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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

Hendrickson to Acquire Austrian Components Business

Truck component-maker Hendrickson said it plans to acquire the leaf spring and stabilizer segments of the Austrian Frauenthal Group, along with a number of its subsidiaries in Europe.

June 23, 2014
Business

Bolt Holdings Buys DSE Services

Transportation and logistics provider Bolt Holdings said it has acquired truckload hauler DSE Services. Financial terms were not disclosed.

June 10, 2014
Business

TransForce Agrees to Buy Transport America For $310 Million to Expand Presence in US

Canada’s TransForce Inc. agreed to buy Transport America Inc. for $310 million in order to expand in the U.S. truckload sector, a move that could signal a resumption of the acquisition trend in that market.

June 9, 2014
Business

Element to Buy PHH Arval for $1.4 Billion

Element Financial Corp. said it has agreed to acquire PHH Arval, the North American fleet management services business of PHH Corp.

June 3, 2014
Business

TransForce to Buy Transport America

Canadian firm TransForce Inc. agreed to buy Transport America Inc. for $310 million to enter the U.S. truckload sector as a trend of mergers between major carriers resumes.

June 2, 2014
Business

Volvo Completes Purchase of Terex Corp.’s Truck Business

Volvo Construction Equipment said June 2 it has completed its $160 million purchase of Terex Corp.’s truck subsidiary.

June 2, 2014
Business

Bay and Bay Acquires J&C Trucking

Bay and Bay Transportation said it has acquired J&C Trucking of Baldwin, Wisconsin, to expand the buyer’s tank division by 50%.

May 6, 2014
Business

Miller Acquires Tank Cleaning, Leasing Businesses in Va.

Miller Transportation Services Inc., an affiliate of tank truck carrier Miller Transporters Inc., said it has acquired three businesses in Richmond, Va., offering truck and tank cleaning and trailer leasing.

April 4, 2014
Business

Motor Transport Underwriters Acquired by Hudson Insurance Group

Hudson Insurance Group said it has acquired longhaul trucking underwriter Motor Transport Underwriters. Terms were not disclosed.

April 1, 2014
Business

Biglari Holdings Buys Trucking Insurer First Guard

Biglari Holding Inc. said it has acquired commercial trucking insurer First Guard Insurance Co. Terms were not disclosed.

March 21, 2014

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