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Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

18 businesses in trucking & freight show several signs that an owner may be getting ready to sell: decades in business, the founder still running it, no family successor, or a shrinking workforce. Signals, not certainties: a good list to start conversations from.

BusinessEst. revenueEst. valueScore
UNITED PETROLEUM TRANSPORTS, INC.
Oklahoma City · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · Owner: Keith Price
  • In business 60 years (since 1966)
  • Founder still runs it after 60 years
  • No family successor named on its website
$314.6M$220.2M60
TRUCKS FOR YOU INC.
Muskogee · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · Owner: Dewey Grigsby
  • In business 47 years (since 1979)
  • Founder still runs it after 47 years
  • No family successor named on its website
$34.2M$17.4M60
ABLE MOVERS INC.
Oklahoma City · Used household and office goods moving · Owner: Tim Lucas
  • In business 46 years (since 1980)
  • Founder still runs it after 46 years
  • No family successor named on its website
$1.5M$459K60
TRANSIT SERVICES, INC.
Tulsa · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · Owner: John Johnson
  • In business 27 years (since 1999)
  • Founder still runs it after 27 years
  • Headcount down 93% since 2020 (retirement plan filings)
$7.2M$2.7M57
LOUIS V LEPAK TRUCKING CO INC
Oklahoma City · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · Owner: Jeff Lepak
  • In business 80 years (since 1946)
  • No family successor named on its website
  • Headcount down 48% since 2022 (retirement plan filings)
$116.2M$70.4M55
U.S. Road Freight
Oklahoma City · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload · Owner: Mark J. Dugan
  • In business 35 years (since 1991)
  • Founder still runs it after 35 years
  • No family successor named on its website
$2.7M$1.0M52
JIMMIE TUCKER TRUCKING, INC
Broken Bow · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local · Owner: Jimmy Tucker
  • In business 52 years (since 1974)
  • Founder still runs it after 52 years
$25.5M$13.0M50
Estes Express Lines
Atoka · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload · Owner: W.W. Estes
  • In business 95 years (since 1931)
  • Founder still runs it after 95 years
$5.5M$2.3M50
Dugan Truckline
Tulsa · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload · Owner: Glenn P. Dugan and John W. Dugan
  • In business 66 years (since 1960)
  • Founder still runs it after 66 years
$1.4M$451K50
Trimac Transportation
Catoosa · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · Owner: Jack McCaig
  • In business 81 years (since 1945)
  • Founder still runs it after 81 years
$1.4M$451K50
Dugan Truck Line Llc
Tulsa · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload · Owner: Glenn P. Dugan and John W. Dugan
  • In business 66 years (since 1960)
  • Founder still runs it after 66 years
$1.4M$451K50
HOBBY LOBBY STORES INC
Oklahoma City · General Freight Trucking · Owner: David M Green
  • In business 39 years (since 1987)
  • Founder still runs it after 39 years
$179.7M$108.9M42
HIRST IMPORTS INC
Oklahoma City · General Freight Trucking · Owner: Wayne E. Hirst
  • In business 25 years (since 2001)
  • Founder still runs it after 25 years
$3.6M$1.2M42
COOK OIL CO
Wewoka · General Freight Trucking · Owner: Doyle Cook
  • In business 27 years (since 1999)
  • Founder still runs it after 27 years
$1.6M$480K42
FITZGERALD TRUCKING, INC.
Minco · Used household and office goods moving · Owner: Joe Fitzgerald
  • In business 89 years (since 1937)
  • Founder still runs it after 89 years
  • Family in the business (Joey Fitzgerald, Owner)
$4.3M$1.8M40
Belger Cartage Service, Inc.
Oklahoma City · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · Owner: Evelyn Craft Belger
  • In business 107 years (since 1919)
  • No family successor named on its website
$2.2M$1.0M40
Melton Truck Lines Inc
Tulsa · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · Owner: William Duncan McRae
  • In business 72 years (since 1954)
  • No family successor named on its website
$1.4M$451K40
Coldiron Specialized Trucking
Oklahoma City · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · Owner: Clay Coldiron
  • In business 67 years (since 1959)
  • No family successor named on its website
$1.4M$451K40

How the score works

Points for years in business (15, 25 and 40+ years), a founder still in charge after 20 years, no family member on the team after 25 years, and a headcount down 20% or more on recent retirement-plan filings. Points come off for family already in the business and for a recent sale or investment. Businesses scoring 40+ are listed. Founding years come from public records and the company's own website; see the methodology.