Mergers & Acquisitions: Page 2
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Schneider truckload revenue grows in Q4, bucking downward trend
The carrier credited business gained from recent deals with the segment’s YoY revenue growth.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Ryder acquires Cardinal Logistics
The deal brings 200 operating locations and 3,400 drivers to the South Florida-based company.
By David Taube • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Trucking prepares for regulation, rising costs in 2024
A persistently soft freight environment is among many issues carriers will confront this year. We talked to execs about how they are preparing.
By Larry Avila • Jan. 31, 2024 -
Knight-Swift aims to provide national LTL network in-house by 2026
The carrier plans to open at least 20 sites this year for its expansion — scaling a segment it began in 2021.
By David Taube • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Under Covenant Logistics, Lew Thompson fleet size will double in 2024
The parent company is bullish on the poultry hauling business, even after a challenging winter.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Mullen Group to acquire ContainerWorld Forwarding Services
With the deal, Mullen Group is looking to capitalize on ContainerWorld's alcohol industry relationships in Western Canada.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 24, 2024 -
Forward Air moves ahead with Omni Logistics merger
A new deal was completed this week and shut down a transaction lawsuit.
By Larry Avila • Updated Jan. 25, 2024 -
‘A mandate to grow’: Trucking’s 2024 M&A outlook is bright
Buyers are on the lookout for well-run operations with niche expertise, said M&A adviser Spencer Tenney.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Berkshire Hathaway now sole owner of Pilot Company
Warren Buffett’s holding firm has purchased the remaining 20% in the travel center chain that had previously been owned by the company’s founders, the Haslam family.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 19, 2024 -
PS Logistics acquires Buddy Moore Trucking, ELS flatbed division
The latest acquisitions by the Alabama-based logistics company are expected to expand its flatbed and dedicated dry van operations.
By Larry Avila • Jan. 18, 2024 -
Yellow to sell another 23 property leases for $82.9M
In another round of bidding, Estes Express Lines and FedEx Freight were the top spenders, and Saia came away with the most properties.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 22, 2023 -
TFI International to buy Daseke
The Canada-based carrier said it will consider spinning off its truckload segment.
By David Taube • Updated Dec. 22, 2023 -
Hub Group acquires Forward Air’s final mile business for $262M
The deal includes the transfer of about 45 locations and more than 640 employees.
By Colin Campbell • Updated Dec. 20, 2023 -
‘A legend at J.B. Hunt’: Longtime executive Craig Harper retires
The carrier's first chief safety officer served as COO for decades before retiring as EVP and chief sustainability officer.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 20, 2023 -
Estes scores second-most terminals in Yellow bankruptcy auction
The stalking-horse bidder, which offered over $1.5B for the entire network, instead purchased 24 properties for $248.7 million.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 14, 2023 -
Saia wins 17 terminals in Yellow Corp. bankruptcy auction
With a court's approval Tuesday, the sale of $235.7 million worth of real estate is set to close in Q1.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 13, 2023 -
Yellow terminal auction resumes next week
Nearly 50 properties are still for sale across 26 states.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 12, 2023 -
A. Duie Pyle wins 4 terminals for $29.4M in Yellow auction
Service centers in Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia will grow the LTL carrier’s network to 35, according to the carrier.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 11, 2023 -
XPO gets $870M loan to buy dozens of Yellow terminals
The bridge-term loan enabled the LTL carrier to bid three times more money than the next-biggest spender at the bankruptcy auction so far.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 7, 2023 -
Yellow terminals: Mapping trucking firms’ winning real estate bids
XPO, Estes, Saia and Knight-Swift’s pending property acquisitions show which markets the carriers targeted.
By Colin Campbell , David Taube , Julia Himmel • Dec. 5, 2023 -
Yellow terminals net more than $1.8B at auction
XPO, Estes, Saia and Knight-Swift came away with the most terminals in a bankruptcy court-supervised real estate auction.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 4, 2023 -
Yellow terminal auction outcome could be revealed by Tuesday
The collapsed LTL plans to file a notice in bankruptcy court specifying which bidder, or bidders, will acquire its properties.
By Colin Campbell • Dec. 4, 2023 -
Canada Cartage to acquire GTI, expand into US market
The deal could put the carrier on track to generate over 1 billion Canadian dollars in revenue annually.
By David Taube • Nov. 30, 2023 -
TFI acquires Nebraska-based truckload carrier
Dahlsten Truck Line owns or leases about 75 trucks and hauls more than 27,000 loads per year in the Midwest.
By Colin Campbell • Nov. 30, 2023 -
Riverstone Logistics acquisition expands Florida footprint
The acquisition of the Tampa-based firm complements Riverstone’s final-mile, big and bulky service offerings, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said.
By David Taube • Nov. 28, 2023