Is there anyway to see if a specific trucking company is in financial trouble? is this something I should ignore or actually consider when picking a company to drive for?
Financial Health Of Trucking Companies
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Jumpman, May 13, 2021.
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If they're public companies traded on a major exchange then they'll be required to release quarterly financials.
Then again, there was a big one of those called Celadon who recently did a fine job of proving that those reports aren't necessarily accurate....bentstrider83, pagan22, Brettj3876 and 3 others Thank this. -
Enron proved that big time.
The big red flag with a trucking company is when it has a sudden change of ownership. If the old man that started it 60 years ago does and his kids take over, it’s gonna go downhill. It might take a few years but it will be out of business sooner or later.
If a trucking company gets bought by a private equity firm, it’s Probabaly gonna be out of business in months and you should start looking for another place to workbentstrider83, pagan22 and bzinger Thank this. -
If you're looking for a financially healthy company with good ethics, Grand Island Express sets the bar #### high.
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It can be hard to tell with some of these places. Especially fly by nights or small ops. As a rule though. Huge upheavals in managment. The owner dieing off and kids taking over, not buying new trucks at the usual time, switching from experinced only drivers to hireing anyone with a pulse, change over to a much worse health insurance plan, allowing trucks to go long periods without maintaince, or lots of broken down trucks. Selloff of assets, closeing multiple yards suddenly, taking sketchy contracts all of a sudden.
These and a ton more can be red flags. If your looking for a stable place, try bones transportation out of ottawa ks. Good folks, good pay too.Jumpman Thanks this. -
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I asked about the financial health because one of the flatbed companies I am interested in someone posted they were having hard times financially. I think it was Maverick but I might have the name mixed up.
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Go to the truckwash nearest their main yard, and see if they're on the "No Charging Allowed" board of shame. It'll be up on the wall behind the cashier.
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