Uptick in 3PL-based M&A activity points to need for truckload brokerage services

摘要

Over the last several months, there's been a spate of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity centered around deals with an emphasis on large truckload brokerages. Recent examples include the UPS acquisition of Coyote Logistics for $ 1.8 billion; Echo Global Logistics' acquisition of Command Transportation for $420 million; and C.H. Robinson buying Freightquote.com for $365 million. Not to be overlooked is the flurry of deal-making activity made by non asset-based 3PL XPO Logistics, a top truckload broker that has kept its foot on the acquisition pedal since its inception in 2011.