Peoples Services Inc., a logistics firm based in Canton, Ohio, acquired the assets of The Grimes Cos. in Jacksonville, Fla., a move that substantially expands the company’s warehousing and distribution services in the southeastern United States.
April 18, 2018Business
Englander Transportation Acquires Three Companies
Englander Transportation has acquired three Mountain City, Tenn., trucking companies, which will significantly increase Englander’s size.
April 6, 2018Business
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, 2017BusinessLogistics
Wilson Logistics Acquires Haney Truck Line Assets
Wilson Logistics Inc., based in Springfield, Mo., has purchased the assets of Haney Truck Line, adding flatbed and heavy-specialized freight hauling to its portfolio of trucking and logistics services while significantly expanding business in the Pacific Northwest and parts of Canada.
September 7, 2017Business
Two Major Deals Mark Consolidation Trend; Heartland Buys IDC, Daseke Gets Steelman Cos.
Two major truckload carriers have announced purchases, and one of the transactions will unite companies ranked among the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest North American for-hire carriers: Heartland Express and Interstate Distributor Co.
July 6, 2017Business
Heartland Buys Interstate Distributor From Saltchuk for $113 Million
Heartland Express Inc. has purchased Interstate Distributor Co. from owner Saltchuk Resources Inc. in a $113 million deal that is the latest in a flurry of mergers and acquisitions in 2017.
July 6, 2017Business
Radiant Logistics and NFI Make Canadian Purchases
The new year began with two acquisitions from U.S. third-party logistics providers looking to increase their business in Canada.
January 5, 2017Business
IMC Cos, American Fast Freight Make Acquisitions
Intermodal specialist IMC Companies and freight forwarder American Fast Freight are the latest freight companies to announce acquisitions.
July 7, 2016Business
Absolute Worldwide Completes Acquisition of Shipmymachinery.com
Absolute Worldwide Logistics, a provider of multiple third-party services, announced the completion of the acquisition of Shipmymachinery.com, which specializes in managing oversized equipment shipments.
September 28, 2015Business
Cline Wood Agency Sold to Marsh & McClennan
Marsh & McLennan Agency, a unit of global insurer Marsh, announced the acquisition of trucking and commercial agriculture's Cline Wood Agency, a Kansas City-area company.
August 4, 2015