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For more than 70 years, the Horatio Alger award has been bestowed upon individuals who have overcome adversity to achieve success and remained committed to both higher education and helping others. So UPS CEO David Abney is in good company. But his 3-year-old grandson's reaction to the news has kept him humble.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported on April 15 a year-over-year bump of 7% in first-quarter revenue to $2.09 billion compared with $1.95 billion for the same period in 2018.

Condition-based maintenance is coming to commercial vehicles, and bringing with it transformative possibilities to expand real-time operational insights, foster an improved warranty process and, perhaps, accelerate sales of replacement parts, experts said.

Trucking and logistics company Ryder System will cease operations at its Moreno Valley, Calif., distribution center, leading to layoffs for 145 employees there.

Old Dominion Freight Line is upping its advertising game this season with the New York Mets. The company partnered with Chicago-based Czarnowski to create a three-dimensional replica of an ODFL tractor-trailer at Citi Field.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has formally charged the former chief financial officer and two of his associates at Roadrunner Transportation Systems with accounting fraud and misleading investors about the company’s financial results.

XPO Logistics Inc. will launch expanded last-mile capabilities on its XPO Connect digital freight marketplace, company officials said.

Bison Transport Inc. acquired Amherst, Wis.-based H.O. Wolding Inc., a 320-truck dry van fleet, marking a further expansion by the Winnipeg, Manitoba-based trucking firm into the United States.

Paccar Inc.’s engine plant in Columbus, Miss., reached a milestone recently by producing its 200,000th MX engine for the North American market.

Ryder System Inc. announced the appointment of Scott Parker as chief financial officer.