"Growth via Acquisition"
Rapt Capital Partners (RCP) is a supply chain industry consolidator, following a serial acquisition strategy, with the aim of transforming several smaller logistics companies into a large efficient scale network. We provide business owners with an alternative exit strategy that will ensure the growth and continuity of their businesses.
Industries of Interest
Rapt Capital Partners acquires and consults within a broad spectrum of industries,
but our specialty is in the following
Transportation & Logistics
(Asset-Heavy & Asset-Light: FTL, LTL, Refrigerated, Dry Van, Flatbed, B2B First-Mid-Last Mile)
Warehousing & Distribution
(Food & Beverage, Household Goods, Consumer Products, Third-Party Logistics, other Bulk Commodities)
We Help Business Owners and Shareholders Meet Their Strategic and Financial Goals.
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New payment option emerges for companies doing business in Mexico
Mexico eclipsed Canada and China to become the top U.S. trading partner in 2023. This shift came amidst the ongoing push toward nearshoring and friendshoring efforts in the manufacturing sector. This trend suggests that last year’s boom is just the beginning of the growing partnership between Mexico and the U.S. U.S. trade with Mexico totaled
Trimble records Q1 transportation revenue of $195M
Supply chain technology provider Trimble Inc. posted first-quarter transportation and logistics revenue of $195 million, a 33% year-over-year (y/y) increase. CEO Rob Painter said Trimble’s transportation and logistics segment was boosted by strong bookings from the company’s Transporeon unit. Transporeon is a Germany-based logistics company that uses a cloud-based TMS to connect carriers, logistics service
Controlling back office costs helps offset compressed broker margins
The ongoing freight recession has now plagued the market for longer than the COVID boom, but high-frequency data from FreightWaves SONAR suggests it might be coming to an end sooner rather than later. Brokers, however, should not expect a market turn to completely alleviate the downward pressure on their gross margin. While the freight recession
DHL to pay $8.7M to settle EEOC race discrimination lawsuit
Delivery company DHL has agreed to pay $8.7 million to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. DHL, a transport and logistics provider, will pay the settlement to a group of 83 Black employees who were subjected to discrimination because of their race, the EEOC announced in April.
XPO sees Q1 strength carrying forward
Following discouraging earnings reports from less-than-truckload peers, prompting a broad sell-off in the stocks, XPO solidly beat first-quarter expectations Friday and provided a favorable outlook moving forward. First-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 81 cents came in 14 cents ahead of the consensus estimate and 25 cents higher year over year (y/y). The adjusted result
Could autonomous trucks help save the planet?
It’s understood that autonomous trucks boost fuel efficiency compared to human-driven big rigs. But the potential energy efficiency gains could be far greater. In a white paper released Tuesday, Aurora Innovation looked at immediate, medium- and longer-term opportunities and found some obvious and not-so-obvious savings. The headline factoid: Autonomous trucks could achieve 13%-32% net energy