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Matthew Young
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Tight Truckload-Market Capacity Proving a Major 2018 Tailwind for Hub's Logistics Operations

Hub intends to acquire CaseStack for $255 million in cash, with deal closure slated for December. CaseStack, which has main offices in Santa Monica, California and Fayetteville, Arkansas provides asset-light logistics--namely LTL-consolidation and warehousing services--to consumer-packaged goods shippers (80% of revenue) and less-than-truckload brokerage (20%). CaseStack posted revenue of $242 million and EBITDA of about $22 million over the past 12 months ended in September. Of note, the deal c...
Underlying
Hub Group Inc. Class A

Hub Group is a supply chain management company that provides transportation and logistics solutions. Through its network, the company arranges for the movement of freight in and out of every main city in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The company's lines of business include: intermodal, which arranges for the movement of its customers' freight in containers and trailers; dedicated trucking, which provides a dedicated fleet of equipment and drivers to each customer; trust brokerage, which operates truck brokerage operations in the U.S.; and logistics, which provides a range of transportation management services and technology solutions, and delivers supply chain services to consumer-packaged goods clients.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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Matthew Young

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