Pilot Acquires Manna, Expands Final Mile Delivery Services

July 25, 2018  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

The pairing is an effort to create unparalleled final mile service for furniture and appliance delivery with installation capabilities. Pilot will leverage Manna's network, technology solutions and experience in final mile delivery in the heavy and hard to handle H3D category to supplement the company's full mile service for its e-commerce customers. 

"Manna complements our existing strengths with additional expertise, services and tech solutions," explains Gordon Branov, CEO of Pilot Freight Services. "Just as importantly, when the passion and strengths of Manna and Pilot employees unite, an incredibly exciting future will stand before us as one company."

The integration of Manna is the next progression of Pilot's e-commerce platform, offering best-in-industry practices from full mile to domestic final mile. Pilot will grow its domestic final mile footprint from 71 to 83 locations, enabling greater coverage for the company's roster of clients. Manna's domestic final mile delivery options will be offered to new and existing customers and promises to provide a complete package of delivery solutions. In addition, Pilot will implement technology solutions to increase efficiency and transparency through truck dispatching, order management and real time route optimization. 

"The synergy between Pilot and Manna will enable us to offer our outstanding customer base expertise not only just for full mile, but also extend to final mile delivery of furniture and appliance hook up," said John Hill, president and chief commercial officer of Pilot Freight Services. "As home delivery grows exponentially, this acquisition is the perfect evolution for Pilot to service our e-commerce customers at the highest level."