Transport Topics (June 2, 2021)

A little more than three weeks after the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, the meat supply chain has been targeted. A cyberattack on JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, has forced the shutdown of some of the largest slaughterhouses globally, and indications are that the closures are spreading. JBS’ beef plant in Canada, one of the nation’s largest, was shut down Monday after being hacked the day before. A number of U.S. plants have been shut and shifts have been canceled, according to labor union representatives. JBS Holdings USA ranks No. 57 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest private carriers in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices