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4 arrested in Texas truck smuggling incident that left 53 dead

28 June 2023

Federal prosecutors say four Mexican nationals have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found abandoned last year inside a locked tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas.

The four arrests, announced Tuesday, include Riley Covarrubias-Ponce, 30; Felipe Orduna-Torres, 28; Luis Alberto Rivera-Leal, 37; and Armando Gonzales-Ortega, 53. The men were apprehended in San Antonio, Houston and Marshall, Texas.

All four are charged with conspiracy to transport immigrants resulting in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/4-arrested-in-texas-truck-smuggling-incident-that-left-53-dead

CHILE: Dos grúas STS arriban a la Terminal Internacional de San Antonio

11 January 2023

El fabricante Chino ZPMC entrega dos grúas portacontenedores ultragrandes de barco a tierra (STS) a la terminal internacional de contenedores de San Antonio.

Esta entrada CHILE: Dos grúas STS arriban a la Terminal Internacional de San Antonio Aparece primero en FullAvanteNews.

https://fullavantenews.com/chile-dos-gruas-sts-arriban-a-la-terminal-internacional-de-san-antonio/?lang=es

Delorean announces comeback as all-electric sports car

15 February 2022

DeLorean Motor Co., maker of the iconic DMC-12 luxury car, announced it is rebooting the automobile as an all-electric vehicle.

DeLorean officials said the company’s new headquarters will be in San Antonio, adding 450 jobs in executive, management and engineering roles.

The company plans to initially establish its headquarters in the city while continuing to evaluate locations for manufacturing operations, according to Joost de Vries, CEO of DeLorean.

“San Antonio boasts a growing component and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/delorean-announces-comeback-as-all-electric-sports-car

FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: I-37 is a critical hurricane evacuation route

8 February 2022

Construction of I-37 in San Antonio in the 1960s. (Photo: TxDOT/Texas Highway Man)

Like Interstate 2 (I-2), I-27 and I-45, I-37 is an intrastate interstate highway that runs entirely within Texas. Its total length is 143 miles.

San Antonio and Corpus Christi (and the Texas Gulf Coast) are linked by I-37. The highway also provides connectivity to the Rio Grande Valley via U.S. 281/I-69C and U.S. 77/I-69E. In addition, I-37 has a public safety role – it is one of the few limited-access hurricane evacuation routes from the Texas coastline inland toward San Antonio and Austin.

Th...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsinfrastructure-i-37-is-a-critical-hurricane-evacuation-route

Check Call: Getting turkey with it

23 November 2021

Turkey Take

Turkey Day is coming this week! Put those birds in the fridge now to defrost them in time to have a fantastic Thanksgiving turkey. In honor of the turkeys, I thought we’d take a look this week at what goes into getting the sheer volumes of turkeys to market at the same time.

Every year the U.S. consumes about 45 million turkeys — or 675 million pounds of turkey — during Thanksgiving. That’s one-fifth of all U.S. turkeys produced annually. Minnesota and North...

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Boeing supplier files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

28 April 2021

GDC Technics, an aeronautics interiors supplier, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the same day the company announced it was laying off 223 people in Texas.

The layoffs and bankruptcy filing come after Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) sued GDC Technics for allegedly being behind schedule on two Air Force One aircraft.

The bankruptcy filing in the Western District of Texas did not include detailed financial information about GDC Technics. The company listed liabilities from $10 million to $50 million and more...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/boeing-supplier-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy

Air Force One supplier laying off 223 after losing Boeing contract

26 April 2021

GDC Technics is cutting 223 jobs in San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas, after the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) recently sued the company for being behind schedule on two Air Force One aircraft.

Brad Forman, CEO of GDC Technics, said the company is permanently closing its San Antonio plant where most of the work on Air Force One was done.

“It is anticipated that most operations at the Fort Worth facility will cease and that the San Antonio facility will close due to the sudden and unexpected termination...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-force-one-supplier-laying-off-223

Truck carrying bees crashes, releases swarm

25 January 2021

A tractor-trailer hauling a load of honeybees overturned Sunday on a Texas highway, releasing a swarm in downtown San Antonio, according to local authorities.

The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Interstate 10 West, when a truck owned by a bee removal business turned over while negotiating a curve on an off-ramp to eastbound Interstate 35.

Authorities said the crash was caused by a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-carrying-bees-crashes-releases-swarm

MSC to attend World Petrochemical Conference

25 February 2019

MSC announces that the company will attend and sponsor World Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The U.S. is poised to become a regular net exporter of oil for the first time in generations. By the end of 2019, total U.S oil production including natural gas used in the petrochemical industry is expected to rise to over 17.4 million barrels/day according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

This shift in the nation’s energy independence forms the backdrop for the 39th...

https://container-news.com/msc-world-petrochemical-conference/