Dry bulk transport

Kenan Advantage Group acquires Alabama-based dry bulk hauler

Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) announced Thursday it has acquired dry bulk hauler Evergreen Transport.

Mobile, Alabama-based Evergreen Transport specializes in the transportation of dry bulk commodities like ash, cement, lime and sand in addition to food-grade commodities. It operates a fleet of 158 tractors and 338 trailers out of four terminals across Alabama.

The 37-year-old carrier also provides dump trailer, flatbed and container services. Evergreen’s roughly 100 drivers and 45 operations...

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FreightWaves Classics: Dixon Bros., Inc. is a tank truck industry leader

A Dixon Bros., Inc. tractor pulls a double load past spectacular scenery. (Photo: Dixon Bros., Inc.)

For over 60 years, Dixon Bros., Inc. (DBI) has been specializing in bulk transport, hauling a wide range of petroleum products and dry bulk products in the upper Rocky Mountain region, the Dakotas and parts of Canada. 

History

In 1960, brothers James and Jerry Dixon founded Dixon Bros., Inc. Jim had $3,500 in operating capital and a new Mack cabover tractor. They started with one customer, delivering propane for McPherson Propane of Sturgis, South Dakota. They incorporated the company in 1961,...

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Bulk carrier Trimac acquires California-based cement hauler

Trimac adds to fleet through acquisition again

Canadian bulk carrier Trimac Transportation announced late Monday the acquisition of Southern California cement hauler Double Eagle Transportation.

Based in Hesperia, California, family-owned Double Eagle operates a fleet of 96 tractors and 124 dry bulk pneumatic trailers. With 132 employees, 105 of which are drivers, the nearly 20-year-old company also transports fly ash, gypsum, lime, limestone and sand throughout California and Nevada.

Terms of the deal were not announced.

“We are thrilled to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bulk-carrier-trimac-acquires-california-based-cement-hauler

Fraley & Schilling acquires KBT Enterprises

Fraley & Schilling acquires KBT Enterprises

Truckload carrier Fraley & Schilling has acquired KBT Enterprises, of Fishers, Indiana. KBT operates 33 tractors and 42 mostly pneumatic dry bulk trailers hauling bulk materials such as lime kiln dust, dry bulk cement and fly ash throughout Indiana and surrounding states. 

Terms were not disclosed. Tenney Group, which specializes in mergers and acquisitions, advised the seller in the transaction.

Fraley & Schilling services all parts of the United States. The acquisition will help the company...

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