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BusinessTCA

FedEx Colleagues Share $2 Million North Carolina Lottery Prize

A group of North Carolina FedEx Freight employees who work in Hope Mills are sharing a $2 million prize after buying a winning Powerball ticket in Fayetteville.

April 29, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Mexico to Route Rail Line Through New Mexico, Not Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown is generating fresh backlash, with Mexico’s economy minister announcing that a new rail line to the U.S. would now go via New Mexico instead of the Lone Star State.

April 29, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Allison Reports Best Quarterly Revenue Since 2019 in Q1

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported gains in first-quarter net income while revenue rose 15% to post its strongest revenue quarter since 2019.

April 29, 2022
BusinessFor-Hire

USA Truck Reports Earnings, Revenue Growth for Q1

USA Truck posted increased year-over-year profits and revenue during the first quarter, the company reported April 28.

April 29, 2022
BusinessFor-Hire

ArcBest Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue for Q1

ArcBest Corp. saw a surge in profits and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 29.

April 29, 2022
BusinessFor-Hire

TFI International Posts Large Profit, Revenue Gains

TFI International more than doubled its first-quarter profit as it capitalized on solid freight demand and the integration of the UPS Freight operations it acquired last year.

April 29, 2022
BusinessEquipment

5 Questions: Greg McQuagge, U.S. Xpress

Greg McQuagge, maintenance supervisor at for-hire carrier U.S. Xpress, shares some insight on what it takes to keep trucks on the road.

April 29, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Employment Costs in US Increase by More Than Forecast

U.S. employment costs jumped by the most on record at the start of the year, heightening concerns about persistent inflation that set the stage for more forceful policy action by the Federal Reserve.

April 29, 2022
BusinessAutonomous

Musk’s Tesla Stock Sales Double to $8.5 Billion in Latest Tally

Elon Musk disclosed an additional $4.5 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock sales in new regulatory filings April 29, bringing the total he’s disposed of in the wake of his deal to buy Twitter Inc. to more than $8.5 billion.

April 29, 2022
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Exxon Profits Surge

NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil reported $5.48 billion in net income during the first quarter as oil and gas prices rose steadily, more than doubling its profits compared with the same quarter last year.

April 29, 2022

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