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Thursday, January 26, 2023

VersaCold acquires Gary Heer Transport

VersaCold Logistic Services announced its acquisition of the assets of cross-border carrier Gary Heer Transport.

The move marks VersaColdโ€™s entry into the US cross-border transportation segment. The company will launch its new subsidiary VersaCold North America Transportation Solutions (VNATS) in the first quarter of 2016.

Gary Heer Transport provides cross-border refrigerated trucking between Western Canada and the US.

โ€œThis acquisition marks an exciting time of growth and service expansion at our company,โ€ said Douglas Harrison, president and CEO of VersaCold. โ€œBy offering cross-border transportation services through VNATS, we continue to live our vision of being our customerโ€™s most trusted and reliable long-term partner by providing new and innovative solutions and services that enable them to achieve great business success.โ€

โ€œWe are proud to join VersaCold and to be a part of a team that is not only the leader in its space, but the fastest growing,โ€ added Gary Heer, president of Gary Heer Transport. โ€œWe are excited to combine our decades of experience and expertise to provide exceptional cross-border transportation services to customers across North America.โ€