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Kansas City Southern Reports Record Q1 Revenue

Kansas City Southern reported record revenue and an increase in profit for the first quarter of 2020.

April 27, 2020
BusinessTop 100

USA Truck Appoints New Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

USA Truck appointed Zachary King as its newest senior vice president and chief financial officer, the company announced April 22.

April 27, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Mack Reports Parts Distribution Centers Operating as Normal

Mack Trucks announced it is encouraging customers and dealers to order parts as they normally would and in a normal quantity, and Mack parts distribution centers will continue to fulfill orders on a typical schedule.

April 27, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Port Authorities Commit to Stay Open Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Twenty port authorities in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America signed a declaration committing to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 27, 2020
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTop 100

Schneider Partners With Overhaul to Improve Freight Visibility and Security

Schneider National is aiming to improve freight visibility options and security by partnering with Overhaul, the company announced April 21.

April 27, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Canadian Pacific Reports Lower Net Income, Robust Revenue in Q1

Canadian Pacific reported reduced first-quarter earnings April 21 as the railroad鈥檚 revenue was up 15.6% to C$2.04 billion compared with $1.77 billion in the same quarter a year ago.

April 27, 2020
BusinessLogistics

Union Pacific Reports Strong Q1 Earnings

Union Pacific Corp. reported first-quarter earnings that outpaced Wall Street expectations, even as its quarterly revenue dipped.

April 27, 2020
BusinessEquipmentFuel

Clean Energy Fuels Offers Cost Calculator to Fleets

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it launched an online calculator to estimate the cost of transitioning an individual vehicle or an entire fleet to natural gas from diesel fuel.

April 24, 2020
BusinessTechnology

VTNA Encourages E-Commerce Use for Parts

Under the current COVID-19 working conditions, Volvo Trucks North America announced it is encouraging customers to utilize the Volvo Select Part Store, its e-commerce parts platform, and replace in-person transactions with online ordering and direct delivery.

April 24, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Criticizes Postal Service, Says It Should Boost Rates for Amazon

President Donald Trump said the U.S. Postal Service is 鈥渁 joke鈥 and should quadruple the rate it charges major companies to ship a package, but is too frightened of Amazon .com Inc. to do so.

April 24, 2020