This year’s edition of Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers list features a disappearing act — more than one, actually — as well as some big mergers in the offing and some new names.
August 20, 2018mergers
Business, Equipment, Logistics, Top 100
2018 Top 100 Private Carrier Rankings: A Disappearing Act and More Mergers
Business, Logistics
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The Jordan Co. Embarks on Logistics Buying Spree
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The summer has brought heat to mergers and acquisitions in the logistics sector, led by private equity firm The Jordan Co. moving aggressively to gather several firms under its umbrella.
June 18, 2018
Business
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Knight, Swift Shareholders Approve Merger in Separate Votes
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
The $6 billion Swift-Knight truckload merger is racing to completion as shareholders of both companies approved the transaction Sept. 7, and the carriers said it would close Sept. 8.
September 7, 2017
Business
Ari Ashe/TT
Shippers Express Support for Knight-Swift Merger
Ari Ashe/TT
Representatives of freight shipping firms are joining trucking analysts in their enthusiasm over the merger between Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation Co. and generally supporting the prospect of big truckload carriers getting bigger.
April 24, 2017
Business, Logistics
TT's Daniel Bearth, Eugene Mulero
Video: Will Knight-Swift Merger Catch Feds' Interest?
TT's Daniel Bearth, Eugene Mulero
Will the planned merger of Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation — one of the trucking industry's largest mergers ever — catch the attention of federal antitrust regulators? Watch as TT Senior Features Writer Daniel Bearth provides his take on that question for colleague Eugene Mulero.
April 18, 2017
Business, Logistics
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Knight, Swift Plan Merger
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
A merger of Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation Co., two of the nation’s largest trucking companies, is expected to trigger a historic move to consolidate the truckload freight sector, industry analysts said last week.
April 17, 2017
Business
Sunteck Transport Group
Sunteck, TTS Merger Now Official
Sunteck Transport Group
The merger between Sunteck Transport Group and TTS, agreed upon in late October, is now official, the new company announced in a statement.
January 4, 2017
Business
Trucking and Logistics Deals Anticipate Capacity Crunch
Despite a current weak freight market, concern about future freight hauling capacity is leading to an increase in dealmaking among trucking and logistics service providers.
October 31, 2016
Business
Dicom Transportation Group
Trucking Mergers Slow Down This Year, But Technology Could Spur More Deals
Dicom Transportation Group
After boiling over last year with multibillion-dollar deals involving UPS Inc., FedEx Corp., XPO Logistics and others, the 2016 merger and acquisition pot has slowed to a simmer while hungry buyers and sellers keep searching for appealing deals.
May 30, 2016
Business
Jamie Schwaberow/Bloomberg News
Justice Department Sues to Block Halliburton-Baker Hughes Merger
Jamie Schwaberow/Bloomberg News
Halliburton Co. was sued by U.S. antitrust officials who say its planned takeover of rival oil-services firm Baker Hughes Inc. threatens competition and should be blocked, a blow to Halliburton’s bid to bulk up to better compete against rival Schlumberger Ltd.
April 6, 2016Pages
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