The leader of a “large-scale Pittsburgh-area drug trafficking organization” was recently sentenced to more than two decades in prison, officials say. On June 11, 2025, Andrew Beatty was sentenced to twenty-three years of imprisonment and five years of supervised release following his conviction on charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine ...more

The Memphis Police Department (MPD) is investigating a cargo theft and assault incident that occurred late last week. MPD responded to a reported burglary incident at 7:46 a.m. on June 13 at 3399 Raines Road in Memphis, Tennessee.Police say that that a semi truck driver was parked at the location waiting to drop off a ...more

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is readying changes to the Compliance Safety Accountability Safety Measurement System after a long, fierce debate over its ability to accurately identify unsafe carriers. Along the way, even the Government Accountability Office and Congress got involved. The changes include simplification of the severity weights assigned to violations, reorganization of ...more

Adam Goldstein at the Paris Air Show in Paris on June 16. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg) Electric aircraft maker Archer Aviation Inc. expects its defense-related sales to outstrip commercial air taxis in the short term. “In the near term the defense side could certainly become the biggest part of our business” as passenger services take time to ...more

Keep Your Fleet Rolling No Matter the Season In today’s high-demand logistics landscape, trucking fleets are under more pressure than ever to deliver with precision, speed, and efficiency. Whether you operate Over-the-Road (OTR), Middle Mile, Last Mile, or all three, every delay, breakdown, or missed delivery impacts your business. At Amerit Fleet Solutions, we partner ...more

President Donald Trump arrives at Calgary International Airport on June 15 ahead of the G7 Summit. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) KANANASKIS, Alberta — When U.S. President Donald Trump last came to Canada for a Group of Seven summit, the enduring image was of him seated with his arms folded defiantly as then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel stared daggers ...more

(Transaxle) A truck parts distributor with facilities in 11 states is closing. Transaxle filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, informing the state it is laying off more than 200 people on the East Coast, including nine employees at 22073 Perry Highway in Jackson Township, Butler County, ...more

(Eaton via YouTube) Eaton Corp. agreed to buy defense and aerospace systems company Ultra Precision Control Systems from private equity firm Advent. Eaton will pay $1.55 billion for the Cheltenham, England-based business to boost its portfolio in both military and civilian aircraft, it said in a statement Jun 16. The transaction is expected to be ...more

Vehicles jam a highway as a fire blazes nearby in the Shahran in Tehran on June 15. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images) Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since June 13 as they assess the risks from Israel’s conflict with Iran, fueling concerns over export flows from the ...more

The U.S. Steel Irvin Works facility in West Mifflin, Pa. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg) Nippon Steel Corp. won conditional U.S. approval for its $14.1 billion purchase of United States Steel Corp., capping a lengthy saga in a tie-up that will create one of the world’s largest steel companies. In a release June 13, the companies said they’ve ...more