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Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers an acquisition by Kenan Advantage Group, a major commerce conference near Washington, D.C., and conflicting reports on Canadian tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the sale of more Yellow terminals, Oregon delaying enforcement of the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule, and an investor group in Canada proposing to buy bankrupt Lion Electric. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Walmart raising prices, the FHWA nominee's appearance at a Senate hearing and the IEA's report on global oil demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers medium-duty truck sales, FMCSA action on eight ELDs and USDOT finalizing 76 infrastructure grants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers CVSA's recommendation on driver personal conveyance time, Class 8 retail sales in April and Landstar's first-quarter earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers General Motors hiring a former Tesla and Aurora officer, a record in April for customs revenue collections due to tariffs, and moves in Congress to repeal California laws to encourage EV adoption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a lawsuit against the Federal Highway Administration, concerns about the Global Household Goods contract and the effect of tariffs on China's exports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How does the changing market condition affect M&A in freight? Find out with our returning guest, Spencer Tenney from Tenney Group!  Here's What to Learn From This Episode: M&A Market Trends: Current market volatility affecting M&A in freight; mixed industry responses—some waiting, others pursuing acquisitions. Tariffs and uncertainty driving cautious capital allocation decisions. Buy vs. Build Decisions: Companies often prefer M&A to build capabilities like AI due to tight margins and market challenges. Increased diligence in capital allocation noted as firms manage risk, with a cultural inclination towards acquisition over development. Cash Flow & Consolidation: Small transport businesses financially fragile, most operate month-to-month. Rising bankruptcies from cash flow issues. Industry consolidation growing as small operators exit or merge for increased profitability, driven by sustainability and risk factors.  About Spencer Tenney Spencer Tenney is President and CEO of the Tenney Group, a merger acquisition advisory firm dedicated to the transportation industry since 1973. The Tenney family has been serving the transportation industry for three generations. Spencer is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin, He is also the only Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) in North America that is dedicated exclusively to the transportation industry. Spencer and his team have closed hundreds of transportation business sales across the United States. Tenney Group clients are companies in the trucking, logistics, passenger transportation industries with annual revenues of 20M - 300M. Spencer's articles have been featured in Fleet Owner, Transport Topics, School Bus Fleet and many other industry publications. He is a sought-after speaker at national and state industry trade shows and currently serves as Chair of the American Trucking Association's M&A Task Force. Spencer and his wife Lauren reside outside of Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee. He enjoys songwriting and is actively involved in the Hope Clinic, a faith-based organization that equips women, men, and families to make healthy choices regarding unplanned pregnancies, depression, & addictions. He is also the founder of "Tuesdays with Tenney Group, a networking group designed to enrich relationships and business opportunities for Historic Downtown Franklin, TN professionals.  Connect with Spencer Website: https://www.thetenneygroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencertenney/ Â
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a trade agreement with Britain, a shipping giant's outlook on the global container market, and Class 8 truck orders in April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the independent-contractor rule, Shipping routes between the U.S. and China, and a candidate to head the U.S. Postal Service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers an end to limits on emissions from tires, the U.S. trade deficit and Cummins' quarterly financial report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers another upcoming increase in oil production by OPEC+, the new-truck excise tax, and a new offering coming from Stellantis' Ram brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the end of the de minimis exemption for imported goods, tariff-related disruptions at West Coast ports, and the DOE's rollback of green energy loans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the launch of Aurora's driverless trucking service, a House vote to overturn California's gas car ban, and March cargo growth at U.S. ports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers renewed calls for federal action on cargo theft, murder charges in a staged truck crash scheme, and layoffs at ADM's global commodity desk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Trump's English-language rule order for truckers, UPS job cuts, and Amazon's denial of tariff label plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the impact of President Donald Trump's China tariffs on supply chains, growing uncertainty in trucking's energy transition, and UPS exploring humanoid robots with Figure AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers complaints from U.S.-based chassis manufacturers, a new chief financial officer for Continental and CDL training grants in Wisconsin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers potential tariffs on imported trucks and truck parts, a UPS acquisition, and two states seeking to enforce requirements that truck drivers be proficient in the English language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers layoffs by Volvo Group, tariff measures against China and trailer orders for March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the United States-China trade war, a conference hosted by trucking technology provider Motive, and the latest American Trucking Associations tonnage report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers DHL stopping deliveries to North America of some parcels, DOT's repeal of some emissions rules, and results of a survey of Canadian trucking executives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the fate of the Drug Testing Advisory Board, a freight broker survey of top issues, and Torc Robotics' latest autonomous testing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Stonepeak's acquisition of Dupre Logistics, Marten Transport's Q1 earnings and DOT's grant to build a port of entry facility along the San Diego-Baja California border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers two states suspending enforcement of heavy truck emissions laws, C.H. Robinson expanding its use of AI agents, and elected officials urging EPA to support the American biofuel industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers medium-duty truck sales, cargo theft legislation and rising fuel taxes in Mississippi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers business moves at Kodiak, a federal mandate that affects CDL holders and FMCSA's action that affects some CDL holders in the Houston area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers freight fraud, Class 8 retail truck sales in March and Kenworth tapping the brakes on the production of an alternative-fuel truck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a potential cost increase for Class 8 trucks, ATA outlining three key industry priorities and the state of the third-party logistics sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers President Donald Trump's tariffs pause, Mack Trucks' new Class 8 model and an acquisition in the cold storage logistics space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers President Donald Trump's tariffs, congestion pricing in New York City and new delivery options for UPS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Trump's tariffs and China, a bathroom access bill for truck drivers and an upgrade for three New York state bridges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers tariffs and the March jobs report from the U.S. Labor Department. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers tariffs and a fired truck driver seeking monetary damages from a CBD company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers tariffs and a pair of acquisitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers tariffs, vehicle emission standards, and a new law coming this summer for truck drivers in Wyoming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Volvo Trucks North America layoffs, tariffs, and the launch year for Isuzu medium-duty electric trucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a Georgia measure regarding lawsuits, a meeting set between the leaders of the U.S. and Canada, and BRW securing approval to handle more military freight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers NTSB's report on bridge security, another petition by Intellistop, and declining Class 8 used truck sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers port numbers for February, Rivian's new spinoff, and ASCE's recommendations to Washington lawmakers to improve roadways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the new nominee to lead FMCSA, the ASCE infrastructure report card and the reduced jury award in a case involving trailer maker Wabash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers bankrupt carrier Yellow agreeing to terminate two terminal lease agreements, a proposal to impose a fee on Chinese-built ships at U.S. ports, and a preview of President Trump's April 2 tariff announcements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers signs of recovery in the trucking market, a decline in small package shipments from China to the U.S., and leadership changes at FMCSA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers tariff uncertainty for carriers, an unclear Class 8 sales outlook, and President Donald Trump's push for lower interest rates amid trade concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers Volkswagen's sale of a stake in Traton, oil executives' meeting with President Trump, and the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady amid economic uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers EU-U.S. trade discussions, a 3% rise in February truck tonnage, and Torc's partnerships to advance autonomous trucking technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers President Trump's announcement of new tariffs set for April 2, internal debates on their implementation and legal risks, and BYD's breakthrough in ultra-fast EV charging technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a Nikola bankruptcy deadline, Daimler Truck North America 2024 sales results, and Class 8 truck sales numbers for February. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers a USPS agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency, SalSon Logistics' expansion, and remarks by Vice President J.D. Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transport Topics is the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Today's briefing covers the Environmental Protection Agency's announced review of trucking emissions regulations, and tariff responses from Canada and the European Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices