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PS Logistics unit buys Tennessee-based flatbed carrier Roane
Deal expands aluminum manufacturing sector operations
Roane primarily hauls aluminum, steel, electrical products and building materials freight in the southeastern and Midwestern states. (PS Logistics)
Key Takeaways:
- Loudon County Trucking acquired Roane Transportation’s assets, expanding PS Logistics’ flatbed and Conestoga operations in East Tennessee.
- PS Logistics has acquired 32 carriers and five non-asset logistics operations since 2016, underscoring its deal-driven expansion strategy.
- The Roane deal resumed PS Logistics’ carrier acquisitions after none in 2025, following four purchases in 2024.
A unit of PS Logistics bought flatbed and Conestoga-focused carrier Roane Transportation for an undisclosed sum, the parent company said.
Loudon County Trucking’s acquisition of Rockwood, Tenn.-based Roane revives PS Logistics’ strategic bent toward deal-making for expansion in the fragmented flatbed segment of the freight market.
Since 2016, PS Logistics has acquired 32 carriers and five non-asset logistics operations across the United States.
Birmingham, Ala.-based PS Logistics ranks No. 26 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America. It ranks No. 3 on the flatbed carriers’ sector list.
Loudon County Trucking acquired the assets of Roane Transportation Services, Roane Logistics and B&W Leasing. Roane Transportation was founded in 1996. It has more than 170 company, lease-purchase and owner-operator drivers operating out of Rockwood and Memphis, Tenn., and El Paso, Texas.
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Roane primarily hauls aluminum, steel, electrical products and building materials freight in the southeastern and Midwestern states.
“The acquisition of Roane Transportation strengthens PS Logistics’ presence in East Tennessee, expanding our footprint in a region that is critical to the aluminum manufacturing sector and enhancing our ability to support both existing and new customers,” said Houston Vaughn, president of PS Logistics’ trucking division.
Before the Roane deal, PS Logistics acquired four carriers in 2024 and none in 2025. The last of those deals saw PS Logistics’ Blair Logistics unit buy Hammond, La.-based flatbed and heavy-haul carrier Fluker Transportation in November 2024.
Fluker primarily hauls steel, construction equipment and defense-related freight for the military. It operates across the southeastern U.S., PS Logistics said. Fluker had 40 revenue-generating trucks and 150 open-deck trailers.
