Gebrüder Weiss, a worldwide transport and logistics company, has announced the acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Cargo-Link, a family-owned, non-asset-based freight forwarding company. Cargo-Link specializes in less-than-container load (LCL) shipping and imports from Asia to Midwest-based customers in the U.S. The acquisition is a component of the Gebrüder Weiss plans for continued growth in North America, including further development of LCL services in its Air & Sea division, the company said.

Gebrüder Weiss is a family-owned company that employs more than 8,400 people worldwide and has 180 company-owned locations. The business presence in North America includes headquarters in Chicago and offices in Atlanta; Boston; Dallas, El Paso, Houston and Laredo, Texas; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; and San Francisco, as well as Montreal, Toronto, and Please log in to see the rest of this story.