Tag: William Neuman

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Roadside Attractions

Trying to outrunning a tornado, shipping alernatives, biking maps and sleep apnea are among the topics featured — plus Channel 19 and Truck Gallery.

June 3, 2011

Channel 19

The great tomato heist — Cargo thieves still operating in plain sight

I missed this report from the New York Times a week and a half back, about a sophisticated cargo-theft ring operating a seemingly legitimate trucking company in Florida, with a twist. The freight targeted wasn’t consumer electronics or cigarettes or pharmaceuticals. “The high price of produce, especially for tomatoes after the deep winter freezes,” reporter […]

April 25, 2011