GrubMarket has acquired Oakland-based Oakport Transportation, a provider of comprehensive trucking and logistics services that stores and ships produce throughout the North American west coast.

GrubMarket intends to leverage Oakport’s facilities and logistics networks to address supply chain challenges. Coronavirus is a major variable and has exposed vulerabilites in the supply chain ecosystem.

As a result of the purchase, Oakport will be integrated into Grubmarket and will provide critical services including load and LTL volume delivery, cross docking and load consolidation in order to assist GrubMarkets supply chain.

“Over the past few years, we’ve seen the stress on global logistics brought about by COVID-19. Moving perishable products around the country is complex and difficult, and requires predictability and precision,” said Mike Xu, Grubmarket CEO. “Oakport Transportation is a leader in providing high-quality transportation and logistics services. They are reliable and highly influential in the produce space, and we are excited for them to join the GrubMarket family.”