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Norbert Dentressangle is no more. Yesterday, XPO Logistics, the highly acquisitive US transportation company, completed the purchase of a 67% share.
The move propels relative newcomer XPO, formed in 2011, into a top-10 global transport and logistics provider. With 52,000 employees around the world, XPO now also has the largest truck fleet in Europe.
Although Norbert Dentressangle’s famous shade of red will remain on the trucks, they will now announce “WEAREXPO”.
As part of the sale, under French law XPO must launch an ...
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