Charthouse Holdings, a portfolio company of Charter Growth Capital Fund II, announced the closing of its acquisition of Pronto Freight Ways in Taylor.Pronto has supported the freight forwarding industry for more than 25 years. The company provides one-stop service for time-sensitive and mission critical air freight, local cartage, drayage, and warehousing. With approximately 100 employees and a second location in Chicago, Pronto offers daily consolidation service between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.“We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Pronto and officially welcome our new Pronto colleagues to the Charthouse family,” says Jeff Rogers, CEO of Charthouse. “Pronto is an ideal way for Charthouse to introduce its transportation thesis.“The Charthouse team’s experience is highly complementary with Pronto’s service offering, and we are eager to get started. We also look forward to growing the Charthouse platform by identifying other potential partners in adjacent geographic markets and service lines that fit with our strategy.”Rogers has more than 35 years of experience in transportation and logistics. He previously served as CEO of Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. Before Universal, Rogers was president of YRC Freight and USF Holland. He also served for 14 years with United Parcel Service in various finance and operational roles. Edwin J. Lukas and Gary N. Lewis serve as co-chairs of Charthouse.Paul F. Wozniak, founder of Pronto, will continue to serve as president of the company.“The sale of Pronto to Charthouse opens an exciting new chapter in our mission to provide the highest level of service to our customers,” says Wozniak. “Charthouse’s experience and network will provide us access to capital, relationships, and enhanced technology, all of which will help scale our business and diversify our services."For more information, visit charthouseholdings.com.