Knight-Swift deal shows the value in owning an LTL

Trucking's latest mega deal mixes modes

For the second time this year, a truckload-centric transportation company has acquired a less-than-truckload carrier.

Canadian TL and logistics outfit TFI International (NYSE: TFII) announced the $800 billion acquisition of UPS Freight (NYSE: UPS) in January. Last week, the biggest TL carrier in the nation, Knight-Swift Transportation, inked a $1.35 billion deal for regional LTL carrier AAA Cooper Transportation.

What’s so intriguing about the LTL space that warrants the significant investment...

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Trucking M&A deals getting bigger; Knight-Swift takes on LTL

Investment dollars continue to roll into LTL market

Big truckload M&A deals are starting to roll in for the publicly traded carriers. After months of management teams saying they would look to deploy their strengthening balance sheets on accretive acquisitions, the fruit is finally shaking loose from the tree.

Less than a week after Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) announced it had acquired a couple of regional carriers in a $142 million deal with ECM Transport, the nation’s largest TL carrier Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX) made a big...

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