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BNSF Logistics buys international market.


BNSF BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (railroad)  Logistics LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 of Springdale moved into the international sector with its Feb. 1 acquisition of Diversified Freight Logistics Inc. and Royal Cargo Line, together known as DFL DFL Deutsche Fussball Liga (German Soccer League)
DFL Democratic-Farmer-Labor (political party in Minnesota, to which state Democrats belong)
DFL David Florida Laboratory
.

BNSF of Springdale is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. of Fort Worth.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

DFL is based in Grapevine, Texas, and provides international freight management. In 2007 the company recorded about $40 million in revenue.

The acquisition will allow BNSF to provide air and ocean import and export and custom brokerage services through its BNSF Logistics International division.

Eric Wolfe, vice president and general manager of BNSF Logistics, said the company's newest move is consistent with its theme of evolving to meet customer demand.
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