Saia Acquires LTL Hauler The Connection Company for $17.5 Million

aia Inc., parent of less-than-truckload carrier Saia Motor Freight Line, on Monday announced it acquired The Connection Company, a less-than-truckload carrier based in Columbus, Ohio, for $17.5 million.

The Connection Company, which provides service to such Midwestern states as Indi-ana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio, has revenues of about $70 million, Saia said in a statement.

Saia expects to complete the integration of The Connection Company’s LTL business into its own operations by early 2007.