Andy Ahern is the founder, as well as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ahern and Associates, a management consulting company that specializes in transportation. His full name is A.W. Ahern. A renowned transportation analyst, he has personally completed over 250 business plans and 325 transportation acquisitions. Ahern originally comes from Chicago, Illinois and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Business Education from the prestigious Southern Illinois University. He has long been recognized as one of the top transportation analysts of the nation. He is an accredited member of the Institute of Management Consultants and the National Bureau of Certified Consultants.

Awards Conferred on Ahern

Andy Ahern holds the designation of CMC and CPCM. Ahern received recognition in the American Directory of “Who’s Who in Executive Businesses” in 1997-1998. In 2002, he was also the recipient of the Business Man of the Year Award. Recently, he was presented with the National Leadership Award by President George W. Bush. The prestigious Ronald Reagan Award has also been conferred on him. He has served in the Un-Secured Creditors Committee of Internet Inc. as a Chairman and has also appeared on KTAR Radio and CNN Television. With such a personality overseeing Ahern and Associates, the firm is naturally one of the first options of buyers who need assistance in securing a lucrative transportation acquisition.

The Credibility of Ahern and Associates

Ahern attributes the success of his firm to only one principle, “caring”. In the last 20 years, Ahern and Associates has been part of hundreds of successful acquisitions of trucking companies. This has led to the creation of the biggest privately held consortium of prepared sellers in the industry. Since its inception in 1987, Ahern and Associates has helped many buyers across the U.S. and Canada take over trucking and logistics companies. The company has also assisted hundreds of transportation and logistics companies in increasing their profitability by cutting down their overall operational costs. Ahern has recently announced a new, revolutionary program to sellers of trucking and logistic companies who are confused about the proper way to set the sale value of their company in these tough economic times. The model by Ahern has been devised according to the tough market scenario of present times. It shows sellers how to position their company in a fashion that makes it appear more lucrative to potential buyers. This ultimately translates into increased earnings for the seller.