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RPM Acquires Dealers Choice Auto Transport

December 18, 2025

Transportation

RPM Freight Systems, LLC has acquired Dealers Choice Auto Transport, a specialist in premium and luxury vehicle transport for dealerships and auto auctions. The deal, completed with support from RPM's sponsors Trive Capital and Bluejay Capital, expands RPM's dealership and auction coverage and adds specialized, white‑glove vehicle transport capabilities to its tech-enabled logistics platform.

Trive Capital and Bluejay Capital Acquire RPM Freight Systems

August 14, 2024

Transportation

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital and Denver-based Bluejay Capital Partners have completed an investment to acquire RPM Freight Systems, an asset-light, technology-driven finished vehicle logistics provider headquartered in Royal Oak, Michigan. Gladstone Capital provided a junior debt facility to support the transaction; the new ownership plans to invest in RPM's technology and service capabilities to accelerate growth across North America and Europe.

FleetPride Acquires RPM Truck Repair

June 6, 2023

Trucking & Fleet

FleetPride, Inc. has acquired the assets of RPM Truck Repair, a provider of truck maintenance and repair with locations in Effingham and Mount Vernon, Illinois. The deal expands FleetPride’s service footprint and capabilities in central and southern Illinois, integrating RPM’s technicians and locations into FleetPride’s national parts and service network.

FleetPride Acquires ARS Truck & Fleet Service (New Castle, DE)

January 29, 2025

Automotive

FleetPride, the nation’s largest independent distributor of heavy-duty aftermarket parts and service, has acquired the assets of ARS Truck & Fleet Service of New Castle, Delaware. The acquisition adds two service locations (25 service bays) and a 16-truck mobile service fleet, expanding FleetPride’s service footprint along the Eastern Seaboard.

Blue Point-backed Transtar Holding Company Acquires PPi Automotive

June 18, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Blue Point Capital Partners and its portfolio company Transtar Holding Company have acquired PPi Automotive, a family-owned automotive parts wholesale distributor with three warehouses serving the greater Pittsburgh area. The add-on expands Transtar/NexaMotion Group's general repair distribution footprint in the Northeast and strengthens its aftermarket distribution capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Transtar Holding Company Acquires PPi Automotive

June 4, 2024

Automotive

Transtar Holding Company, a NexaMotion Group portfolio company backed by Blue Point Capital Partners, has acquired PPi Automotive, a family-owned automotive parts wholesale distributor based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The add-on acquisition expands Transtar/NexaMotion's general repair and aftermarket distribution footprint in the Greater Pittsburgh area; terms were not disclosed.