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Business

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Q4 Earnings at Union Pacific

Union Pacific saw its fourth-quarter and full-year results decline versus year-ago levels, but the Class I rail carrier said its implementation of precision scheduled railroading is reaping benefits for its operations.

January 26, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTCA

Pennsylvania Truckers Object to Bridge Tolling Plan

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is moving forward with its controversial plan to consider charging tolls on as many as 10 major bridges in the state. But representatives from the trucking industry say tolls would hurt their industry.

January 26, 2021
BusinessEquipment

Paccar Q4 Earnings, Revenue Drop

Paccar Inc. posted lower fourth-quarter net income and revenue while achieving record quarterly parts revenue and notching its record market share for medium-duty vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada.

January 26, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Trucking Becomes More Focused on Health, Efficiency

Trucking embraced risk management and technology that drives efficiency in response to the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders said in a panel discussion Jan. 25.

January 26, 2021
BusinessTechnology

Elon Musk’s Finance Chief Quietly Tallies Profit Surge at Tesla

Tesla Inc. on Jan. 27 is widely expected to report its sixth consecutive quarterly profit — and potentially its first $1 billion quarter. That follows a remarkable year when Tesla’s stock split and skyrocketed, the company joined the S&P 500 Index and it sold almost half a million cars.

January 26, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

EV Charging Firm FreeWire Closes $50 Million Funding Round

FreeWire Technologies Inc., an electric vehicle charging and power startup, has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round.

January 26, 2021
Business

Western Flyer Express President Rodney Timms Retires

Western Flyer Express announced President Rodney Timms retired effective Dec. 31.

January 26, 2021
BusinessTop 100

Covenant Reports Mixed Results for Q4 2020

Covenant Logistics Group Inc. posted a net loss of $25.7 million, or minus $1.50 a diluted share, for the three months ending Dec. 31, the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based truckload carrier announced Jan. 25.

January 26, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Diesel Up 2¢ in 12th Consecutive Increase

The Energy Information Administration reported Jan. 25 the national average price of diesel rose by two cents to $2.716 a gallon.

January 25, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage Expands in Anchorage

Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage has executed with the state of Alaska a 55-year lease agreement at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for a 700,000-square-foot, climate-controlled warehouse facility at the world’s sixth-busiest cargo airport.

January 25, 2021