TFI acquires truck transporter JHT Holdings

TFI International has acquired JHT Holdings, a Wisconsin-based company that transports finished Classes 6-8 trucks to dealers and end customers. The company was founded in 1933 and works for truck…

TFI International buys LTL carriers Siemens, Hot Line

TFI International has announced LTL deals in the U.S. and Canada, acquiring Siemens Transportation Group in Saskatchewan and Hot Line Freight Systems in Wisconsin. Siemens was founded in 1962 and…

Trimac buys AIP Logistics

Trimac Transportation has purchased AIP Logistics, a Central Ohio-based bulk hauler specializing in the plastics, liquid chemicals, food grade storage, and metal production industries. The company operates 13 tractors and…

NFI doubles Canadian footprint with SDR Distribution acquisition

NFI Industries has increased its Canadian presence, buying SDR Distribution Services and doubling its Canadian distribution footprint in the process. SDR is a multichannel provider of custom warehousing and distribution…

Transport Dynapro buys Transport TEB

Transport Dynapro has acquired fellow Quebec hauler of fresh products, Transport TEB. In a press release, Dynapro announced that the “complementarity of the truck fleets of the two companies will…

Kriska Transport buys Liberty Linehaul’s Canadian, U.S. operations

Kriska Transportation Group (KTG) has acquired the Canadian and U.S. operations of Liberty Linehaul, adding 72 tractors and 157 trailers and expanding its reach into the U.S. Liberty Linehaul is…

Transport LFL buys JE Fortin

Transport LFL has announced it has acquired JE Fortin, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. “It was after a long selection process with the Fortin family that we reached this…

TFI International buys Axsun Group, bolsters intermodal offerings

TFI International has acquired Montreal-based Axsun Group, which serves the intermodal and logistics needs of Fortune 100 customers. The company operates “multiple” locations across Canada and the U.S., providing intermodal…

Parts for Trucks purchases Fleet Brake

Parts for Trucks has announced its acquisition of Fleet Brake Parts & Service, which creates a national network of locations serving the heavy-duty trucking industry. The acquisition creates a network…

Cummins’ integration plan for Meritor coming into focus

Cummins completed its acquisition of Meritor last August, and is now offering some visibility into how the two powerhouse brands will be integrated. A press briefing was held at MEMA’s…

Rising interest rates, skyrocketing inflation will affect trucking M&A landscape

Merger and acquisition activity may slow this year as freight conditions normalize and the cost of borrowing increases, but dealmakers are still gonna deal. Organic growth — one truck, driver…

Lazer acquires yard management business

Lazer Logistics has acquired the yard management assets of Preferred Cartage Trucking Services in Greeley, Col. Lazer provides outsourced yard management services across North America, and includes Toronto-based operations. (Photo:…

Stage your truck fleet for sale – even if it isn’t

Whether or not you’re interested in selling your business, business owners should always keep it “staged” and ready for a sale for when the right opportunity comes along. “You wouldn’t…

KAG Logistics buys Toronto 3PL Connectrans

KAG Logistics, the logistics division of North America’s largest tanker fleet Kenan Advantage Group, has purchased Toronto logistics firm Connectrans. The company says its acquisition will bolster its cross-border services…

Bison Transport scales up U.S. operations by acquiring Pottle’s

Bison Transport has continued its U.S. growth with the acquisition of Maine-based Pottle’s Transport. Pottle’s is a truckload fleet operating more than 200 tractors, 750 trailers and a third-party logistics…