Barloworld Logistics has merged its Dedicated Transport Services division (DTS) with diversified logistics provider, the Manline group, to create Barloworld Transport Solutions. The merged business becomes a 50.1% subsidiary of Barloworld Logistics. The transaction involved the disposal of DTS together with a cash contribution, in exchange for shares in Manline. The Manline, Manline Energy and Timber24 brands will be retained within the Barloworld Transport Solutions group of companies. The merger gives Barloworld Logistics an expanded platform to grow its transport business across southern Africa, Martin Laubscher, CEO of Barloworld Automotive and Logistics, said of the transaction. Barloworld Transport Solutions will be headed up by Neil Henderson, current CEO of Manline, which he founded in 1998 with five trucks and a single customer.