Proficient Auto Logistics Inc 2024年度报告

FORM10-K ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year endedDecember 31,2024 OR ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number001-42035 PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submittedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smallerreporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smallerreporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☒Emerging growth company☒ Accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectivenessof its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registeredpublic accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of theregistrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐No☒ As of June 30, 2024, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrantwas approximately $362million based on the price at which such common stock was last sold, $16.06 on June 28, 2024. As of March 25, 2025, the registrant had27,069,114shares of common stock outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:Part III incorporates by reference portions of the registrant’s definitive proxystatement for the annual meeting of stockholders, which will be filed within 120 days after the close of the 2024 fiscal year. PROFICIENT AUTO LOGISTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX Part I1ITEM 1.BUSINESS2ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS10ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS25ITEM 1C.CYBERSECURITY25ITEM 2.PROPERTIES26ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS26ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES26Part II27ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS ANDISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES27ITEM 6.[RESERVED]28ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OFOPERATIONS29ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK44ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA44ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING ANDFINANCIAL DISCLOSURE44ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES45ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION46ITEM 9C.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS46Part III47ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE47ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION47ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT ANDRELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS47ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE47ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES47Part IV48ITEM 15.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS48ITEM 16.FORM 10-K SUMMARY49 EXPLANATORY NOTE On May 13, 2024, Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. (“Proficient”) completed the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of itscommon stock. Prior to t