A fake trucking company stole 80,000 pounds of beef valued at $350,000 from a Tennessee meatpacking plant recently.
WBIR reports police were called to Southeastern Provisions on Helton Road in Bean Station March 27. Officers learned two customers had not received their shipments.
The report says that when Southeastern Provisions contacted the shipping contractor, they found that the shipments had been subcontracted out to "List Trucking Sales", which had stopped communicating with the meatpacker.
WBIR says the police report shows the identifications for the drivers of "List Trucking Sales" were not verified when the meat were loaded. The information that the trucking company provided "appears to be false as their information cannot be verified," according to police.
The loads were reportedly going to Kentucky and Michigan.
Bean Station is located about 48 miles northeast of Knoxville.
The thefts remain under investigation.
Truck dealers applaud bill to remove 12% FET
The American Truck Dealers is applauding Reps. Doug LaMalfa (R-California), Chris Pappas (D-New Hampshire), Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Salud Carbajal (D-California), and Max Miller (R-Ohio) for reintroducing legislation that would repeal the 12 percent Federal Excise Tax (FET) on heavy-duty trucks and trailers.
The FET, enacted more than a century ago, is the highest excise tax on a percentage basis that Congress levies on a product, hindering the ability of dealers to sell the safest and cleanest trucks on the road.
“The burdensome 12 percent Federal Excise Tax on the sale of new heavy-duty trucks and trailers is an outdated levy which drives up costs and slows the adoption of safer, more fuel-efficient vehicles,” said Scott Pearson, ATD Chairman and President of Peterbilt of Atlanta. “This onerous tax adds approximately $20,000 to the price of a new diesel truck and $50,000 to the cost of a new electric truck. America’s truck dealers commend Reps. LaMalfa and Pappas for their leadership on this important issue, which will help motor carriers modernize their fleets and improve road safety.”
TCA seeks top safety professional
A major trucking advocacy organization is looking for the industry's top safety practitioner.
Nominations are now open for the Truckload Carriers ASsociation's annual Safety Professional of the Year award. The nomination period runs through April 16.
Winners will be announced at the TCA's 2025 Safety & Security Meeting June 8-10.
The award recognizes a person whose actions and achievements have had a profound and positive impact on safety on our highways and is dedicated to serving the industry, his/her company and the motoring public, according to the TCA.
A person may be nominated for the award if he/she:
- is employed full-time by a trucking company with motor carrier operating authority and is directing safety activities for its fleet at the supervisory level;
- has seven years of full-time employment experience as a safety professional with a trucking company with motor carrier operating authority; and,
- is employed by a trucking company that is a for-hire carrier member of the Truckload Carriers Association.
You may nominate yourself for this award. Previous winners of the award are not eligible to reenter the contest.
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