Trucking brokerage acquired for its AI platform and 8,000-carrier network, not revenue
MatthewChang · x · 2026-09-11
PE firms Centre Partners and Altivare Capital Partners acquired Navajo Expedited, a truckload brokerage. What stands out isn't the deal but what was listed as the assets: a proprietary AI platform and a vetted network of 8,000 carriers — not the customer book or revenue. The author notes no brokerage would have led with those five years ago: what a brokerage is worth is being repriced in real time, part of a broader consolidation wave in freight brokerage.
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