Kenan Advantage Group Kenan Advantage Group inked its third acquisition of 2025 on May 16 as KAG Canada bought liquid bulk carrier Fisher Transport for an undisclosed sum. Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia-based Fisher is the largest milk transporter in Atlantic Canada, hauling more than 200 million liters (52.4 million gallons) of raw milk annually, according to ...more
The JBS meatpacking facility in Greeley, Colo. (Chet Strange/Bloomberg) Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has asked the top U.S. securities regulator to probe two major firms that have advised their clients to vote against a proposed New York listing by JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer. The Republican lawmaker urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...more
“It’s not going to be that in June we’re going to understand what’s happening here, or in July,” Williams said. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) Two Federal Reserve officials, including New York Fed chief John Williams, suggested policymakers may not be ready to lower interest rates before September as they confront a murky economic outlook. “It’s not going ...more
Attendees discuss investment opportunities at the Mississippi exhibit at SelectUSA. (Noel Fletcher/Transport Topics) OXON HILL, Md. — American and foreign companies can ride out federal tariff uncertainties by seeking business stability in states with favorable regulations, taxation policies and economic incentives. This advice arose frequently in conversations with representatives who numbered among 54 states and ...more
A tornado in Kansas tossed tractor trailers and other vehicles off of Interstate 70 on Sunday. The tornado crossed I-70 near Grinnell, Kansas and Grainfield, Kansas on Sunday, May 18th, and left a trail of destruction in its wake. Footage of the tornado can be seen tossing vehicles, while video of the aftermath shows the destruction ...more
The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office (LPCSO) shared security video of a passing commercial vehicle losing wheels and causing damage to parked vehicles. The video was captured on May 18 in the 9000 south block of US 35 in La Porte County, Indiana.Police say that as a commercial vehicle was northbound, the “wheel assembly smashed ...more
The Cape Coral Police Department (CCPD) is asking for public help in locating a truck and driver responsible for downing several power lines and dragging parked cars on Sunday. At 8:20 a.m. on May 18, CCPD responded to Tropicana Parkway and NE 5th Avenue in Cape Coral, Florida, after receiving reports of a loud collision ...more
Officials in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, recently passed an ordinance prohibiting drivers from parking commercial trucks in neighborhoods. In late April 2025, the Orangeburg County Council passed an ordinance to prohibit truck parking in residential areas after receiving complaints from residents. The ordinance prohibits parking vehicles “used for commercial purposes” in a residential district within ...more
The son of a trucker who burned alive in the cab of a heavy wrecker as his own rig was being towed has filed a lawsuit against the towing company. The fatal accident happened on May 8th on Transmountain in northwest El Paso, Texas. The lawsuit has been filed by law firm Kherkher Garcia LLP ...more
Shortly after launching commercial self-driving trucking services in Texas, Aurora Innovation, Inc. announced it will be putting a human back in the driver’s seat at the request of a partner company. On May 1, 2025, Aurora announced the launch of regular driverless customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston.However, on May 16, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson ...more
