Inbound Logistics | April 2025

NOTED

> RECOGNITION

> M&A

n Source Logistics , a specialist provider of dry

• PepsiCo recognized Averitt as its 2024

Asset Based Carrier of the Year–South Division for its truckload services; specifically its on-time performance, which exceeded the beverage company’s goal. • The Customized Logistics & Delivery Association recently honored three supply chain veterans who have had a significant impact on the last-mile sector: Errol Cvern, Mark Cossack, and the late Randy Edmonds.

and ambient warehousing, distribution, and fulfillment services, purchased LaGrou Distribution’s warehousing business, based in Northeast Illinois. n Allstates WorldCargo acquired freight forwarding and logistics company Saturn Freight Systems . n NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S acquired DTK BE Holding ApS , a Danish-based provider of part- and full-load solutions, temperature-controlled transportation, and a range of logistics services. n Ješs' Brands , a data-driven ecommerce company operating on the Amazon Marketplace, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Smart Repair Pro purchased Pure NJ Logistics , a company that operates a strategically located logistics center equipped with 20 loading docks in New Jersey.

• Nussbaum Transportation Services received the 2024 TCA Fleet Safety Awards Grand Prize (large carrier division) from the Truckload Carriers Association to recognize its safety programs and leading accident frequency ratios.

• The National Motor Freight Tra‡c Association and Ben Wilkens , its cybersecurity principal engineer, were recognized with a 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Award for Cybersecurity Project of the Year. The submission, Empowering Small Fleets with Cybersecurity Tools: NMFTA’s Game-Changing Guidebook , is a resource to help owner operators, as well as small and mid-sized trucking fleets, strengthen their cybersecurity defenses against digital threats.

n Advantive acquired Commerce Vision , a digital commerce platform in Australia and New Zealand.

n Descartes Systems Group acquired 3GTMS , a transportation management solutions provider that combines cloud architecture, a large carrier network, and planning-driven automation to help shippers improve costs and customer satisfaction. n Armlogi Holding Corp. , a U.S.-based warehousing and logistics service provider will acquire Leopard Transnational Inc. , a California-based logistics provider specializing in cross-border ecommerce fulfillment.

• CN was recognized as one of the Top Sustainability Performers in the Transportation Industry by the 2025 S&P Global Yearbook as a result of its overall score from the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.

> INVESTMENTS

n The Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) acquired Evergreen Transport , a transportation company specializing in the delivery of dry bulk materials throughout the Southeastern United States.

n CADDi, an AI data platform for manufacturing companies, raised a $38m Series C extension round led by Atomico, with existing investors Global Brain and Minerva Growth also participating. CADDi uses AI to transform legacy drawings and supply chain data, aiming to enhance eciency and reduce costs in the manufacturing sector.

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