One Equity Partners Acquires Wheeler Fleet Solutions from VSE Corporation

Werner Enterprises Acquires FirstFleet, Inc.

January 28, 2026

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Werner Enterprises (Nasdaq: WERN) acquired privately held First Enterprises, Inc. ("FirstFleet"), a Murfreesboro, Tennessee–based dedicated trucking company, for approximately $245 million in cash plus a separate purchase of real estate (total consideration ~ $282.8 million). The deal adds ~2,400 tractors and 11,000 trailers to Werner, makes it the fifth-largest dedicated carrier in North America, is expected to be immediately accretive to EPS and to yield about $18 million of annual synergies while retaining most FirstFleet management and its Tennessee headquarters.

Copley Equity Partners Acquires Vital Delivery Solutions

December 18, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

Copley Equity Partners has acquired Vital Delivery Solutions, a New England provider of healthcare logistics, same-day courier, and temperature-controlled warehousing services. Financial terms were not disclosed; VDS will continue operating under its brand with management in place while leveraging Copley’s resources to expand service offerings and geographic coverage.

FleetPride Acquires Zender's Truck & Equipment, Parts & Service

May 9, 2023

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FleetPride, Inc. has acquired the assets of Zender's Truck & Equipment, Parts & Service, Inc., a heavy-duty truck parts and service provider based in Bellingham, Washington. The deal expands FleetPride's national footprint — marking its first service location on the West Coast — and gives local customers access to FleetPride's supply chain, e-commerce and career development resources.

FleetPride Acquires Wheelco Truck & Trailer Parts and Service

March 18, 2024

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FleetPride, the nation's largest independent distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty parts, has acquired the assets of Wheelco Truck & Trailer Parts and Service, a third-generation family business based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The acquisition adds six retail parts locations, two service centers, a distribution center and an OEM manufacturing division to FleetPride, expanding geographic density across the Upper Midwest and creating a new OE Solutions division to serve trailer and specialty equipment OEMs.

Boxwheel Trailer Leasing Acquires Fleet Trailer Leasing (El Paso, TX)

May 3, 2022

Trucking & Fleet

Boxwheel Trailer Leasing, a Denver-based semi-trailer rental and leasing operator backed by Crosstimbers Capital Group, acquired the assets of Fleet Trailer Leasing in El Paso, Texas. The acquisition expands Boxwheel's geographic footprint into the El Paso/Juarez market and follows prior branch acquisitions as the company grows its rental and leasing network.

Incline Equity Partners Majority Recapitalizes Weaver Parts

August 23, 2021

Automotive

Pittsburgh-based private equity firm Incline Equity Partners has made a majority investment in Weaver Parts, a Carnesville, Georgia-based value-added distributor of recycled OEM auto parts serving collision and mechanical repair shops across the Southeastern United States. Incline said it will support Weaver's growth plan, including geographic expansion via greenfields and M&A, while management (led by CEO Kent Rothwell) remains in place.