Republic Steel ordered by judge to pay some $4.6 million for trucking services

Republic Steel, which in August announced it would close two of its U.S. plants and move production to Mexico—which is home to its parent company, Grupo Simec—has been ordered to pay trucking company Beemac nearly $2.6 million for failing to pay for trucking services.

Per multiple reports, a federal district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania has entered final judgment against Republic Steel in August. Beemac, the trucking service provider, had filed a lawsuit in September 2020 claiming Republic Steel failed to pay more than $2.2 million for transportation services it provided.

The amount was in dispute, with Republic Steel claiming it owed only $1.2 million. Beemac received a partial summary judgment in January. In July, a federal jury returned the verdict against Republic Steel. It awarded nearly $2.5 million in favor of Beemac Inc., doing business as Beemac Trucking, and nearly $2 million for Deemac Services, both of Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Those findings were upheld by U.S. District Court Judge William S. Stickman IV in August.

The Wire Cable Manufacturers Alliance (WCMA) will hold its annual meeting and holiday luncheon on Nov. 30, at the Downtown Hartford Marriott, Hartford, Connecticut.

The event will start at 11 am with networking, followed by lunch, a featured speaker, then a general membership meeting followed by a Young Professional Session.

For more information and to register, go to the WCMA website at www.wcmainc.org, or call WCMA Executive Director Ed Fenton at tel. 860-841-7720.