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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.

Business

RoadOne Buys Jarvis Trans

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics purchased Jarvis Trans Inc., to continue its expansion in the Northeast.

March 12, 2018
BusinessEquipment

FreightCar America Acquiring Navistar Rail Facility

FreightCar America is moving to acquire the rail operations of Navistar Inc. in Cherokee, Ala.

February 28, 2018
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsTCA

Western Express Buys Connecticut Property for $1.7 Million

Western Express has paid more than $1.7 million for 12 acres in Plainfield, Conn., to expand its operations.

January 9, 2018
Business

IMC Cos. Adds H&M to National Drayage Network

IMC Cos. expanded its intermodal drayage operations with the purchase of H&M Terminal Transport from H&M International Transportation in Iselin, N.J.

January 3, 2018
Business

GlobalTranz Acquires Utah’s Apex Logistics

Freight brokerage firm GlobalTranz Enterprises made its fourth acquisition of 2017, buying American Folk, Utah-based Apex Logistics Group for an undisclosed price.

December 11, 2017
Perspective

Opinion: Maximize Short-Term Value for Long-Term Gains

Recent company mergers and initial public offerings have brought the value of trucking companies to the forefront.

December 11, 2017
Business

Fleet Brake Agrees to Buy Pulse Heavy Duty

Fleet Brake Parts & Service announced it has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Pulse Heavy Duty, a parts distributor in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

December 4, 2017
Business

Blackstone Acquires Stake in Cloverleaf

Warehousing and distribution firms are beginning to attract more interest from investors as demand for storage space nationwide heats up and competition intensifies among smaller players.

November 28, 2017
Business

Heartland Express Profits Drop 37% After Added Expenses From IDC Acquisition

Heartland Express Inc. announced weaker-than-expected earnings in the third quarter on Oct. 27 as higher expenses related to Interstate Distributor Co. dragged results down despite higher revenue.

October 27, 2017
BusinessLogistics

FBI Group Acquires Third Canadian Freight Brokerage Firm

Freight Brokers International Corp., a freight brokerage firm in Vaughan, Ontario, that goes by the name The FBI Group, has agreed to acquire another brokerage firm, Consolidated Carriers, based in Markham, Ontario.

October 10, 2017

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