MENU
SEARCHOak Hill Capital sold Safe Fleet to the global visibility and safety technology provider after six years.
Clarience Technologies acquired Safe Fleet from Oak Hill Capital, but details of the deal weren't disclosed.
Source: Canva
Clarience Technologies, a global provider of visibility and safety technology solutions for transportation markets, has acquired Safe Fleet, a provider of safety and productivity solutions for fleet vehicles (including school buses). The acquisition helps Clarience expand significantly into the school transportation market.
Clarience completed the purchase from Oak Hill Capital this week, according to a news release.
Said Brian Kupchella, CEO of Clarience: "Clarience Technologies and Safe Fleet share a common mission of making transportation safer and smarter through technology. The acquisition of Safe Fleet provides our company with critical technologies, deep vocational segment expertise and a portfolio of powerful and complementary safety products that support our vision to provide comprehensive solutions to a broader set of transportation customers around the world.”
"We want to thank John Knox and the rest of the Safe Fleet team for the successful partnership over the last six years," said John Rachwalski, partner at Oak Hill. "We invested in Safe Fleet with the strategic vision to leverage the company's niche, market-leading brands and entrenched customer base to create a differentiated, integrated platform of safety, productivity, and connectivity solutions for fleet vehicles of all types. Both organically and through strategic acquisitions, we executed against that vision and believe we created a strategically valuable platform on exit."
"Our partnership with Oak Hill resulted in the pivotal transformation of Safe Fleet into a market-leading platform of electro-mechanical products, digital/technology-enabled solutions and installation, repair and upfitting services," said John Knox, chairman and CEO of Safe Fleet. "I want to thank the entire Safe Fleet team for the incredible achievement over the last six years. We look forward to joining the Clarience team of companies."
Safe Fleet's integrated safety platform serves fleets school transportation, transit, fire and emergency, law enforcement, work truck, commercial transportation, logistics, construction, agriculture, waste and recycling, industrial and military. Safe Fleet customers are supported by its network of service centers and affiliates across North America.
The acquisition of Safe Fleet increases Clarience Technologies’ total workforce to more than 4,000 employees at nearly 50 locations worldwide. Safe Fleet joins the Clarience Technologies team of companies, which includes:
Truck-Lite.
ECCO.
Code 3.
Pressure Systems International.
DAVCO.
Road Ready.
Fleetilla.
LED Autolamps.
Rigid Industries.
Lumitec.
"The sale of Safe Fleet to a strategic buyer exemplifies Oak Hill's highly targeted theme-based investment strategy," said Brian Cherry, a managing partner at Oak Hill. "We want to thank the Safe Fleet team for the successful partnership."
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Driverless cars may feel the future, but student transportation requires more than navigation. Here’s why it demands human judgment, empathy, and oversight.
Read More →
An 11-year-old in Brooklyn was killed crossing the street. Meanwhile, the school bus driver faces misdemeanor charges after he left the scene.
Read More →
The 2026 Disaster Response Guide is officially underway, and we’re now opening a Call for Insights and Experts.
Read More →
Ongoing driver shortages nationwide are forcing tough transportation decisions. See how districts are using supplemental transportation to maintain coverage for high-needs students.
Read More →
A Rockland County child was struck by their school bus late last week. Here's what we know so far about this and other fatalities and injuries in the area over the years.
Read More →
As Maine becomes one of the first states to require anti-pinch door sensors on new school buses, manufacturers like Mayser offer a look at how the technology works and why it's a critical fail-safe.
Read More →
What if your fleet technology actually worked together? Learn eight practical strategies to integrate multiple systems into one platform, unlocking clearer insights, stronger safety standards, and smoother daily operations.
Read More →
A recent Verra Mobility survey reports that 82% of parents support safety cameras to penalize stop-arm violators and 70% favor automated enforcement in school zones.
Read More →
$10 million in state grants will fund safety upgrades and new features on school buses serving students across the Buckeye State.
Read More →
After complications in multiple cities when self-driving taxis failed to stop for school buses, the NTSB joins NHTSA in a probe to determine what's behind the tech and related safety concerns.
Read More →
