US Xpress truck

Knight-Swift, the largest player in the US truckload industry, is set to consolidate its lead in the market with a takeover of US Xpress.

US Xpress ranked seventh in the truckload hierarchy last year, has agreed to a deal involving about $808m.

It is the biggest takeover in US trucking for years, and follows TFI International’s acquisition of UPS Freight for $800m, although that was in the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector, and last summer’s DB SChenker takeover of USA Truck for $435m.

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