Profitable, Growing, Owner Operated Refrigerated Food Transport Business On The Sunshine Coast

Business for sale on the Sunshine Coast – Creina Holland of Verified Businesses has pleasure in presenting this Brilliant, profitable and growing Refrigerated Transport business for sale.

This business is an independently owned Refrigerated transport business, that is contracted to a large national food and beverage supplier from its base on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.

This business enjoys a premium, compact, delivery territory comprising of the Buddina to Currimundi coastal strip and westwards to Sippy Downs, Mountain Creek, and Palmview to Forest Glen.

This exceptional territory incorporates the major Sunshine Coast public and private hospitals in Birtinya, shopping centres, a grocery store, ready-meal manufacturing businesses, schools, aged care facilities, entertainment venues, cafe & restaurant businesses and so much more.

The business is being sold with an eight-pallet refrigerated truck estimated to have a second-hand value of approximately $140,000, along with the plant and equipment of trolleys and freezer mats required for smooth operations.

The Truck is a 2018 Hino 500 Series Rigid Truck Refrigerated Pantec with an Ace Truck body and oversized top motor. For a truck of this size a Medium Rigid (MR) Truck Licence is required by the driver. The truck is parked overnight at the supply company’s warehouse.

This is a very simple operation with few overheads aside from the truck operating costs. As this business operates from a home base there are no Leases for premises, also no staff and minimal administration required.

The supply company has proven to be a great company to contract to as they handle the customer service issues and renumerates the contracting truck drivers with a very healthy commission for all stock delivered. Plus, the owner operators can have an account to purchase stock at discounted prices and get bonuses for new customers introduced who become regular, ongoing customers. The company also offer annual Contractor renewals.

The typical weekday begins at 6.30am at the Warehouse in Kunda Park to load the first delivery run and the second run is usually completed by 2pm. On Saturdays the hours are just 7am until lunch time as only one delivery run is required.

This easy to operate transport business provides secure, well-paid work, with a very large national food and beverage supplier, with none of the customer or administrative issues of being a sole operator needing to handle all aspects of the business. The suppliers take care of the customers and manage a sales team who actively work on growing the customer base, so it is a constantly growing business for this owner operator. When they deliver to the customers, they are generally very happy to see the contract delivery drivers.

So, if you are seeking your own, easy to operate, growing business, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, with low overheads, great profits and you have or can acquire an MR truck licence, then this great business could be just perfect for you and the lifestyle you seek!