A Car Transport Company Grows Fast—Too Fast?

A fast-growing car hauling and truck repair business in New Jersey raises eyebrows and red flags in this high-revenue listing breakdown. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ► Join 40,000+ business minds who read my newsletter: http://bit.ly/SmallBusinessMBA ► Deep dives on businesses for sale: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast ► Follow me on Twitter/X: https://x.com/girdley ------------------------------------------------------------------ Business Listing - https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/automobile-hauling-transportation-company-and-truck-repair-for-sale/2319221/ 📣 This week's sponsors: 🚚 Capital Pad — The ultimate marketplace for acquisition entrepreneurs to raise or deploy capital with standardized, professional deal terms. Learn more: https://www.capitalpad.com/ 💻 Inzo Technologies — IT expertise for small businesses from a fellow searcher. Get a complimentary IT audit before you buy: https://www.inzotechnologies.com/ or email Nick at nick@inzotechnologies.com In this episode, the crew dives into a wild listing for a nationwide car hauling and truck repair company based in New Jersey that claims $7.2M in revenue and $1.2M in EBITDA in just four years of operation. With flashy numbers, minimal physical infrastructure, and a broker touting “strategic growth,” the team questions whether there’s any real equity value here—or if this is just a hustle built on a fleet of three-car trailers and thin margins. Personal car-shipping stories, freight brokerage economics, and trucking regulation shakeups all add context to why this deal might be more risk than reward. 🔑 Key Highlights: 🚚 $7.2M revenue and $1.2M EBITDA from a car hauling biz founded in 2021 🔧 In-house truck repair shop claimed as a competitive advantage 📉 Lack of exclusive contracts and questionable inventory valuation 🧮 Freight brokerage economics breakdown, including Shiply’s margins 💬 Candid takes on why trucking might be the ultimate red ocean industry 🕵️‍♂️ Questions around customer acquisition, route stability, and defensibility 🧾 Regulatory risks, SBA financing concerns, and the thin line between EBITDA and EBIT