Fleetgistics

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Summary

Financial Advisor

Orlando, FL

Fleetgistics is one of the largest providers of same-day logistics services in North America. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Fleetgistics served a nationwide client base across numerous industries, with specialized offerings for long term care pharmacies, medical laboratories, and automotive aftermarket parts retailers and distributors.

Despite implementing significant operational initiatives, the company faced depressed cash flow due to competitive pressures, price commoditization in key areas, field service challenges, and a declining customer base, ultimately resulting in a breach of its debt covenants.

Carl Marks Advisors partnered with the company and its lenders to stabilize operations, conducting a comprehensive assessment of logistics, optimizing route planning, and identifying efficiencies in field management. We performed an in-depth expense analysis, implemented cost-saving measures, and provided strategic guidance on business improvement initiatives. By the end of the engagement, the company achieved compliance with debt covenants, resolved legal liabilities, and successfully expanded its market share.

Key Challenges
Pending Lawsuit
Competitive Pressure
Service Issues
Pricing Pressure

Engagement Highlights

  • Assessed logistics operations including route planning and dispatch, field management, and identified key opportunities to develop efficiencies.
  • Performed a deep dive analysis on expenses, looking for opportunities to reduce costs without harming business operations including independent contractor management and fuel surcharge strategies.
  • Evaluated business improvement initiatives providing guidance on potential shortfalls as well as experienced insight to maximize results.
  • Worked closely with the Company and Lenders to implement a strategy that stabilized the operations.
  • As of October 2015, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants, had settled outstanding legal liabilities and grew market share.

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