He also owns three other companies, including a trucking company called KBS Trucking. Then came railways, canals, road haulage and trucking, electricity, and gas. The American River Transportation Company along with ADM Trucking, Inc., are subsidiaries of ADM. All three industrial parks also have large concentrations of warehousing and regional trucking facilities. Critics cite these relationships as evidence that CDL schools are driver mills for trucking companies. Fatalities are not the only issue caused by trucking accidents. Fitzsimmons' illness led to a significant deterioration in labor relations in the trucking industry. In 1985, Watsa took control of Markel Financial, a Canadian-based specialist in trucking insurance. The company initially started as Clippert Trucking Company in 1964. His father worked as a terminal manager for a trucking company. Lowell is also home to the headquarters of trucking company J.B. Hunt. Pricing is dependent on region, driving records, and history of the trucking operation. He worked for a time at his father's trucking business. Five of Canada's twenty-five largest employers in for-hire trucking are headquartered in Manitoba. Major road improvements allowing for trucking and containerization diminished the need.