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During TFI’s Q4 2024 earnings call with analysts Feb. 20, the company’s top executive said he did not expect any major acquisitions in 2025, after previously promising substantial ones.

Herc Rentals is set to merge with fellow construction equipment supplier H&E Equipment Services after outbidding the largest player in the field, United Rentals, the company said Feb. 18.

When asked what chief executive officers think about his recently announced steel and aluminum tariffs, Trump said they’re “in love with them.” U.S. Steel is “through the roof,” he said.

The Greenwich, Conn.-based contract logistics firm posted net income of $100 million, or 83 cents a diluted share, for the three months ending Dec. 31.

The transportation sector saw merger and acquisition activity gain momentum as market conditions stabilized in the second half of 2024, according to experts.

M&A specialists are eyeing a robust list of U.S. takeover candidates, with a buoyant economy, strong buyer appetite and a potentially looser regulatory regime seen driving more deals.

“I want to have a stake in something that I’m going to be involved in,” Alan Kestenbaum said Jan. 27 in an interview. “If I get the chance to run the show, I’ll invest in myself.”

Forward Air’s board will undertake a review of the asset-light transportation and logistics services provider’s strategic alternatives, including a sale of the company and other options.

Exxon’s claim of right-of-first-refusal to Hess’ 30% stake in Guyana’s Stabroek block is “baseless” and “without merit,” CEO John Hess said at a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. conference Jan. 7.

The proposal is aimed at addressing concerns raised by CFIUS, which said last week that the Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel would lead to a decline in American steel output.