foods, Ltd
Estenson Logistics	McKelvey Trucklines, Inc.
Evans Equipment Co.	Melton Trucklines, Inc.
Everhart Transportation, Inc.	Mesilla Valley Transportation
Milan Express, Inc.	Milan Transportation, Inc.
Miller Transfer & Rigging	Nationwide Express, Inc.
Network FOB	Northern Refrigerated Services, Inc
NYK Logistics	Oakley Trucking Co., Inc.
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.	Overnight Express, Inc.
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.	Panther II Logistics
Parcel Port, Inc.	Paschall Truck Lines, Inc.
Peoplease, Inc.	PGT Trucking, Inc.
Plains Transportation	Progressive Logistics, Inc.
R&L Carriers, Inc.	RT Systems, Inc.
Sargent Trucking Company	Sammons Trucking, Inc.
Sodrel Truck Lines, Inc.	Smithway Motor Xpress, Inc.
Southwest Freight Lines, Inc.	Swift Transportation Co.
Scott Fetzer Group	3-1 Truck Line, Inc
Tandem Transport Corporation	Tee Pee Logistics
Thayer Capital Partners	The Bama Companies, Inc.
The Custom Companies	The Evans Companies
The Koch Companies	Titan Transfer, Inc.
TMC Transportation, Inc.	Total Logistics Control, Inc.
Total Transportation Services, LLC	Transport Continental, Inc
Transportation Resource Partners	Transport Industries, L.P.
Triple A Transport	TRX, Inc.
United World Cargo	Universal Truck Load Services, Inc.
USA Truck, Inc.	US1 Industries, Inc.
US Freightways, Inc.	US Xpress, Inc.
Vitran Corporation, Inc.	VHL Logistics, Inc.
Wooster Motor Express

In reference to acquisitions, we do not act as a business broker. We represent the Buyer and we complete executive searches on behalf of the client in reference to possible acquisition candidates.

We do a thorough analysis of:

In all instances, the Buyer does all contract negotiations and due diligence.

For a first time Buyer , Ahern & Associates can:

We initially charge a small retainer fee, which is a one-time only cost of doing business with our firm. Should you acquire a carrier from our firm, the retainer fee is applied towards the balance of our fee. On any subsequent acquisitions we will complete an additional search, but there will be no additional retainer fee required. We do not work through intermediaries and we do not work with business brokers.

We represent our clients in the "painstaking" process of merging people, facilities, procedures and systems. We have determined that the most critical element of an acquisition is compatibility in style and substance of people who must have a working relationship in the combined entity … people able to agree on strategy, tactics and having the ability to go forward in the implementation of a coordinated business plan. The blending of personal chemistry is a complex process. If authority and responsibility are redistributed in a pattern that fails to motivate individuals, situations that initially appear to have an enormous potential, are often doomed to failure. 

Although Ahern & Associates does not represent transportation Sellers, we can assist Sellers in providing them with meaningful input / analysis work in reference the potential selling price of their company and provide them with valuable information on how to sell their company.