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Neale Marine Transportation & Fleeting Had Unique Origins

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Neale Marine Transportation & Fleeting Had Unique Origins

April 16, 2026

Choices in life are sometimes made from desperation. Such choices may not end well, but some work out exceptionally well. It was just such a choice that Charles Neale… Read More

Hamm’s Buys Trumbull Fleet, Assets Wesley James Hamm, a fleet boat operated by Hamm’s Harbor and Fleeting Service of Chillicothe, Ill. (Photo courtesy of Hamm’s Harbor Service and Fleeting)

Wesley James Hamm, a fleet boat operated by Hamm’s Harbor and Fleeting Service of Chillicothe, Ill. (Photo courtesy of Hamm’s Harbor Service and Fleeting)

Hamm’s Buys Trumbull Fleet, Assets

April 16, 2026

Trumbull River Services was established in Lacon, Illinois, by Ed and Ann Trumbull in 1973. The harbor and fleeting business had operated on the Illinois River at Lacon, serving… Read More