Tracked deals
18
18 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Transportation Buyers & Acquisitions in Washington
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
19 strategic · 5 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2024
5 tracked deals announced in 2024.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Washington-based growth shows up in acquisitions ranging from RV/boat storage in Renton to collision repair network expansion tied to CARSTAR and Fix Auto systems.
- Fleet and carrier support tech is a major theme: acquisitions include invoicing payment/factoring automation (DAT Freight & Analytics acquiring Outgo) and video telematics plus smart fleet management (GPS Trackit acquiring Zonar Systems).
- Infrastructure and operations expand beyond pure logistics, including harbor services capability growth (Crowley acquiring Main Line Inc.) and rail maintenance/construction/signal capabilities via rollups (North American Rail Solutions and subsidiaries).
- The state’s deal flow includes both outright acquisitions and market-entry via partnership (e.g., ATS Traffic, Ltd. with Advanced Government Services, Inc. (AGS)).
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATS Traffic, Ltd. | 1 | Canada's leading traffic safety provider — sign and barri... | Strategic |
| American Track | 1 | Leading independent provider of turnkey railroad design, ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Crowley | 1 | Privately held maritime, energy and logistics solutions c... | Strategic |
| DAT Freight & Analytics | 1 | Operator of DAT One freight marketplace, DAT iQ analytics... | Strategic |
| DFW Capital Partners | 1 | Private equity firm focused on lower middle-market servic... | PE |
| Eagle Merchant Partners | 1 | Atlanta-based private equity firm backing lower-middle-ma... | PE |
| Estes Logistics | 1 | Division of Estes Express Lines providing dedicated and s... | Strategic |
| FleetPride, Inc. | 1 | Nation’s largest distributor of heavy-duty truck and trai... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Forward Air Corporation | 1 | Asset-light freight and logistics company providing exped... | Strategic |
| GPS Trackit | 1 | Provider of cloud-based fleet and video telematics, IoT f... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Acquisition Volume in Transportation in Washington by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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May 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Puget Collision, Eagle Merchant Partners
- Target
- Six Fix Auto USA locations (Fix Auto USA franchise group operated by Richard Fish)
- Seller
- Richard Fish
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Addon
Puget Collision announced it has acquired a six-location Fix Auto USA franchise group operated by Richard Fish across San Diego and Orange Counties, California. The deal expands Puget Collision’s collision repair network to 72 locations nationwide within the CARSTAR and Fix Auto systems, with support from Eagle Merchant Partners.
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April 2, 2026
- Buyer
- Outrig
- Target
- East Valley RV & Boat Storage
- Seller
- Theresa Skagen
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Outrig announced its expansion into the Pacific Northwest through the acquisition of East Valley RV & Boat Storage in Renton, Washington. The facility will be rebranded as Outrig Storage East Valley and offers secure canopy and uncovered storage options for RV and boat owners in the Seattle metropolitan area.
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February 12, 2026
- Buyer
- Estes Logistics
- Target
- Key Trucking Inc
- Seller
- Key Trucking (Castagno family)
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Estes Logistics, a division of Estes Express Lines, acquired Key Trucking Inc, a regional full-service transportation and freight provider based in Kent, Washington. The acquisition expands Estes’ footprint in the Pacific Northwest while Key Trucking’s current employees transition to the acquiring business.
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May 15, 2025
- Buyer
- DAT Freight & Analytics
- Target
- Outgo Inc.
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
DAT Freight & Analytics, a business unit of Roper Technologies, has acquired Outgo Inc., a Seattle-based fintech that automates invoice payments and factoring for trucking carriers. The acquisition embeds Outgo's AI-powered payments and factoring capabilities into DAT One to speed and simplify carrier payments and expand DAT's financial services offering for carriers and brokers.
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- Buyer
- VIP Aviation Holdings
- Target
- VIP Hospitality, LLC
- Seller
- Founding leadership team of VIP Hospitality, LLC
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
VIP Aviation Holdings, led by aviation and hospitality veterans Robert Greene, Sachi Greene, and Jeff Osatinski, has acquired Seattle-based VIP Hospitality, LLC. The transaction closed on May 2, 2025; Generational Group advised VIP Hospitality on the sale. VIP Hospitality is an airport hospitality and passenger experience services provider and will be integrated under the new ownership to expand operational capabilities and service offerings.
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- Buyer
- Crowley
- Target
- Main Line Inc.
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Crowley has acquired Main Line Inc., a Seattle-based vessel mooring company, in an asset purchase effective Jan. 1, 2025. The deal brings Main Line staff into Crowley and expands Crowley’s harbor services offering — providing coordinated vessel mooring and ship assist capabilities for customers calling on Seattle and Tacoma; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- GPS Trackit, Inverness Graham
- Target
- Zonar Systems, Inc.
- Seller
- Continental AG
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Addon
GPS Trackit, the Inverness Graham-backed fleet telematics and video company, has acquired Zonar Systems from Continental. The deal (terms undisclosed) combines GPS Trackit's video telematics platform with Zonar's smart fleet management capabilities to deepen presence in government, education and commercial fleet markets and expand fleet safety, health and compliance offerings.
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December 2, 2024
- Buyer
- Medstar Transportation (Medstar)
- Target
- ATS Trans, LLC
- Seller
- Dianne Hutchins
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Medstar, a Washington-based non-emergency transport operator, acquired ATS Trans, LLC (Tacoma, WA) in a deal facilitated by IAG. The seller, Dianne Hutchins, financed the transaction after pandemic-era financing challenges; ATS Trans operates a fleet of ~60 vehicles and reported EBITDA of approximately $600,000.
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August 27, 2024
- Buyer
- Swiftly
- Target
- Hopthru
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Swiftly has acquired Hopthru to integrate Hopthru's ridership data and analytics into Swiftly's transit data platform, enhancing agencies' abilities to access, clean, monitor, and analyze ridership for NTD reporting, service planning, and scheduling. The acquisition extends Swiftly's modular platform to include statistician-certified ridership datasets and NTD certification workflows, improving agencies' service-planning and reporting capabilities.
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- Buyer
- Radiant Logistics
- Target
- Cascade Transportation
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Radiant Logistics (Radiant Global Logistics) has acquired Cascade Transportation, a Seattle-based non-asset third-party logistics provider. The deal — terms undisclosed — brings Cascade’s team and operations into Radiant’s network (Cascade will operate as Radiant Global Logistics) and expands Radiant’s presence in the retail, e-commerce, production furniture and tradeshow markets.
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- Buyer
- North American Rail Solutions, American Track, Universal Rail Systems, DFW Capital Partners
- Target
- West Rail Construction, LLC, Strategic Rail, LLC, Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd., Condor Signals & Communications
- Seller
- Mike Sands, Dianna Gustafson, Travis Gustafson
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Addon
DFW Capital Partners-backed North American Rail Solutions (NARS), through its subsidiaries American Track and Universal Rail Systems, completed a series of add-on acquisitions to expand geographic coverage and service capabilities across the U.S. and Canada. Targets include West Rail Construction (Vancouver, WA), Strategic Rail (Tomahawk, WI), Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd. (Calgary, AB) and Condor Signals & Communications (Ontario) to broaden NARS' rail maintenance, construction, engineering and signals/communications offering.
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- Buyer
- ATS Traffic, Ltd.
- Target
- Advanced Government Services, Inc. (AGS)
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Canada-based ATS Traffic has entered the U.S. market through a strategic partnership with Tacoma-based Advanced Government Services, Inc. (AGS). The deal will expand ATS Traffic’s service footprint into the Pacific Northwest while AGS’s president, Arti O'Brien, will continue to lead the local business.
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- Buyer
- FleetPride, Inc.
- Target
- Zender's Truck & Equipment, Parts & Service, Inc.
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Addon
FleetPride, Inc. has acquired the assets of Zender's Truck & Equipment, Parts & Service, Inc., a heavy-duty truck parts and service provider based in Bellingham, Washington. The deal expands FleetPride's national footprint — marking its first service location on the West Coast — and gives local customers access to FleetPride's supply chain, e-commerce and career development resources.
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June 30, 2022
- Buyer
- Swire Shipping
- Target
- Westwood Shipping Lines
- Seller
- J-WeSco Ltd., Sumitomo Warehouse Co Ltd
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Swire Shipping signed a definitive agreement to acquire Westwood Shipping Lines, an independent vessel operator serving the Pacific Northwest–Northeast Asia (Japan, Korea, China) trade. The acquisition was later finalized after regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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- Buyer
- Forward Air Corporation
- Target
- Edgmon Trucking, LLC
- Seller
- Current ownership group of Edgmon Trucking, LLC
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Forward Air Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Edgmon Trucking, LLC, a Kent, Washington-based intermodal drayage provider that generates about $22 million in annual revenue and employs 21 staff (with ~70 trucks operated mainly by independent contractors). The transaction will be funded from cash on hand, is expected to close in May 2022, and provides Forward Air its first West Coast location for its intermodal business to expand drayage capabilities at the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma.
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- Buyer
- Updater
- Target
- Dolly
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Updater, the relocation technology platform, has acquired Dolly, an on-demand local moving and delivery service, to integrate Dolly's last-mile capabilities into Updater's marketplace and expand offerings for consumers and retail partners. Dolly will remain based in Seattle and operate as a subsidiary of Updater, enabling integrated routing of jobs between Dolly Helpers and Updater's MoveHQ full-service network.
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March 19, 2021
- Buyer
- SambaSafety
- Target
- Instructional Technologies, Inc.
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
SambaSafety acquired Instructional Technologies, Inc. (ITI), a Vancouver, Washington-based provider of online driver training and an LMS, to integrate ITI's training content and Sentix LMS into SambaSafety's Qorta continuous driver monitoring platform. The deal adds online training and automated assignment capability to SambaSafety's risk-management offering, enabling customers to close the safety loop with training tied to observed driver behavior.
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- Buyer
- The Silverfern Group, Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners
- Target
- Tidewater Transportation & Terminals
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The Silverfern Group, in partnership with Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners, has acquired Tidewater Transportation & Terminals, a multi-commodity transportation, terminal and marine services company headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. The investment positions the buyers to pursue development projects and potential add-on acquisitions across Tidewater’s operations on the Columbia and Snake River system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which types of transportation buyers appear most often in Washington deals?
Recurring buyers include operators and platform providers such as Estes Logistics, Outrig, Puget Collision, DAT Freight & Analytics, GPS Trackit, Crowley, and rail specialists like North American Rail Solutions and American Track.
What kinds of capabilities are being added through Washington transportation acquisitions?
Common capability themes include collision repair network expansion, secure storage operations, carrier payments and factoring, fleet telematics/video compliance, harbor vessel mooring and ship assist services, and expanded rail maintenance/construction/signals.
Are there examples of add-on acquisition strategies in Washington?
Yes. North American Rail Solutions (through American Track and Universal Rail Systems) completed multiple add-on acquisitions to broaden geographic coverage and service capabilities across the U.S. and Canada.
Do Washington transactions include transit or ridership data technology?
Yes. Swiftly acquired Hopthru to integrate ridership data and analytics into its transit data platform, including support for NTD reporting workflows.
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