TA Services has added 133 power units and 550,000 square feet of warehousing to its U.S.-Mexico cross-border network, acquiring two family-owned El Paso trucking and logistics companies in a deal announced Tuesday.

The Mansfield, Texas-based 3PL purchased the assets and operations of Carmen Pacheco Transportation LLC (CPT) and Interload Forwarding LLC (ILF). Financial terms were not disclosed.

The transaction deepens TA Services' footprint in El Paso and Laredo, Texas — two of the busiest gateways for freight moving between the U.S. and Mexico. Beyond the trucking fleets, the deal includes five warehouses and a truck yard covering roughly 10 acres.

What do the acquired carriers bring?

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records show the two carriers operate a combined 133 power units with 123 drivers.

• CPT: 61 power units, 57 drivers, nearly 8.3 million miles traveled in 2024. Hauls general freight, dry bulk commodities, beverages and paper products, with active interstate operating authority.
• ILF: 72 power units, 66 drivers, about 1.6 million miles traveled in 2024. A for-hire property carrier hauling general freight, beverages, paper products and electronics. ILF lists an address in the same El Paso industrial complex as CPT.

Together, the companies provide local and long-haul trucking, warehousing, cross-docking, freight consolidation and deconsolidation, brokerage and customs-related services — a bundle that lets TA Services capture more of the cross-border shipment lifecycle rather than individual legs.

For shippers, that means fewer handoffs between providers on a corridor where border crossings, drayage and warehousing are often split across multiple vendors. For TA Services' competitors, the deal removes two independent capacity providers from the El Paso market and consolidates them under a PS Logistics-owned platform with national brokerage reach.

Why the border gateways matter

"Cross-border performance depends on what happens on both sides of the border and at every handoff in between," TA Services CEO Scott Schell said in a news release.

Schell framed the acquisitions as preparation for sustained industrial freight growth through the corridor. "Bringing our teams together gives us a stronger foundation to serve manufacturers and other shippers moving freight through the U.S.-Mexico corridor," he said. "As the industrial economy continues to expand in 2026 and over the years to come, we are setting ourselves up to be a key partner to support this growth."

CPT and ILF grew from a family enterprise founded by Richard Ibarra Sr. Employees and members of the Ibarra family will stay on after the acquisition, according to TA Services — a retention structure that preserves customer relationships and driver familiarity with border-crossing operations.

"We built these companies by knowing our customers, keeping our word and taking care of the freight entrusted to us," Ibarra said in a statement. "This gives our customers access to more markets and services, and it gives our employees a place to work and grow under a strong brand that shares our commitment to service."

A bet on Mexico manufacturing demand

The acquisitions extend a cross-border strategy TA Services has articulated for more than a year. The company, the non-asset flagship division of PS Logistics, provides multimodal brokerage, managed transportation, warehousing and cross-border logistics across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Miguel Perez, senior director of cross-border operations and solutions at TA Services, told FreightWaves in January 2025 that tariff uncertainty would not derail manufacturers' interest in Mexico. "Even with the tariff's taking effect, Mexico will still represent a very attractive option," Perez said at the time.

With the CPT and ILF assets now under one roof at El Paso and Laredo, TA Services has positioned itself to convert nearshoring-driven volume into integrated trucking and warehousing revenue — provided Mexican industrial output keeps expanding through 2026 as the company expects.