M&A Deal Summary

Group Transportation Services Acquires Alpha Freight Systems

On February 22, 2010, Group Transportation Services acquired transportation company Alpha Freight Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Group Transportation Services’ 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Group Transportation Services’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Group Transportation Services’ 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-02-22
Target Alpha Freight Systems
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Group Transportation Services
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Alpha Freight Systems

Stow, Ohio, United States
Alpha Freight Systems provides its primarily Ohio-based customers a variety of services including truckload, partial truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, rail, air, and international transportation services.

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Buyer

Group Transportation Services

Hudson, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

Group Transportation Services, Inc.(GTS) is a non-asset based third-party logistics provider offering a full suite of outsourced transportation management solutions to over 11,000 middle market clients. Services include pricing, contract management, carrier selection, freight tracking, bill payment, bill audit and dispatch.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Transportation) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-01 Great Northern Transportation Services

Milford, New Hampshire, United States

Great Northern Transportation Services, LLC is a one stop-shop provider of truckload, partial truckload and other transportation services.

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