M&A Deal Summary

Knight-Swift Transportation Acquires Barr-Nunn Transportation

On October 1, 2014, Knight-Swift Transportation acquired transportation company Barr-Nunn Transportation for 112M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Knight-Swift Transportation’s 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Knight-Swift Transportation’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Knight-Swift Transportation’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Knight-Swift Transportation’s 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-01
Target Barr-Nunn Transportation
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Knight-Swift Transportation
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 112M USD
Advisor(s) Belin McCormick (Legal)

Target

Barr-Nunn Transportation

Granger, Iowa, United States
Barr-Nunn Transportation, Inc. is a provider of dry van truckload transportation services from its headquarters near Des Moines, Iowa, and leased facilities located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. The company's primary operating territory is the eastern United States. The company has a strong niche in the expedited and service-sensitive marketplace.

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Buyer

Knight-Swift Transportation

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Transportation
Employees34,300
Revenue 7.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Knight Transportation's corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.
Entrance to Knight Transportation's corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

Knight-Swift Transportation is a provider of multiple truckload transportation and logistics services that uses a national network of service centers to serve customers throughout North America. Knight also contracts with third-party equipment providers to provide a broad range of truckload services to its customers. Knight-Swift was formed in 1989 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Transportation) 2 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 7
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-23 Roads West Transportation

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Roads West operates refrigerated trucks, dry van and brokerage divisions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-10 Swift Transportation

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Swift Transportation Co. is a transportation services company, operating a fleet of truckload equipment within the North American market. Swift principally operates in short- to medium-haul traffic lanes around its terminals and dedicated customer locations. Swift's suite of service offerings include line-haul services, dedicated customer contracts, temperature-controlled units, intermodal freight solutions, cross-border United States/Mexico and United States/Canada freight, flatbed hauling, freight brokerage and logistics. Swift Transportation Co. was formed in 1966 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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