Logistics & transport
Financial leadership for haulage, logistics and transport businesses
What drives performance
The numbers that matter most in your sector.
- Cost per mile, per drop and per job
- Fuel, driver and fleet costs
- Customer and route profitability
- Rate reviews and fuel surcharges
- Fleet replacement and financing
Common challenges
What we often see in logistics & transport.
Unprofitable customers and routes
Without costing by customer and route, loss-making work can hide behind overall turnover.
Rates that lag costs
When fuel, wages and maintenance rise, rates need to follow. Without the numbers, it is hard to negotiate with confidence.
Fleet decisions
Buying, leasing or replacing vehicles ties up capital for years and needs a clear financial case.
Cash flow pressure
Paying drivers, fuel and subcontractors weekly while customers pay on 60 days stretches working capital.
Invoice and payment fraud
High volumes of subcontractor invoices make logistics a frequent target for payment redirection fraud.
How well do you know your numbers?
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How it typically plays out.
- 1
A haulier grows by adding a large new customer at a keen rate.
- 2
Turnover rises, but so do empty miles, waiting time and overtime on that contract.
- 3
Profit falls while the business looks busier than ever.
- 4
Customer-level costing shows the contract is loss-making, giving the evidence to renegotiate.
How we help
Where we focus for businesses like yours.
- Costing and profitability by customer, route and vehicle
- Evidence-based rate reviews and surcharges
- Cash flow forecasting and working capital management
- Fleet investment and financing decisions
- Payment controls that stop invoice fraud
Finance
Fractional Finance Director
Senior financial leadership for a set number of days a month, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time appointment.
Finance
Management reporting and financial insight
Clear, timely monthly reporting that tells you what is happening, why, and what to do next.
Finance
FP&A, budgeting and forecasting
Budgets, forecasts and scenario models that turn your plans into numbers you can steer by.
Finance
Cash flow and working capital
Forecast, protect and release cash, so growth does not leave the business short.
Resilience and security
Protecting what you've built
Financial controls, fraud prevention, cyber risk and operational resilience.
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Next step
Talk to people who understand your sector's numbers.
An introductory conversation is free. We'll ask about your margins, cash and plans, and tell you honestly where senior finance support would make the biggest difference.
30 to 45 minutes, by video or in person
At a time that suits you.
A conversation, not a sales pitch
We want to understand your business first.
A clear proposal
If we can help, you will know what we suggest and what it will cost.