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Aim Transportation Solutions acquired Fleetmaster Leasing, adding about 400 vehicles to its operations and expanding its presence in the Columbus, Ohio, area.

UniFirst is engaging with Cintas after its larger rival resubmitted a $275-a-share takeover offer in December, Bloomberg reports. Cintas has been pursuing UniFirst for years.

Paladin is the latest in a growing list of larger carriers to either shutter operations or declare bankruptcy amid the ongoing freight rate recession, including R&R Family of Cos.

Investors led by buyout firm Advent International and FedEx are seeking to buy Polish parcel-locker company InPost in a deal that values the business at $9.3 billion.

As a result of the impairment charge and lower revenue from the ongoing freight rate recession, Heartland’s operating ratio spiked to 112.7. OR without the impairment charge was 101.6.

The deal, expected to close in the second quarter, illustrates how shale companies are pushing to consolidate, as many of the best U.S. drilling sites have been tapped.

Werner Enterprises is set to acquire privately owned dedicated truckload specialist FirstFleet and associated real estate for a combined $282.8 million.

In a document posted to the STB’s website Jan. 16, the agency said Union Pacific’s application to acquire Norfolk Southern was rejected, but it could be revised and refiled.

Echo Global Logistics will buy third-party logistics provider ITS Logistics for an undisclosed sum from private equity firm GHK Capital Partners, the companies said Jan. 21.

The transportation sector experienced a slowdown in merger and acquisition activity in 2025 amid ongoing headwinds and market uncertainty, according to a report by Tenney Group.