Effective July 27, the Easton, Pennsylvania-based distributor will appoint President Nick Christensen as CEO. Blaine Phillips, who has led the company for much of the past four decades, will become executive chairman.

The acquisition adds Southern Parts & Equipment’s customer relationships, product expertise, and sourcing capabilities to FreightCar America’s existing aftermarket business.

The case involves one of the nation’s largest distributors of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, where technicians routinely inspect and repair equipment that requires entry into tankers, trailers, and other confined spaces

Motion’s core maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) business, which represents about 80% of sales, grew approximately 7% and improved sequentially from the first quarter.

For distributors, the deals also illustrate the growing importance of specialized distribution capabilities, including reimbursement management, direct patient fulfillment, and digital referral systems, as healthcare distribution continues to evolve beyond traditional wholesale models.

The industrial business was Genuine Parts’ fastest-growing segment during the second quarter, outperforming the company’s overall sales increase of 6%.

Amazon is increasingly positioning Amazon Business as the platform companies use to manage procurement itself, embedding the service deeper into customers’ purchasing workflows rather than competing only for individual orders.