Proficient Auto Logistics Acquires Brothers Auto Transport

Proficient Auto Logistics Acquires Auto Transport Group

August 15, 2024

Transportation

Proficient Auto Logistics is acquiring Ogden, Utah-based Auto Transport Group, adding the carrier as the sixth operating company in its vehicle-transport portfolio. The deal — expected to close in Q3 — expands Proficient's presence in the western United States; Auto Transport Group operates roughly 117 power units and 115 drivers according to FMCSA data.

Forward Air Acquires Proficient Transport to Expand Intermodal Drayage

February 12, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Forward Air Corporation agreed to acquire the assets of Proficient Transport Incorporated and Proficient Trucking, Inc. for $15 million to expand its intermodal drayage footprint. The Chicago-headquartered Proficient Transport generates approximately $23 million in annual revenue, operates with 32 employees and ~130 independent contractors, and the deal is expected to close in February 2021.

PLS Logistics Services Acquires D&L Transport

September 20, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

PLS Logistics Services, a technology-driven third-party logistics provider based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, has acquired D&L Transport, a freight brokerage headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. D&L will operate as an independent subsidiary with Brian DeFrain remaining president, and PLS expects the transaction to increase its annual revenue run rate to $950 million (with a projected ~$1.2 billion in 2022).

Pallet Logistics of America (PLA) Acquires Pal-Serv

November 29, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Pallet Logistics of America (PLA), a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, has acquired Pal-Serv, a pallet recycler and logistics provider with four pallet management facilities in the United States. The deal expands PLA's pallet repair, remanufacturing, brokerage and nationwide logistics capabilities and further grows the PE-backed platform's operating footprint.

PS Logistics Acquires Buddy Moore Trucking

January 8, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

PS Logistics, a privately held transportation and logistics company based in Birmingham, Alabama, has acquired Buddy Moore Trucking, a family-owned Birmingham-based trucking firm. The deal adds BMT's ~130-truck flatbed division, ~120-truck dedicated van division, and non-asset logistics capabilities to PS Logistics' network, expanding flatbed and dedicated dry-van capacity and diversifying modal and service offerings in the Southeastern United States.

RPM Freight Systems Acquires Professional Automotive Relocation Services (PARS)

December 9, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

RPM Freight Systems has acquired Professional Automotive Relocation Services (PARS), combining RPM's finished-vehicle logistics platform with PARS' fleet relocation and lifecycle services. The deal, backed by RPM investors Trive Capital and Bluejay Capital, expands RPM's service portfolio to include driveaway, vehicle storage, titling and registration; terms were not disclosed.