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Bird's Eye View

From the desk of Reid Stack 

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The transportation and logistics recovery so far has been a supply story. Discipline, not demand acceleration, has driven it, with capacity leaving faster than freight. That exit looks structural, not cyclical, so supply should keep tightening. What has changed is that the tightening is now paired with steadier, if uneven, demand.

 

To read my full market update, click HERE. 
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For owners of transportation and logistics businesses who have been waiting for the right moment to consider a sale, the signals worth watching may not be the ones most commonly cited.

 

In a newly published article in Transport Topics, Director Reid Stack argues that successful exits rarely come down to predicting the peak of the freight cycle — they come down to recognizing when buyer demand shifts and acting before seller competition returns.

 

Read the full article HERE. 
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The freight market is recovering but the story is more nuanced than a simple rate rebound.

 

Managing Director Eric Heath recently shared his perspective with Robert Bowman at Supply Chain Brain on what's really driving the shift: a supply-side contraction, with significant truck capacity leaving the market through bankruptcies and tightening regulatory enforcement.

 

Watch the full interview HERE. 

M&A Activity 

Transportation & Logistics M&A activity showed notable volatility through early Q2, with April staging a strong rebound to 35 transactions before pulling back sharply to 20 in May — the lowest monthly volume in the trailing four-month period. 

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Recent T&L Transactions Across the Industry

Dive deep into the latest acquisitions transforming the North American transportation and logistics landscape. Our proprietary transaction database is designed to provide a more complete view of transportation and logistics transaction activity across the region. It offers free, up-to-date access to the previous month's merger, acquisition, and investment data that industry professionals won't want to miss.

View our Transaction Database.

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