Flatbed carrier PGT expands West through acquisition
PGT Trucking Inc. has acquired the assets of fellow flatbed carrier Debrick Truck Line Co. of Paola, Kansas, the company said Dec. 9.
PGT, based in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, operates an asset-based trucking business offering flatbed, dedicated, international, project cargo and specialized shipping services. The deal adds a Midwest footprint and turns the Paola operation into a new company terminal location now operating as PGT Paola.
For working drivers, the immediate significance is simple: a new PGT terminal in the Kansas City region can change how freight is routed and supported in that part of the country. Terminals typically serve as touchpoints for equipment staging, dispatch support and freight coverage, and this move strengthens PGT’s reach across the Midwest.
PGT said the Paola site expands its geographic coverage and strengthens its presence in the Kansas City market, a major freight hub that connects traffic moving east-west across I-70 and north-south through the central corridor.
Other acquisition-related items included in the raw material referenced separate transactions involving other companies and industries, but PGT’s announcement focused on the Debrick asset acquisition and the establishment of the PGT Paola terminal location.