TransForce Inc., a nationwide truck-driver staffing firm headquartered in Alexandria, Va., acquired the assets of Mississauga, Ontario-based KAS Personnel Services, a provider of commercial truck drivers and other transportation personnel.  

The transaction was completed July 1; terms were not disclosed.

This is TransForce’s first international acquisition and its first deal since Private equity firm Palladium Equity Partners LLC acquired TransForce last year. Two more acquisitions are currently underway.

It is also the sixth acquisition in the last 36 months for TransForce, following the April 2015 acquisition of the assets of Choice Drivers, a regional provider of commercial truck drivers with its primary operations in Arizona.

“TransForce is extremely excited about this acquisition,” said TransForce President and CEO David Broome. “KAS is a well-established provider of quality drivers in the Ontario market and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to offer our US-based clients additional support across the border in Canada.”

KAS has served the transportation industry for almost 30 years in the Ontario market. TransForce will continue to operate in Ontario as KAS Staffing LTD. KAS’ senior management team will stay on board, and its owners will be retiring. 

TransForce has 53 offices across the US, including Portland, Ore., and New Orleans, which both opened last week. 

TransForce currently dispatches more than 3,500 drivers across North America, including Canada.