TA Services Acquired Cross-Border Logistics Assets
The firm added warehousing and transport capacity to scale its operations across North American trade routes.
Updated on Oct. 6, 2026 in Transportation
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TA Services, a division of PS Logistics, has acquired Carmen Pacheco Transportation and Interload Forwarding. The deal increases the firm's cross-border logistics and warehousing capabilities throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Why it matters
The acquisition allows the firm to capture more volume in the essential cross-border trade corridor. By integrating these family-owned logistics businesses, the company gains specialized regional infrastructure to support expanding international supply chains.
The acquisition adds 550,000 square feet of warehousing capacity to the buyer's network. While the total number of affected employees and the transaction price remain undisclosed, the move formally expands the firm's presence into key border hubs in El Paso and Laredo.
The players
TA Services
A division of PS Logistics that provides comprehensive third-party logistics and brokerage services.
PS Logistics
A large-scale freight transportation and supply chain management company.
Carmen Pacheco Transportation
A family-owned transportation business with established operations across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Interload Forwarding
A family-owned logistics and forwarding firm providing services across North American borders.
The details
TA Services acquired both the assets and operations of the family-owned Carmen Pacheco Transportation, LLC and Interload Forwarding, LLC. This integration establishes a direct operational foothold in El Paso and Laredo, serving as critical transit points for North American trade. By absorbing these entities, the firm scales its ability to handle complex cross-border documentation, trucking, and storage requirements for its clients.
Timeline
October 6, 2026: TA Services announced the acquisition of CPT and ILF.
Market Landscape
This move follows the broader trend of logistics firms scaling infrastructure to support the increasing volume of goods moving between North American trade partners. It underscores an industry-wide focus on securing cross-border capacity to manage the nearshoring of manufacturing.
Operators managing North American supply chains should evaluate how increased warehousing density in Texas hubs like Laredo impacts their lead times and transit costs. Reviewing logistics vendor capacity in these specific border markets is advisable as market competition for space tightens.
The takeaway
Large logistics providers are aggressively consolidating family-owned operations to secure geographic choke points in trade corridors. Businesses should track if their current logistics partners have equivalent border-crossing capabilities to ensure they remain competitive as trade routes consolidate.
Further reading
For more on the evolving logistics infrastructure, see Transportation.
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