Proficient Auto Logistics acquiring another car-haul carrier

Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024:

Proficient Auto Logistics announces acquisition

Jacksonville, Florida-based Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL), formed earlier this year through the merger of five auto hauling fleets, announced in its quarterly filing this month that it is acquiring Auto Transport Group (ATG).

The acquisition is expected to close this month. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We expect to close on the acquisition of Auto Transport Group during August,” said PAL CEO Rick O’Dell. “ATG is based in Ogden, Utah, and this strategic acquisition enhances the density of our coverage in the West.”

O’Dell, former CEO and non-executive chairman of Saia Inc., added that ATG “will maintain its strong brand within the Proficient Auto Logistics umbrella of companies,” with ATG CEO Brent Larson leading the company.

“ATG has an outstanding management team, great service, robust technology platforms and industry leading margins,” O’Dell said.

The timing of the acquisition is so close to the founding of PAL that O’Dell said ATG “is essentially a sixth founding company.” The other five founding companies were Proficient Auto Transport, Delta Automotive Services, Tribeca Automotive, Deluxe Auto Carriers, and Sierra Mountain Group.

Longtime Schneider driver hits rare milestone

Greg Swift, a longtime driver for Schneider National (CCJ Top 250, No. 6) has achieved an extraordinary milestone: five million miles without a preventable accident. 

Although more than 6,560 Schneider drivers have had at least a million safe driving miles with the company, Swift joins only two other drivers in Schneider’s nearly 90-year history in reaching this incredible feat.

Schneider driver Greg Swift surpassed 5 million miles without a preventable accident this week.SchneiderSwift crossed the ceremonial five millionth mile at Schneider’s corporate headquarters in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The company recognized Swift’s achievement with a parade, Sound the Horn celebration – a long-standing tradition of sounding a truck horn inside the headquarters building to celebrate achievements – and a $10,000 bonus for his safe and reliable driving (that’s in addition to the years of additional performance pay Swift has earned for his stellar driving record).

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“Reaching five million miles seemed unimaginable,” Swift said. “It’s an immense honor to be recognized and to be part of a company that equips us to succeed. Safety is the key to long-term success.” 

Swift, who began his career with Schneider 33 years ago after leaving his teaching job, has become a shining example of the company’s core value: Safety First and Always. Currently driving a dedicated route for longtime Schneider customer Georgia-Pacific, he appreciates the reliability and home time his role provides.

“We are in the service business, and professional drivers like Greg are the foundation of our success,” said Schneider President and CEO Mark Rourke. “Drivers who dedicate their careers to safety, who put their customers first and for whom excellence is non-negotiable, leave a legacy for others to follow. Greg is one of those drivers, and I’m grateful he’s been an integral part of our team for so long.”