(Washington, DC) — Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today named K. Neal Truck and Bus Center, a truck and bus dealership headquartered in Hyattsville, Md., the Senate Small Business of the Week.

Cardin’s Congressional Record statement honoring the company follows the Ranking Member’s visit to the Hyattsville headquarters last month. K. Neal Truck and Bus Center.

K. Neal, which is the second largest minority-owned truck and bus supplier in the country, has a long record of investing in the Prince George’s County community. For the past five years, the company has partnered with the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation to train workers from underserved communities to become diesel technicians, and the company also voluntarily banned the box for returning citizens convicted of a nonviolent crimes.

“I applaud Stephen and Korey for building a successful company, and using their company to make a positive difference in the lives of so many,” Ranking Member Cardin said in the Congressional Record statement. “They have truly made Prince George’s proud.”

The full text of the Congressional Record statement follows:

“Mr. President, it is with great pride that I name K. Neal Truck and Bus Center the United States Senate Small Business of the Week.

“K. Neal Truck and Bus Center is a family-owned business based in Hyattsville, Maryland. Following a decades-long career in the grocery business, Stephen Neal purchased a trucking business and renamed it after his son, Korey Neal.

“Together, the father-son team has turned K. Neal into the second largest minority-owned truck and bus supplier in the country, with more than $100 million in annual revenue and just under 100 employees.

“On the Senate Small Business Committee, we often speak of small businesses as drivers of economic growth and innovation, but they are often also pillars in their communities, and K. Neal is no exception.

“I had the privilege of meeting with Stephen, Korey and several K. Neal executives last month, and I was impressed by the company’s commitment to empowering all its employees and investing in its community.

“Half of the executives at K. Neal are women, and for the past five years, the company has partnered with the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation to train workers from underserved communities to become diesel technicians. I am proud to share that 14 individuals have completed the program, and eight of them are currently employed by the company. The company also voluntarily banned the box for returning citizens convicted of a nonviolent crimes. 

“Thanks to K. Neal’s history of business success and commitment to investing in their community and their neighbors, the United State Black Chambers of Commerce presented its 2019 Emerging Leaders & Influencers Award to the company.

“I applaud Stephen and Korey for building a successful company, and using their company to make a positive difference in the lives of so many. They have truly made Prince George’s proud.”