Radiant Steps Into Mexico With Bold Weport Takeover

By Maria Kalamatas — September 4, 2025
MEXICO CITY — September 4, 2025. The news broke quietly last night, but its impact is already echoing across the freight community. Radiant Logistics has picked up a majority stake — 80% — in Weport, a forwarder well known along the U.S.–Mexico border for its trucking and customs services.
For many forwarders, the reaction was immediate: “Weport has always been a solid local player. Now with Radiant behind them, they’ll have the firepower to grab more market share,” said a broker in Laredo who asked not to be named.
Why it matters
Cross-border traffic between Mexico and the United States has been booming, but also increasingly unpredictable. Delays at bridges, driver shortages, warehouses stretched to capacity — every forwarder knows the pain points. Radiant’s move gives it direct leverage in this high-demand corridor.
A Monterrey-based client manager explained: “What customers want is one partner who can move freight from a factory floor here straight to a distribution center in Dallas without hiccups. This deal puts Radiant closer to that reality.”
The impact on the market
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Bigger footprint: Radiant gains access to Weport’s warehouses and its trucking fleet.
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Pressure on rivals: Mid-sized forwarders may find themselves squeezed as global players scale up.
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New opportunities: Shippers get more integrated options — and possibly more bargaining power.
An El Paso forwarder didn’t mince words: “When a heavyweight like Radiant enters the room, everyone feels it. You either specialize or you risk losing clients.”
Looking forward
The acquisition is set to be formalized under the Radiant name in 2026, but insiders believe this is just the start. Talk in the market suggests more deals could follow in Latin America — possibly Brazil or Colombia.
For now, one thing is clear: North America’s logistics landscape is consolidating fast, and independent forwarders will need sharp strategies to keep pace.
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