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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.

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TransForce Buys Davis Transportation Services, Another Driver Sourcing Firm

TransForce Inc. has acquired Davis Transportation Services, another driver staffing company.

April 20, 2015
Business

Dicom Transportation Group Acquires Modern Forwarding of Ontario

Dicom Transportation Group of Montreal, Quebec, said it has acquired Modern Forwarding in Windsor, Ontario, as part of an effort to expand its capabilities in handling cross-border freight shipments.

March 23, 2015
Business

Ingersoll Rand Completes Frigoblock Acquisition

Ingersoll Rand has completed its previously announced acquisition of Frigoblock, a European manufacturer of transport refrigeration units, for 100 million euros (about $108 million).

March 9, 2015
Business

Trucking, Logistics Acquisitions Expected to Continue in 2015

The hot 2014 trucking and logistics acquisitions market is likely to continue this year, driven by fleets’ need to secure capacity, rising economic expectations and a flood of available cash to pay for deals, analysts said.

March 9, 2015
Business

Wood Creek Buys Trailer Lessor Milestone Equipment

Private equity firm Wood Creek Capital Management has acquired trailer leasing firm Milestone Equipment Holdings from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities. Terms were not disclosed.

March 6, 2015
Business

Toll Holdings Agrees to Buyout by Japan Post

Toll Holdings Ltd., a transportation and logistics firm based in Australia and a major freight forwarder in the United States and Canada, said it has agreed to a buyout by Japan Post.

February 19, 2015
Business

Hub International Acquires Alexander in Trucking Insurance Deal

Insurance firm Hub International Ltd. has acquired Alexander Insurance Agency, a San Antonio-based insurance brokerage for the commercial towing and transportation industries.

February 9, 2015
Business

Radiant Logistics to Acquire Wheels Group

Radiant Logistics Inc. said it will acquire Canadian third party logistics firm Wheels Group for C$69 million ($57 million).

January 21, 2015
Business

Knight Acquires Barr-Nunn for $112 Million

Knight Transportation said last week it bought dry van truckload carrier Barr-Nunn Transportation for about $112 million.

October 6, 2014
Business

P&S Transportation Acquires Logistics Firm TA Services

P&S Transportation said its parent company has acquired Mansfield, Texas-based logistics firm TA Services Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

August 18, 2014

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