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Follow trucking mergers and acquisitions with Transport Topics for reporting on deals reshaping freight transportation and logistics. This category covers carrier purchases, brokerage consolidation, private equity activity, strategic investments and asset sales. Explore analysis of transaction terms, market conditions and the operational implications for fleets, employees, customers and competitors across the industry.

BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Descartes buys Tai for $100 million in third deal of 2026

Descartes Systems Group will buy Tai — an artificial intelligence-powered transportation management software provider for freight brokers — for $100 million.

August 25, 2026
BusinessLogistics

Trimac buys food-grade bulk carrier California Freight

Trimac Transportation acquired food-grade bulk carrier California Freight for an undisclosed sum, its second acquisition in the Golden State in two years.

August 6, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

TFI weighs U.S. nonunion LTL acquisition

The carrier is looking into adding a nonunion LTL carrier for around C$200 million, or $142 million at current exchange rates, CEO Alain Bédard said.

July 28, 2026
BusinessEquipment

Amerit acquires Kirk NationaLease, TTPS

Amerit Fleet Solutions expanded its fleet maintenance network through the acquisitions of Kirk NationaLease and Truck & Trailer Parts Solutions.

July 27, 2026
BusinessFuel

Expand Energy to buy gas firm Twin Eagle for $1.25 billion

The takeover will make Expand Energy a leading gas marketer, with the company raising its target for annual free cash flow from its marketing and commercial by 50% to $750 million.

July 27, 2026
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Kuehne+Nagel could sell stake in Apex Logistics unit

Kuehne+Nagel has been discussing options with potential advisers, including the sale of a roughly 20% stake in its Apex Logistics business.

July 23, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

ITE expands intermodal chassis unit with NACPC purchase

NACPC offers regional pools of intermodal chassis, allowing drayage companies to avoid owning their own equipment. The company has about 20,000 chassis.

July 22, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelLogisticsFor-Hire

Transport M&A builds momentum alongside freight market

The Tenney Group 2026 Mid-Year M&A Report found that capacity reductions have started to drive industry consolidation alongside other key factors.

July 21, 2026
BusinessPrivate

Utz to go private in $2.9 billion deal with Intersnack

The deal is the latest example of European snack makers looking to the U.S. for growth in packaged food.

July 21, 2026
BusinessFuel

Magnolia Oil agrees to buy WildFire Energy in $4.1B deal

The deal, expected to close in the late third quarter, expands Magnolia's presence in the Eagle Ford Shale basin of south Texas.

July 20, 2026

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