18.05.2021
Artikel Nummer: 36492
US class I railway adds chemical business
CSX has signed an agreement to acquire Quality Carriers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The US bulk chemicals transport specialist operates the most extensive bulk tank trucking fleet in North America, with around 2,500 drivers.
Through a network of over 100 company-owned and affiliate terminals and facilities in key locations in the USA, Canada and Mexico, Quality Carriers provides transportation services to many major chemical producers and shippers in North America.
The takeover will create a unique multimodal chemicals transportation solution, CSX said. The transaction is expected to close in Q3/ 2021, subject to regulatory review and certain customary closing conditions. (ben)