Knight-Swift Acquires RAC MME Holdings (Midwest Motor Express / Midnite Express)

Red Arts Capital, Prudential Capital Partners and Brightwood Capital Advisors Acquire MME Inc.

January 9, 2020

Trucking & Fleet

Red Arts Capital partnered with Prudential Capital Partners and Brightwood Capital Advisors to acquire MME Inc., including its subsidiaries Midwest Motor Express Inc. and Midnite Express Inc.; financial terms were not disclosed. Midwest Motor Express is a Bismarck, North Dakota–based top-25 less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier with ~800 employees, 32 service centers across 16 states and part of a combined platform generating more than $120 million in annual revenue.

Knight-Swift Acquires U.S. Xpress Enterprises for ~$808M

July 1, 2023

Transportation

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings agreed to acquire U.S. Xpress Enterprises for a total enterprise value of approximately $808 million, paying $6.15 per share; the transaction was approved by shareholders and closed on July 1, 2023. U.S. Xpress will continue to operate as a separate brand, with the Fuller family rolling over a portion of their equity into an approximately 10% interest in a new Knight-Swift subsidiary holding the business.

Knight-Swift Acquires AAA Cooper Transportation

July 5, 2021

Transportation

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. acquired 100% of Dothan, Alabama-based AAA Cooper Transportation, a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier. The $1.35 billion transaction (including assumed debt) is intended to provide Knight-Swift an LTL growth platform and is expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted EPS while preserving AAA Cooper's independent operations and leadership.

Knight-Swift Acquires Dependable Highway Express LTL Business

July 30, 2024

Transportation

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has acquired the less-than-truckload (LTL) operations of Los Angeles-based Dependable Highway Express from Dependable Supply Chain Services. The deal expands Knight-Swift's West Coast and Southwest LTL footprint—adding terminals and doors to its AAA Cooper division—to support the company's goal of building a nationwide LTL network.

Knight-Swift Acquires UTXL, Inc.

June 1, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. acquired 100% of UTXL, Inc., a Kansas City-based third-party logistics and truckload brokerage firm, for approximately $22.5 million. The deal expands Knight-Swift’s logistics and brokerage capabilities while preserving UTXL’s brand and independent operations and includes customary working capital adjustments and escrowed/deferred consideration.

Midwest & Bluegrass Rail Acquires Tomken Transportation

November 29, 2019

Transportation

Midwest & Bluegrass Rail (MBR), a holding company focused on regional and short-line rail assets, has acquired Tomken Transportation from the Smith family. The purchase — driven in part by MBR's interest in the site's rail spur and real estate — involved environmental remediation and complex tax and financing structuring; MBR plans to grow the business and expand its network of freight and logistics holdings.