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
Two people have been charged in connection with an alleged cargo heist that recently took place on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Lorenzo Vaduva, 24, and Gabriel Chisoiu, 38, are facing charges of theft, conspiracy, and reckless endangerment in connection with the theft of $287,737 worth of Apple merchandise.According to Pennsylvania State Police charging documents obtained by ABC27, ...more
A truck driver hauling honeybees called on firefighters to help him with the insects as he tried to change a flat tire. The incident happened on Friday, May 16th, in Gaston, North Carolina on Interstate 95. According to CBS 17, the tractor trailer was hauling 130 pallets of bee hives when the rig got a flat ...more
A trucker and his family were treated at a hospital after a rear end crash with an unlicensed truck driver very early on Sunday morning. The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, May 18th in Nash County, North Carolina on Interstate 95 southbound. According to WRAL News, a Volvo semi truck driven by ...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
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
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
