Dive Brief:
- Third-party logistics firm TA Services has acquired the family-owned assets and operations of Carmen Pacheco Transportation and Interload Forwarding, the company announced Oct. 6. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
- The purchase expands the cross border and warehousing capabilities in the key border markets of El Paso and Laredo, Texas, for the Mansfield, Texas-based company, according to the announcement. TA Services is a business unit of Birmingham, Alabama-based PS Logistics, which has rapidly expanded through acquisition in recent years, including its November 2024 purchase of Fluker Transportation.
- TA Services President and CEO Scott Schell said in the release that bringing together Carmen Pacheco Transportation and Interload Forwarding’s operations “gives us a stronger foundation to serve manufacturers and other shippers moving freight through the U.S.-Mexico corridor.”
Dive Insight:
As the industrial economy continues to expand in 2026, TA Services is positioning itself “to be a key partner to support this growth," Schell said.
He noted cross-border performance depends on what happens on both sides of the border and at every handoff. Carmen Pacheco Transportation and Interload Forwarding have developed people, built facilities and demonstrated elite transportation capabilities to manage those handoffs for customers, Schell said.
“We are merging two similar cultures with a strong focus on the core values that drive success in our businesses,” he said.
Carmen Pacheco Transportation and Interload Forwarding were founded by Richard Ibarra Sr., per the release. Members of the Ibarra family along with all employees from both companies will remain involved in the daily operations.
Ibarra said partnering with TA Services gives his customers access to additional markets and services and ensures his employees will continue to have a place to work and grow. His operations provided local and long-haul transportation, warehousing, cross-docking, freight consolidation, brokerage and customs-related services.
The deal includes the trucking assets of Carmen Pacheco Transportation, which reported 61 power units as of late January, and Interload Forwarding, which had 72 power units as of late 2025. It also included five warehouses with a cumulative total space of 550,000 square feet and a 10-acre truck yard.
TA Services’ purchase follows a 2026 trend of deals outlined by investment banking company PCE. The company reported 101 transactions closed in the logistics and transportation market in the 12-month period ending in June, which was down from 113 a year ago.
“Strategic buyers continued to dominate the market, accounting for 79.2% of all deals, reflecting ongoing consolidation and capability-driven acquisition strategies,” the firm said in its Transportation & Logistics M&A Aug. 4 update.
Mike Rosendahl, managing director at PCE, said buyers are no longer chasing volume but instead seek defensibility.
“The assets drawing the most serious attention are those with contracted revenue, cross-border infrastructure exposure, or technology integration that can't be easily replicated,” Rosendahl said in the summary. “Owners who have invested in those capabilities are entering a seller's market, regardless of broader deal flow conditions.”
