Transportation Acquisition News Updates

MGN Logistics expanded its freight management business with the acquisition of asset-based expedited logistics brokerage company Fast Service, the company announced Jan. 5.

The expansion of the fleet followed swiftly on the heels of the largest acquisition in Schneider’s 90-year history: the 2024 acquisition of dedicated truckload-focused Cowan Systems.

The move comes less than one month after Richmond, Va.-based PFG and US Foods called off talks for a planned merger that would have reshaped the food service carrier arena.

The assessment from PwC analysts came after a 2025 that already saw buyers focused on subsectors offering defensible growth, operating efficiency and exposure to high-barrier markets.

Best known for its Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo passenger car rental and leasing brands, Enterprise already offered light- and medium-duty truck rental.

Page Trucking will acquire Goulet Trucking in a move that positions the combined operations among North America’s largest specialized bulk haulers.

Fort Payne, Ala.-based LRT is the parent company of Little River Transportation, LRT Solutions, Madex Associates and River Run Logistics.

J&R Schugel celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024 and became 100% employee owned in 2014. The merger was effective Oct. 31.

The Tennessee-based ground transportation and logistics services provider posted a net loss of $23.8 million, or negative 52 cents a diluted share, for the three months ending Sept. 30.

BlueLinx Holdings has expanded its western U.S. footprint with the $96 million acquisition of Disdero Lumber, an Oregon distributor of premium specialty wood products.