Team Drive-Away: United Road Adds Heavy Haul Trucks To Car Carrier Business

United Road, which moves about 4 million new and used cars and light trucks a year, is expanding into Class 8 truck and equipment hauling with its acquisition of specialty hauler Team Drive-Away.Team Drive-Away and its affiliate Fr8 Management, based in Olathe, Kansas, transport 20,000 Class 8 and related vehicles annually through more than 500 independent contractors. Trucks, fire trucks and utility equipment, whose weight can exceed 33,000 pounds, move as singles, on multi-level platform decks or in tow-behind booms.Team Drive-Away's customers include Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT), Hub Group Inc (NASDAQ: ...Full story available on Benzinga.com