TransForce Inc. has acquired Best Drivers based in Alcoa, Tenn. Best Drivers provides commercial truck drivers throughout the southeastern U.S., with operations in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama.
by Staff
January 13, 2014
1 min to read
TransForce Inc. has acquired Best Drivers based in Alcoa, Tenn. Best Drivers provides commercial truck drivers throughout the southeastern U.S., with operations in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Alabama.
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Best's management team has joined TransForce's leadership team and will assume key regional management roles. The combined operations of TransForce and Best Drivers employ well over 2,000 truck drivers across the nation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Best acquisition enhances TransForce's national footprint, providing its national customers with increased geographical coverage of their operations. Among the new markets are those in South Carolina and Florida, two new states that will join TransForce's current nationwide service area.
Acquisitions continue to be a part of TransForce's growth strategy.
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