Tracked deals
6
6 tracked deals across 2019-2025.
Trucking & Fleet Buyers & Acquisitions in California
Buyer mix
Strategic-led
7 strategic · 1 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2024
2 tracked deals announced in 2024.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amerit Fleet Solutions | 1 | Nationwide provider of fleet maintenance and management s... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Arc Industries, Inc. | 1 | Private equity / investment group that forms and backs op... | PE |
| California Freight | 1 | Trucking and logistics operator focused on freight and sp... | Strategic |
| Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | 1 | Public real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and ... | Strategic |
| KC Piggyback Holdings | 1 | Holding company operating drayage/trucking businesses (pr... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Omnitracs | 1 | Provider of fleet management software-as-a-service (telem... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| TFI International Inc. | 1 | North American transportation and logistics company opera... | Strategic |
| Vector Fleet Management | 1 | Dedicated fleet maintenance and parts management provider... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Trucking & Fleet in California by Year
Last 4 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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September 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Amerit Fleet Solutions, Vector Fleet Management
- Target
- Derotic Emergency Equipment
- Seller
- Jim Demattei, Casey Demattei
- Industry
- Trucking & Fleet
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
Amerit Fleet Solutions has acquired Derotic Emergency Equipment, a California-based upfitter of fire, police, emergency and utility vehicles. The business will be integrated into Vector Fleet Management (an Amerit company) to expand Vector and Amerit's government vehicle upfitting and nationwide fleet services capabilities.
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October 16, 2024
- Buyer
- California Freight
- Target
- Superior Truck Lines
- Seller
- Amaral family
- Industry
- Trucking & Fleet
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
California Freight, a Ripon, California-based trucking company, has acquired Superior Truck Lines of Newman, California to strengthen its dairy transport capabilities across California's Central Valley. The deal preserves most of Superior's workforce (over 200 employees) and aims to expand California Freight's capacity and market presence in raw milk and dairy product logistics while facilitating a founder succession for the Amaral family.
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March 11, 2024
- Buyer
- TFI International Inc.
- Target
- Hercules Forwarding, Inc.
- Seller
- Family owners (previously family-owned; specific seller not disclosed)
- Industry
- Trucking & Fleet
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
TFI International has acquired Hercules Forwarding, a family-owned Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) carrier that operates a 31-terminal network across the U.S. and Canada. The bolt-on deal strengthens TFI's U.S. LTL footprint and cross-border capabilities by adding Hercules' fleet, terminals and expertise in US–Canada shipments.
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September 1, 2021
- Buyer
- Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
- Target
- Star Waggons, Zio Studio Services
- Industry
- Trucking & Fleet
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Hudson Pacific Properties acquired Star Waggons and Zio Studio Services for a combined $222 million, folding both production-transportation and equipment-rental businesses into its Sunset Studios platform. The acquisitions add more than 1,100 trailers and specialized vehicles to Hudson Pacific's offerings, expanding production services revenue, client experience at Sunset Studios and the company’s footprint for on-location filming.
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May 18, 2021
- Buyer
- KC Piggyback Holdings, Arc Industries, Inc.
- Target
- Harbor Division
- Industry
- Trucking & Fleet
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Addon
KC Piggyback Holdings (KCP), a holding company formed by Arc Industries, has acquired the stock of Harbor Division, a Southern California drayage and intermodal equipment storage operator. Coil Partners advised Harbor Division on the sale; the acquisition adds ~27 acres of paved, secure storage and strengthens KCP/Arc’s drayage platform in the Los Angeles / Southern California market.
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March 14, 2019
- Buyer
- Omnitracs
- Target
- Blue Dot Solutions
- Industry
- Trucking & Fleet
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Omnitracs acquired Blue Dot Solutions to integrate Blue Dot's cloud-native MilesAhead driver and back-office workflow platform into the Omnitracs One fleet-management suite. The deal expands Omnitracs’ driver workflow, back-office usability and analytics capabilities, improving configurability and user experience across fleet operations.
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