Haney Truck Line, a leading provider of truckload transportation in the Pacific Northwest, has announced the purchase of the operating assets of Washington-based Puget Sound Truck Lines, Inc. and Oregon-based Nickel Plate Express, Inc. 

The combined entities, which will operate under the Haney brand, create one of the largest West Coast truckload transportation fleets. 

The transaction was facilitated by Haney’s senior management team and its equity partner, Seattle-based Evergreen Pacific Partners, which manages $700 million of equity and invests in private, traditional industry, middle-market companies in Western North America.  

In addition to the operating assets, Haney Truck Line will assume leased property in Eugene and Portland, Ore., Commerce and Woodland, Calif., and in Everett, Bellingham and Tacoma, Wash., adding to the five terminals and various other parking yards Haney already maintains. 

With 165 tractors and 466 trailers, and 65 contractors PSTL and NPE are among the oldest and most recognized truckload carriers in the Pacific Northwest. The companies all maintain among the finest safety records in the trucking industry.