Air Freight News

A. Stucki Company completes sale of Velocity Rail Solutions and embarks on new chapter of growth

Nov 27, 2024

A. Stucki Company (“Stucki”), a leading supplier of highly engineered parts and services for the rail industry, and a portfolio company of Stellex Capital Management (“Stellex”), announced today it has completed the sale of Velocity Rail Solutions (“Velocity”). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Draper, Utah with 75 sites across the United States, Velocity specializes in providing mission-critical mobile fueling services to locomotives and other railroad equipment as well as complementary locomotive services. Under Stucki’s ownership, Velocity has expanded its offerings and grown significantly while delivering operational consistency, a reflection of Stucki’s core focus on serving its customers.

"At Stucki, our goal has always been to drive innovation and deliver unmatched value to our customers," said Ron Port, CEO of Stucki. "The sale of Velocity is a pivotal step in our journey to integrate our business, focusing our resources and expertise on the strength of our consolidated portfolio to better serve our customers. By unifying our brands, we will create a stronger, consistent experience, delivering solutions that resonate with all customer segments. We could not be more excited for what the future holds at Stucki.”

Port continued, “We would like to thank and recognize the Velocity team for their contribution to the organization and we look forward to watching their continued growth under new ownership.”

RBC Capital Markets, LLC served as financial advisor and Greenberg Traurig served as legal advisor to Stucki in connection with the transaction.

Similar Stories

https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/Producer_Price_Index_for_Freight_Transportation_Services_January_2019_-_December_2024.png
Transportation Producer Price Index – December 2024
View Article
https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/NRLC.png
SMART-MD members vote to ratify national agreement with NCCC
View Article
https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/AAR.jpg
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending January 11, 2025
View Article
Intermodal industry supports confirmation of the Duffy as US Secretary of Transportation

Tomorrow, the United States Senate will be holding a confirmation hearing for the Honorable Sean Duffy, former Congressman representing Wisconsin’s 7th District, to be the 20th United States Secretary of…

View Article
https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/Iowa_Northern.jpg
CN’s acquisition of Iowa Northern approved by STB
View Article
Wabtec to acquire Evident’s Inspection Technologies division

• Attractive purchase multiple of 12.0x 2025 Projected Adj. EBITDA supported by high single-digit revenue growth outlook, accretive Adj. EBIT margins and accretive ROIC • Accelerates the growth of Digital…

View Article