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BWT Logistics is set to acquire Lowell, N.C.-based third-party logistics specialist International Express Trucking for an undisclosed sum.

Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.

Global building materials firm CRH Plc has offered to purchase Australian concrete maker Adbri Ltd. in a joint takeover proposal with Barro Group, valuing the target business at $1.4 billion.

Canada Cartage Corp. will buy GTI Group for an undisclosed sum, the company said.

Heavy-duty commercial truck and trailer component manufacturer ConMet bought TruckLabs, whose products include the tractor-mounted TruckWings aerodynamic device, it said.

After a drop in merger and acquisition activity, analysts believe the market has turned a corner. Driven by uncertain economic conditions earlier this year, M&A has now started a rebound.

Ryder System Inc. is to buy IFS Holdings, also known as Impact Fulfillment Services (IFS), for an undisclosed sum, the Miami-based company said Oct. 23.

Kenan Advantage Group has acquired Idaho Milk Transport, the company announced Oct. 11. The deal expands KAG's reach in the Pacific Northwest. 

Third-party logistics specialist Warehouse Services said Sept. 28 it acquired Texas-based Sky Trans Group Holdings for an undisclosed amount.

The trucking merger and acquisition market is showing early signs of a rebound after a slowdown this year caused by uncertain freight and financial conditions.