Tennessee

Memphis trucking company owner sentenced to federal prison in PPP scheme

A Memphis, Tennessee, trucking company owner has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection to a scheme to defraud the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program.

Herman Shaw, 44, the owner of Freight Masters Inc., pleaded guilty in August and was ordered to pay $782,212 in restitution. He was also sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. 

In June 2020, Shaw and a person identified only as L.E. in court documents worked together to submit a false PPP loan...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/memphis-trucking-company-owner-sentenced-to-federal-prison-in-ppp-scheme

Texas driver honored as TCA Highway Angel for saving lives in Helene aftermath

The Truckload Carriers Association named a Texas truck driver a Highway Angel after he used his trailer to keep people alive during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Michael Dorsey, 56, of Kingwood, had just finished loading his truck in Erwin, Tennessee, when the town was ravaged by catastrophic and deadly flooding from the Nolichucky River. Dorsey used his trailer to help 11 people seeking refuge from flooding caused by the Category 4 storm that wreaked havoc across the Southeast, notably in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-driver-honored-as-tca-highway-angel-for-saving-lives-in-helene-aftermath

Ingram Marine christens pusher tug trio

Nashville, Tennessee-based inland shipping company the Ingram Marine Group, operating under the name Ingram Barge Company, has formally named three recently delivered welded-steel pusher tugs built by Main Iron Works of Houma, Louisiana. Sister vessels Patrick L. Morton (pictured), Teresa Sprouse,...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/tug-and-salvage-world/inland-tug-operations/ingram-marine-christens-pusher-tug-trio/

Q&A: Meet the women behind Royal Barge Fleeting

Marine Log (ML): First off, tell us about Royal Barge Fleeting and how it got started?

Jessica Branham (JB): I was approached by a member of Cummings Marine Board of Directors in early October. He asked if I was interested in setting up and running a startup/sister company, primarily focusing on dry cargo in the Memphis area. I was intrigued and came down for a visit. After visiting, meeting the family, crew members and the area, I decided to take on the role and Royal Barge Fleeting came to be. 

https://www.marinelog.com/news/qa-meet-the-women-behind-royal-barge-fleeting/

CN plans capital investments in Illinois, Tennessee, 2 Canada provinces

A CN train travels on a bridge and the reflection of the CN locomotive is in the lake underneath the bridge.

Canadian railway CN has announced another $355 million in capital investments in two provinces and two U.S. states, bringing the total to $1.67 billion for 2022.

In 2021, CN (NYSE: CNI) dedicated CA$2.9 billion (US$2.25 billion) for capital expenditures, according to its 2021 annual report.

In Canada, CN will invest about CA$185 million for capital and maintenance projects in Saskatchewan, including replacing 25 miles of rail track, installing more than 151,000 railroad ties and rebuilding 23...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-plans-capital-investments-in-illinois-tennessee-2-canada-provinces

Walmart to build 2 e-commerce fulfillment centers

Walmart building new ecommerce fulfillment centers

Walmart is adding nearly 2 million square feet of warehouse space to expand its growing e-commerce fulfillment operations.

The retailer on Wednesday announced it would build a more than 1 million-square-foot center in Salt Lake City. That followed an announcement last week of a 925,000-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Utah facility will employ approximately 450 full-time employees and open in the summer of 2022. The Tennessee facility will employ up to 300 and open in the fall of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/walmart-to-build-2-e-commerce-fulfillment-centers

FreightWaves Classics: I-26 serves three southeastern states

The Sam's Gap Scenic Overlook along I-26 during peak fall foliage season. The freeway winds north toward Little and Flint Mountains in this scene. (Photo: interstate-guide.com)

This is another installment in the FreightWaves Classics series on various highways that make up the U.S. Interstate Highway System.

Interstate 26 (I-26) is located in the southeastern United States. It is a diagonal interstate highway that runs primarily northwest-southeast from the junction of U.S. Route 11W (US 11W) and US 23 in Kingsport, Tennessee, to US 17 in Charleston, South Carolina. 

To date I-26 has been extended twice from its original western end at Asheville, North Carolina, first...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-i-26-serves-three-southeastern-states

FreightWaves Classics: I-24 travels through four states; ends in the heart of “Freight Alley”

Sign points the way to I-24 West from I-75 South. (Photo: interstate-guide.com)

Interstate 24 (I-24) runs for just over 317 miles through parts of the Midwest and Southeast. It begins at its junction with I-57, 10 miles south of Marion, Illinois. It then runs through parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and then ends back in Tennessee at its junction with I-75 in Chattanooga. 

Like other even-numbered interstates in the United States, I-24 is signed as a west-east route, although its actual route follows a more northwest to southeast routing. I-24 is designated a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-i-24-travels-through-four-states-ends-in-the-heart-of-freight-alley

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