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Illinois trucking company with 480 drivers abruptly ceases operations 

An Illinois-based trucking and logistics company, which contracted with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail and had over 650 employees, including more than 480 drivers, abruptly ceased operations Thursday, according to sources familiar with the closure.

Former truck drivers for Midwest Transport Inc. (MTI), headquartered in Robinson, Illinois, told FreightWaves that they received telephone calls from their regional managers late Thursday notifying them the company was winding down operations.

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Global freight forwarder confirms malware attack for ‘technical disruptions’

Atlanta-based JAS Worldwide, a global freight forwarder, confirmed Tuesday that it was targeted by a ransomware attack after experiencing technical disruptions, which affected its ability to operate and service its customers. 

“Upon identification of this issue, we immediately secured our systems and commenced an investigation with assistance from external cybersecurity experts,” JAS Worldwide said in its initial post about the service interruption on its website on Tuesday. “Based on our...

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Former trucking company owner in prison after pleading guilty in PPP fraud

A former trucking company owner from Acworth, Georgia, reported to prison Thursday, a day after a federal judge denied a motion to postpone his surrender following his sentencing in a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme.

Roderick Billingslea, 30, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Aug. 13, nearly four months after pleading guilty in April to one count of wire fraud and one count of falsifying records related to a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/former-trucking-company-owner-in-prison-after-pleading-guilty-in-ppp-fraud

Rail strike decision “disastrous”; Trooper Ben’s rules of the road; freight magic | WHAT THE TRUCK?

On episode 751 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about the Canadian government’s order for striking union workers to get back on the job. That trains may be back on track but Paul Boucher, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says that the decision is, “disastrous for labor.” 

Kansas Highway Patrol’s Trooper Ben Gardner stops by the show to talk about staying safe on the highway. 

Magic has been called one of the least attractive hobbies that a man can have. Energy Transport...

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