Selling a transportation company feels risky before it feels real. You worry about drivers hearing rumors. You worry about a customer finding out and pulling a contract. You worry about handing your financials to someone who is just browsing.
TMA95 is a direct buyer, not a broker. We do not list your company and we do not shop it around. Here is what happens, step by step.
Step 1: A Confidential Conversation Starts With What Matters to You
Every owner sells for a different reason. Some want a clean exit. Some care most about what happens to the company's name and the people who built it. Some want to stay on and keep growing the business with more resources behind them.
We ask about your priorities before we ask about your numbers. What do you want out of this? What has to be protected: your team, your name, your customer relationships? Once we understand that, we talk financials.
Step 2: NDA First, Then We Review Your Financials
Before any sensitive information changes hands, we sign a mutual NDA. You sign it, we sign it, and both sides are bound before a single number gets shared. Nothing sensitive goes out from your end until that document is in place.
Once the NDA is signed, have these ready: three to five years of financials, tax returns, vehicle and lease schedules, current contracts, and relevant compliance and safety records. We will give you a specific checklist tailored to your business.
Step 3: You Receive a Fair Offer
Days, not months: once we have reviewed your financials, you get a straight answer fast. If your business fits our buy-box and the numbers work, we build a formal offer.
Deal structure is part of that conversation, not an afterthought. We can discuss a full exit, a role for you after the sale, or a transition period to hand things off on your terms. These are structures to work out together, based on what you told us matters in Step 1.
Step 4: Quiet Diligence and Close on Your Timeline
Diligence happens without anyone outside the deal knowing it is happening. We review the records that matter, financials, contracts, safety and compliance history, equipment condition, on a schedule built around your operation. There are no site visits or calls that tip off your staff before you are ready.
Announcement timing is planned with you, not decided for you. We do not move on communicating a sale until you have certainty about the outcome and have had a chance to plan how and when your team hears about it.
Our Confidentiality Commitments
Three promises we keep on every deal, no exceptions:
- We never contact your office, your employees, or your customers. Not to verify a detail, not to "just ask a quick question." If we need something, we ask you directly.
- Nothing is shared without an NDA. No financials, no contracts, no operational details move until both sides have signed.
- If we do not buy, everything you shared is destroyed. No copies kept, no file sitting in a folder. If the deal does not happen, your information leaves with the deal.
Your People, Your Name, Your Legacy
For most owners, price is only part of the decision. What happens to the drivers and dispatchers who have been with you for years? Does the company still carry your name? These are structures we discuss deal by deal: employee continuity, name retention, and transition timelines that protect the relationships you built. We cannot promise a specific outcome before we know your situation, but these questions are part of the conversation from Step 1, not something raised at the last minute.
Questions About the Process
When do I have to tell my employees?
Not until you decide to. We do not require disclosure to your team at any stage before close, and we will help you plan the timing and the message when you are ready.
What documents will you ask for?
Typically three to five years of financials, tax returns, vehicle and lease schedules, current contracts, and compliance records. You will get a specific checklist once the NDA is signed.
Can I back out of the process?
Yes. Until you sign a final purchase agreement, you are free to stop at any point, and everything you shared still gets destroyed.
Who covers legal costs?
Each side typically covers its own legal fees. We are upfront about deal structure and costs before you commit to anything.
Can I stay on and keep running the company?
Often, yes. Staying-on structures are specific to each deal, and we are glad to explore that path if it matters to you. Nothing is promised until it is written into the offer.
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