Jones Logistics Expands Footprint with Nationwide Express Acquisition
Through an acquisition, Jones Logistics expands its service line offerings and capabilities, which will now include warehousing and enhanced intermodal and managed transportation solutions.
The acquistion of Nationwide Express enhances Jones Logistics' national presence, flexibility in operations and facilities, and breadth of service and logistics solutions, company officials said.
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Specialized transportation and logistics company Jones Logistics acquired Tennessee-based Nationwide Express.
Nationwide provides dedicated trucking services, warehousing, 3PL logistic services, recycling transportation and waste management solutions. Its geographic footprint includes operations in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
We have BIG NEWS!
Jones Logistics has just acquired Nationwide Express out of Shelbyville, TN.
Click on the link for more details on this announcement! https://t.co/OVmhQJUqvG#OneofJones#JoLo#NEWSpic.twitter.com/fPXvRUh0cb— Jones Logistics (@Jones_Logistics) February 2, 2023
Jones Logistics, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, delivers freight brokerage, managed transportation and dedicated services to clients across the United States. Through this acquisition, Jones Logistics expands not only its geographic footprint, but also its service line offerings and capabilities, which will now include warehousing and enhanced intermodal and managed transportation solutions.
Jones Logistics now offers Nationwide's customers access to its carrier base and its nationwide dedicated offerings.
With the acquisition, Jones' headcount now tops more than 700 team members, with a fleet of over 500 trucks.
The combination of the business further enhances Jones' national presence, flexibility in operations and facilities, and breadth of service and logistics solutions, company officials said in a press release.
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