Radiant Logistics Acquires Whitacre Logistics' Dallas Operations

What happened

Radiant Logistics acquired the Dallas operations of Whitacre Logistics Services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Radiant Road & Rail. The deal took effect October 1, 2026, and Radiant announced it on October 6. Whitacre Logistics itself, based in Portage, Ohio, was not part of the sale. Its owner, Gary Whitacre, said the company will "stay focused on our core operations in the Ohio Valley." Financial terms were not disclosed.

The seller

The Dallas operations run an intermodal and over-the-road brokerage for companies in building materials, industrial manufacturing, and packaging. As of 2023, the Dallas operations office was in Prosper, Texas. Gary Whitacre said Dallas "represented an exciting expansion opportunity for us, and much of that operation is intermodal in nature, a space where Radiant has deep expertise."

Whitacre Logistics, the parent that sold the office, runs asset-based truckload, brokerage, warehousing, and LTL services. It has its headquarters in Portage and a service center in Lapeer, Michigan, and Gary Whitacre is its chief executive.

Jeff Vielhaber continues to lead the Dallas business, now as part of Radiant Road & Rail. "Through years of dedicated service, our customers have always remained our top priority, and finding the right long-term partner for them was essential to me," Vielhaber said.

Radiant structured the deal like its previous transactions. Part of the expected purchase price is payable in later periods, based on how the acquired operations perform.

The buyer

Radiant Logistics is a publicly traded third-party logistics company headquartered in Renton, Washington, and listed on the NYSE American. It offers domestic and international freight forwarding, truck and rail brokerage, warehousing and distribution, and customs brokerage. It serves customers from a network of company-owned and agent-owned offices across North America and other markets.

Radiant Road & Rail is the network's platform for U.S. intermodal and over-the-road brokerage. It was founded in 1938 as Clipper Exxpress, an early provider of "piggyback" rail service that moved semi-trailers on flatcars. Today it handles intermodal, over-the-road, and temperature-controlled freight across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Bohn Crain, Radiant's founder and CEO, said the company is "keen to accelerate the growth of our bi-modal brokerage platform." He said the deal lets Radiant support the acquired account base with its technology and with services that include international forwarding and customs brokerage. In 2025, FreightWaves reports, Radiant acquired Transcon Shipping, a California ocean and air freight forwarder. Radiant then took a majority stake in Weport, a Mexico City transportation and logistics provider.

How Radiant's agent program ties into Dallas

In August, Radiant launched an independent agent program at Radiant Road & Rail, anchored by its first two agency owners. Crain said the program offers agents Radiant's carrier network, technology platform, and back-office infrastructure, plus "a clear, structured path to build long-term equity value with a built-in exit strategy." He introduced the Whitacre deal in the same breath: "Building on this strategy and effective October 1, 2026, we acquired the Dallas operations of Whitacre Logistics." Vielhaber now also leads agent network development at Radiant Road & Rail, reporting to Chris Brach, senior vice president and general manager of Radiant's U.S. brokerage operations. Owners sorting out which buyers fit their freight can start with our guide to selling a logistics company.

What this means for freight brokerage owners

For an owner whose company runs several lines of business, a sale does not have to include all of them. One office can go to the buyer whose strengths match the freight that office actually moves, while the owner keeps the part of the company they consider core. That turns the buyer list into a question asked office by office, rather than once for the whole company.

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