secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc (PAL)
CIK:        0001998768
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-10T20:17:02+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-087259
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Proficient Auto Logistics to acquire Hansen & Adkins for $130M; Q2 revenue down 5.3%
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- Acquires H&A for $130M upfront ($75M assumed debt, $52M cash, $3M stock) plus up to $22.1M earnout; close expected mid-Aug 2026.
- Deal more than doubles owned fleet, adds 900+ personnel, expands into Canada under MCL McGill; combined >4M vehicles/yr.
- Q2 2026 revenue $109.4M (-5.3% YoY); operating loss ($3.2M) vs income $0.1M; adjusted op income $0.5M vs $3.8M.
- Units delivered 580,962, down 8.0% YoY; adjusted operating ratio 99.5% vs 96.7%.
- Plans $75M convertible senior notes due 2033, settle Aug 13, 2026, to refinance debt and fund capped calls.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1998768/000121390026087259/0001213900-26-087259-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1998768/000121390026087259/ea0301315-8k_proficient.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-087259

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