PS Logistics unit Loudon County Trucking has acquired flatbed and Conestoga carrier Roane Transportation for an undisclosed sum, the parent company said on November 10, 2026. Rockwood, Tenn.-based Roane brings more than 170 company, lease-purchase and owner-operator drivers operating out of Rockwood and Memphis, Tenn., and El Paso, Texas. The deal revives PS Logistics' carrier acquisition push after none in 2025, following four purchases in 2024. Since 2016, Birmingham, Ala.-based PS Logistics has acquired 32 carriers and five non-asset logistics operations across the U.S.
A unit of PS Logistics bought flatbed and Conestoga-focused carrier Roane Transportation for an undisclosed sum, the parent company said on November 10, 2026.
Loudon County Trucking’s acquisition of Rockwood, Tenn.-based Roane revives PS Logistics’ strategic bent toward deal-making for expansion in the fragmented flatbed segment of the freight market.
Since 2016, PS Logistics has acquired 32 carriers and five non-asset logistics operations across the United States.
Rankings and deal history
Birmingham, Ala.-based PS Logistics ranks No. 26 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America. It ranks No. 3 on the flatbed carriers’ sector list.
The Roane transaction resumed PS Logistics’ carrier acquisitions after none in 2025, following four purchases in 2024. The last of those deals saw PS Logistics’ Blair Logistics unit buy Hammond, La.-based flatbed and heavy-haul carrier Fluker Transportation in November 2024.
Fluker primarily hauls steel, construction equipment and defense-related freight for the military. It operates across the southeastern U.S., PS Logistics said. Fluker had 40 revenue-generating trucks and 150 open-deck trailers.
Roane’s assets and operations
Loudon County Trucking acquired the assets of Roane Transportation Services, Roane Logistics and B&W Leasing. Roane Transportation was founded in 1996.
It has more than 170 company, lease-purchase and owner-operator drivers operating out of Rockwood and Memphis, Tenn., and El Paso, Texas.
Roane primarily hauls aluminum, steel, electrical products and building materials freight in the southeastern and Midwestern states.
“The acquisition of Roane Transportation strengthens PS Logistics’ presence in East Tennessee, expanding our footprint in a region that is critical to the aluminum manufacturing sector and enhancing our ability to support both existing and new customers.” — Houston Vaughn, President of PS Logistics’ trucking division
Source: Transport Topics
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