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This week in Transportation and logistics

4,687 lower middle market companies on the record in Transportation and logistics (4,687). Below: the deals announced in the last twelve months with the parties the announcement named, and the likely ownership changes DFX inferred from filings. Generated Sep 24, 2026.

Independent sponsors that closed in Transportation and logistics

Collaborative Capital Management1 deal, latest Aug 5, 2026Capital named: Access Holdings

Deals announced in Transportation and logistics, last twelve months

Aug 27, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
Behnke Dedicated & Logistics acquired AG Freight (Piedmont, SC)
Behnke Dedicated & Logistics of Battle Creek, Michigan bought Piedmont, South Carolina-based AG Freight, giving the company a real foothold in the Southeast.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) truckingdive.com
Aug 18, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics acquired Higgins Transport Service (Charleston, SC)
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics acquired Higgins Transport Service, a Charleston port drayage and intermodal provider, adding 15 drivers to its Charleston operations.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) truckingdive.com
Aug 5, 2026Majority investmentconfidence 90%
Collaborative Capital Management acquired Reliable Towing Holdings Ltd.
Access Holdings · Capital providerMcGuireWoods LLP · Counsel
Access partnered with Paul Parhar, Founder of Collaborative Capital Management, who has more than two decades of experience and previously invested in Reliable Towing.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) prnewswire.com
Aug 4, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
Trimac Transportation acquired California Freight (CA)
Trimac acquired California Freight, a food-grade bulk carrier with 452 power units and 501 drivers, which will retain its name and operate as part of Trimac.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) truckingdive.com
Jun 24, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
AmeriLux Transportation & Logistics acquired Dedicated Systems, Inc. (Green Bay, WI)
AmeriLux acquired Green Bay-based Dedicated Systems, a family-owned carrier specializing in nationwide transportation and over-dimensional freight hauling founded in 1991.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) freightwaves.com
Jun 24, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
Imperative Logistics Group LLC acquired Jose D. Gonzalez, CHB (Laredo, TX)
Imperative Logistics Group acquired Laredo-based customs broker Jose D. Gonzalez, CHB, significantly expanding its customs brokerage and cross-border capabilities.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) freightwaves.com
Apr 28, 2026Recapitalizationconfidence 90%
Main Street Capital Corporation recapitalised Shift Transit, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Main Street partnered with Shift Transit's founders and existing owners to facilitate a $40.0 million minority recapitalization combining first lien senior secured term debt and a direct minority equity investment.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) mainstcapital.com
Apr 13, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
TA Dedicated (TFI International) acquired Triangle Warehouse, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
TA Dedicated, a TFI International subsidiary, agreed to acquire Minneapolis-based Triangle Warehouse, which operates about 150 power units and 900,000 square feet of warehouse space.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) truckingdive.com
Mar 4, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
Ace Doran (Bennett Family of Companies) acquired NHH Services (IN)
Ace Doran purchased the equipment and staff of Indiana-based NHH Services, about 50 trucks plus drivers and office personnel, to create a new heavy haul division.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) truckingdive.com
Feb 23, 2026Mergerconfidence 90%
Diverse Logistics acquired Pulse Final Mile, LLC (Anaheim, CA)
Ironwood Capital announces investment in Diverse Logistics to support its combination with Pulse Final Mile under Argosy Private Equity.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) myemail.constantcontact.com
Feb 17, 2026Strategic acquisitionconfidence 70%
Estes Logistics (Estes Express Lines) acquired KEY Trucking, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Estes Logistics acquired Kent, Washington-based Key Trucking as of January 1, 2026, adding Pacific Northwest capacity and a strategic gateway to Alaska.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) truckingdive.com
Jan 20, 2026Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%
Tailwind Capital acquired Valor Fleet Services (Leesburg, VA)
Stellus Capital Management · Equity providerStellus Capital Management · Lender
Stellus provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support Tailwind Capital's investment in Leesburg, Virginia-based Valor Fleet Services.
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) stelluscapital.com

Likely ownership changes

Jan 1, 2023plan year 2023Likely ownership changeInferenceHoldCo rename, deal-structure wordconfidence 85%
Commodity Truck Acquisition LLC (Chino, CA) formerly BURNS AND SONS TRUCKING, INC.
Plan sponsor of record changed from BURNS AND SONS TRUCKING, INC. to COMMODITY TRUCK ACQUISITION LLC, a deal-structure style name; no announcement found
Rule: HoldCo rename with a deal-structure word (acquisition, buyer, midco, opco, topco, bidco, intermediate): an ownership change in 94% of adjudicated cases, 62% of all 77 cases including unresolved
DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026
Jan 1, 2022plan year 2022Likely ownership changeInferenceHoldCo rename, holding wordconfidence 60%
National Holding Company, Inc. (Sellersburg, IN) formerly NATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS INC.
Plan sponsor of record changed from NATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS INC. to NATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a holding-company style name; no announcement found
Rule: HoldCo rename with a holding word only (holdings, holdco, parent, investments): an ownership change in 70% of adjudicated cases, 37% of all 77 cases including unresolved
DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026