Akron, PA June 19, 2009
Layover.com announced today that it has acquired the assets
of Truck.net. The acquisition is a merger of industry-leading online
information portals to the trucking industry. According to Bruce Martin,
President and CEO of Layover.com, the acquisition furthers his company’s growth
strategy and strengthens its overall offerings to the online trucking
community.
Since 1996, Layover.com has provided online services to
truck drivers, owner operators, trucking families and
employers. These services include, truck driving opportunities, load boards,
driver education, entertainment and product information. Its website attracts
about 600,000 page views per month.
The merger continues Layover.com’s recent drive to expand
its reach and scope. In May, the company announced a marketing affiliate
agreement with leading trucking products provider Anything Trucker. The
agreement allows Layover.com users direct access to Anything Trucker’s products
via website links (
http://www.anythingtrucker.com/).
In 2008, Layover.com acquired MyTruckingSpace.com (
http://www.mytruckingspace.com/),
the leading social networking site for truck drivers.
Since 1995, Truck.net has been a leading information portal
to truck drivers, featuring internet and website design services and
job-database access. Its Driver’s Roundtable has become an industry staple,
receiving over 500,000 page views per month.
“Both operations will realize efficiency gains from merging
under one ownership,” said Layover.com’s Bruce Martin. “However, the big
winners will be the truck drivers, who have come to depend on the products and
services supplied by the two sites”.