AFS Logistics Acquires DTA Services Ltd.

Fastfrate Group Acquires ASL Distribution Services Limited

February 16, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Fastfrate Group has acquired ASL Distribution Services Limited, a Canadian transportation, warehousing, distribution and final-mile service provider. The purchase adds 13 terminals and final-mile hubs across Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and into New York, and is projected to increase Fastfrate Group revenue by about $120 million in 2021 while immediately providing Fastfrate entry into the e-commerce final-mile market.

DAT Freight & Analytics Acquires Trucker Tools

December 18, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

DAT Freight & Analytics has acquired the operations of Trucker Tools LLC from ASG (a portfolio company of Alpine Investors) to integrate real-time load tracking, automated booking, and digital freight-matching capabilities into its DAT One platform. Trucker Tools will continue to operate under its current leadership, with CEO Kary Jablonski joining the DAT executive team; the deal closed on December 17, 2024.

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).

AIT Worldwide Logistics Acquires Global Transport Solutions Group

February 1, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

AIT Worldwide Logistics has acquired Global Transport Solutions Group (GTS), a Netherlands-headquartered specialist in time-critical marine spare parts logistics. The deal brings GTS’ more than 600 teammates across 16 locations and nine consolidation hubs into AIT’s global network, adding marine spare-parts capabilities, warehouse capacity and new geographic presence in Greece, Japan and the Nordics; terms were not disclosed.

Pilot Freight Services Acquires DSI Logistics

March 31, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Pilot Freight Services, a PE-backed global transportation and logistics provider, has acquired DSI Logistics, a Brea, California-based last-mile home delivery and white-glove installation specialist. The acquisition, which closed March 31, 2021, expands Pilot's Pilot Last Mile Home capabilities and makes Pilot one of the largest last-mile providers for big and bulky goods in the United States; Argosy Private Equity and minority investor Headhaul Capital Partners exited their investment in DSI.

IBS Software Acquires Accenture Freight and Logistics Software (AFLS)

February 22, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IBS Software completed the acquisition of Accenture Freight and Logistics Software (AFLS), bringing AFLS’ air cargo and ocean freight platforms into IBS’s product portfolio. The deal strengthens IBS’s cargo and logistics capabilities, accelerates its digital transformation offerings for airlines and ocean carriers, and includes opening a new development center in Chennai to support the expanded business.