Autohauler Supply is celebrating its 9th year in business today with $14.95 price on their best product, the Big Orange Double J Wire Hook Ratchet Wheel Strap. More info here.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Autohauler Supply 9 year anniversary ratchet wheel strap special
Autohauler Supply is celebrating its 9th year in business today with $14.95 price on their best product, the Big Orange Double J Wire Hook Ratchet Wheel Strap. More info here.
Friday, December 13, 2013
United Road buys The Waggoners
Yes, it's true.
United Road Services, backed by the deep pocket boys over at Charlesbank Capital Partners, just bought The Waggoners.
Read the boiler-plate press release. Sorry, no figures public yet.
Want to know more about those guys in Boston funding all this?
ABOUT CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
Based in Boston and New York, Charlesbank Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity investment firm managing more than $2 billion of capital. Charlesbank focuses on management-led buyouts and growth capital financings, typically investing $50 to $150 million per transaction in companies with enterprise values of $100 million to $750 million. The firm seeks to partner with strong management teams to build companies with sustainable competitive advantages and excellent prospects for growth. For more information, please visit www.charlesbank.com.
United Road Services, backed by the deep pocket boys over at Charlesbank Capital Partners, just bought The Waggoners.
Read the boiler-plate press release. Sorry, no figures public yet.
Want to know more about those guys in Boston funding all this?
ABOUT CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
Based in Boston and New York, Charlesbank Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity investment firm managing more than $2 billion of capital. Charlesbank focuses on management-led buyouts and growth capital financings, typically investing $50 to $150 million per transaction in companies with enterprise values of $100 million to $750 million. The firm seeks to partner with strong management teams to build companies with sustainable competitive advantages and excellent prospects for growth. For more information, please visit www.charlesbank.com.
Monday, December 09, 2013
Ramptastic deal!
Probably last time you will ever be able to buy a set of 94 inch
long, 8,500 lb capacity aluminum loading ramps for under $450 including
shipping!
The money you save on chiropractor bills may be your own.
Check it out: Aluminum Loading Ramp Deal
The money you save on chiropractor bills may be your own.
Check it out: Aluminum Loading Ramp Deal
Monday, October 14, 2013
Car hauler fire shuts down I-40
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A car hauler caught fire on Interstate 40 near Midway
Road Sunday morning, causing the west bound lane to be closed for more
than an hour.
Looks like it started in the axle. Read more here. Talk about having a Monday!
Looks like it started in the axle. Read more here. Talk about having a Monday!
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Tire Chain Laws, Videos and.. (of course) where to get the best deals!
If anybody is looking for the regulations on truck tire chains, our manufacturer Laclede has a good document on their website.
And if you want to see how to put on those tire chains, go here.
If you're a car hauler having difficulty finding chains to fit those 255/70R22.5 tires you're running, click here .
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Disruptive Innovation? Web-based, smartphone-based auto dispatch system.
This looks like a pretty good app for carriers working dealer
transfers. Would be refreshing to see a disruptive innovation break the
stranglehold Central Dispatch has right now.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Diamond Weave Carhauler Straps
It's too early to say how much longer these will last than normally woven straps, but the hope is that this new diamond pattern will give long-lasting service. For more information on cost and availability, please check them out here at Autohauler Supply.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Allied Bankruptcy Part 2
According to Heavy Duty Trucking magazine's website, it looks like Allied assets will be going to Jack Cooper Transport if the court approves. They'll get no resistance from the Teamsters, who balked at the first bid by Black Diamond/Spectrum. The director of the Teamsters Carhaul Division, Roy Gross, liked that the auction got re-opened.
According to court documents filed on Friday, the winning bid was for $135 million. Supposedly, Allied has 4000 tractors and trailers. If they were ONLY buying the equipment, each truck would be about $33,750. Word on the street is that most of these are very old, but hopefully Jack Cooper can handle a little extra maintenance and refurb.But of course, it's not just the trucks, is it? It's also all those nice Ford F-150s and Focuses (Foci?) and Fusions that need to be transported to all corners of the country.
With Delavan closing up their shop in New York, I wondered how long Allied would be able to keep their fleet going. Last few years Delavan was going, it seemed they were kept quite busy refurbishing the old Allied trucks.
While scouring the Internet for more info on the Allied bankruptcy, I stumbled across this press release from the Teamsters from last year, challenging Allied's attempt to pay $4.6 million in bonuses and $6 million in severance pay to some of their executives in the middle of a bankruptcy proceeding. Read all about it here.
According to court documents filed on Friday, the winning bid was for $135 million. Supposedly, Allied has 4000 tractors and trailers. If they were ONLY buying the equipment, each truck would be about $33,750. Word on the street is that most of these are very old, but hopefully Jack Cooper can handle a little extra maintenance and refurb.But of course, it's not just the trucks, is it? It's also all those nice Ford F-150s and Focuses (Foci?) and Fusions that need to be transported to all corners of the country.
With Delavan closing up their shop in New York, I wondered how long Allied would be able to keep their fleet going. Last few years Delavan was going, it seemed they were kept quite busy refurbishing the old Allied trucks.
While scouring the Internet for more info on the Allied bankruptcy, I stumbled across this press release from the Teamsters from last year, challenging Allied's attempt to pay $4.6 million in bonuses and $6 million in severance pay to some of their executives in the middle of a bankruptcy proceeding. Read all about it here.
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Chevy Vegas being transported in 1971
Redditor eamantite posted this today on Reddit. I'd never seen this method of auto rail transport before. Crazy to think this is how they transported cars... with fluids in them! More information here, for those of you that are interested.
Monday, June 03, 2013
Price-fixing lawsuit filed against auto transport companies
Read all about it here.
Before you get too excited, it's against the ocean shipping companies, not North American OTR auto transporters. That market is too cutthroat for any sort of price-fixing scheme to ever take hold!
Before you get too excited, it's against the ocean shipping companies, not North American OTR auto transporters. That market is too cutthroat for any sort of price-fixing scheme to ever take hold!
Friday, May 10, 2013
How to get the best deals on wheel straps
Start by being my customer. Or at least being one of my prospective customers. If you are a car hauler and haven't heard of me, you will at some point. According to Google Analytics, of people who found us via Google, Autohauler Supply was the most frequent keyword used. That tells me that our name is finally getting out there after nine years of being in business.
This is the sort of crazy stuff I have to do to promote my car hauler parts business. (Click on the picture for bigger image.)
Anyway, if you're still reading this article, I hope I've made you curious. Give me a call some time.
This is the sort of crazy stuff I have to do to promote my car hauler parts business. (Click on the picture for bigger image.)
Anyway, if you're still reading this article, I hope I've made you curious. Give me a call some time.
Encouraging economic signs for car haulers
Wallenius Wilhelmsen just ordered up two brand new Post Panamax ships. These are specially designed ocean-going ships for RORO freight (roll on; roll off)
"Although the car carrying market at the moment might be somewhat weaker than we would like, we believe that the long term underlying growth potential for deep sea transportation of cars and high and heavy equipment is strong and positive," says Jan Eyvin Wang, president and CEO in WWASA. "We are therefore pleased to have come to an agreement with HHI to build two state of the art Post Panamax car carriers. The agreement also includes an option to build another two vessels." Source.
(Highlight mine.)
I consider this especially encouraging, because these ships won't even be delivered until 2014 and 2015. If a big company like this is willing to make this kind of long-term capital investment in such an asset, they must feel that future demand in 2014, 2015 and beyond... will support it.
According a article posted by the BBC on May 1st, 2013to the BBC, US auto manufacturers' sales are at six year highs. Chrysler: up 11%; Ford, 18%; GM 23%.
One would hope that the increased sales and consequent increased hours at assembly plants and suppliers would create a virtuous circle in which the employment numbers could continue to improve.
What does it mean for car haulers in North America?
Well, if you're making money now, you're probably going to continue making money. If you can convince the bank to underwrite the loan, you'll probably make more money with a new or refurbished truck. Less downtime and shop bills, am I right?
"If you convince the bank to underwrite the loan."
A big if. Seems like many banks are still frozen in that 2008 "Lehman Moment". The big banks are like so many deer caught in the headlights, uncertain what to do. One of my customers recently switched his business to a local credit union and got much better rates and service.
So in conclusion, if you think you're going to grow... be prepared to think outside the box as it relates to asset purchases. If the fundamentals are there, it's probably worth doing... if you can find the money for a truck loan.
"Although the car carrying market at the moment might be somewhat weaker than we would like, we believe that the long term underlying growth potential for deep sea transportation of cars and high and heavy equipment is strong and positive," says Jan Eyvin Wang, president and CEO in WWASA. "We are therefore pleased to have come to an agreement with HHI to build two state of the art Post Panamax car carriers. The agreement also includes an option to build another two vessels." Source.
(Highlight mine.)
I consider this especially encouraging, because these ships won't even be delivered until 2014 and 2015. If a big company like this is willing to make this kind of long-term capital investment in such an asset, they must feel that future demand in 2014, 2015 and beyond... will support it.
According a article posted by the BBC on May 1st, 2013to the BBC, US auto manufacturers' sales are at six year highs. Chrysler: up 11%; Ford, 18%; GM 23%.
One would hope that the increased sales and consequent increased hours at assembly plants and suppliers would create a virtuous circle in which the employment numbers could continue to improve.
What does it mean for car haulers in North America?
Well, if you're making money now, you're probably going to continue making money. If you can convince the bank to underwrite the loan, you'll probably make more money with a new or refurbished truck. Less downtime and shop bills, am I right?
"If you convince the bank to underwrite the loan."
A big if. Seems like many banks are still frozen in that 2008 "Lehman Moment". The big banks are like so many deer caught in the headlights, uncertain what to do. One of my customers recently switched his business to a local credit union and got much better rates and service.
So in conclusion, if you think you're going to grow... be prepared to think outside the box as it relates to asset purchases. If the fundamentals are there, it's probably worth doing... if you can find the money for a truck loan.
Friday, May 03, 2013
Due to car hauler fleet upgrade, Penske has a bunch of daycabs for sale
Details below. Click on images to see specs for these car haulers.
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| $96,500 |
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| $112,000 |
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| $114,000 |
Due to one of their major west coast customer's recent fleet upgrade, Penske Logistics has 2005, 2006 and 2007 open and enclosed units
ready to go to work. If you or anybody you know is looking for another car
hauler, call as soon as possible. I sincerely doubt these units will
be on the market for long.
If
you would like more detailed information about these units, please
call Mr.
Andrew Stevenson 610-796-4664
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