Parts for Trucks Acquires Trailine Trailer Parts

Aetna Truck Parts Acquires Douglas Truck Parts

September 18, 2025

Automotive

Aetna Truck Parts has acquired Douglas Truck Parts, combining two Chicago-based truck-parts firms. The deal will expand Aetna’s inventory, distribution network and service capabilities to improve product availability and support for commercial-truck customers.

TruckPro (via Crane Carrier Canada) Acquires Transaxle Parts

June 25, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

TruckPro, through its wholly‑owned subsidiary Crane Carrier (Canada) Limited, acquired the Transaxle Parts group of companies, expanding TruckPro's heavy‑duty truck and trailer parts distribution and repair footprint in the Greater Toronto Area. Transaxle operates five locations in the Toronto, Ontario market; Transaxle owners Tom Neelin and Gary Zwygers will continue to lead day‑to‑day operations following the acquisition.

FleetPride Acquires Wheelco Truck & Trailer Parts and Service

March 18, 2024

Transportation

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.

Valley Equipment Ltd Acquires Utility Trailers of New England

March 5, 2024

Trucking & Fleet

Valley Equipment Ltd, a long-standing Canadian Utility dealer, has acquired Utility Trailers of New England, LLC, adding two locations in Seabrook, New Hampshire and North Oxford (Boston), Massachusetts to its network. The acquisition expands Valley Equipment's dealer and service footprint into the Northeastern United States and strengthens support for Utility Trailer and Cargobull North America products in the region.

SeaFort Capital Makes Majority Investment in Parts for Trucks, Inc.

June 2, 2022

Transportation

SeaFort Capital has made a majority investment in Parts for Trucks, Inc., a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based distributor and service provider for heavy-duty truck parts operating 16 locations across Atlantic Canada and Ontario. The deal is SeaFort's first platform investment from Fund II and will support Parts for Trucks' growth strategy through new products, service expansion, greenfield initiatives and strategic acquisitions while the existing senior leadership team remains in place.

American Trailer World Acquires Wholesale Trailer Supply

January 25, 2022

Transportation

American Trailer World (ATW) has acquired Wholesale Trailer Supply, a Sacramento-based trailer parts and accessories distributor. The acquisition expands ATW’s TexTrail distribution portfolio and strengthens its West Coast distribution capabilities for trailer parts, tires, wheels and components.