News / XPO in $87m deal to buy North America's largest online transport bidding platform

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Fast-growing US freight brokerage and transport and forwarding firm XPO Logistics looks set to again broaden its suite of services after it agreed to acquire a web-based transport bidding platform from fellow logistics provider Landstar System.

XPO Logistics CEO Brad Jacobs (pictured) told The Loadstar the $87m deal would see Landstar sell National Logistics Management (NLM) – said to be the largest provider of web-based expedited transport management in North America – as well as a second technology product, A3i.

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