1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (477+ words) The Lowell, Arkansas-based company’s second quarter marked a record for intermodal volumes. It reported a 10% year-over-year increase in loads, outpacing 8% y/y growth in total intermodal carloads on the U.S. Class I railroads. (North American containers were up 5% y/y). “[Intermodal]…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (461+ words) J.B. Hunt Transport Services sees truckload rates climbing 20% over the next two years as stricter regulatory enforcement continues to remove capacity. Carriers are looking to restore TL and brokerage margins after years of massive cost inflation. Furthermore, driver wages are stepping…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (698+ words) J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) reported first-quarter earnings per share of $1.49, 4 cents ahead of the consensus estimate and 32 cents higher year over year. Consolidated revenue of $3.06 billion was 5% higher y/y (up 4% excluding fuel surcharges), outpacing analysts’ expectations for revenue of $2.95 billion....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (305+ words) Grain, petroleum and chemicals led a strong week for U.S. rail freight while intermodal traffic continues to limp through early 2026. Total weekly traffic reached 500,040 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending April 11, better by 1.7% from the same week a year…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (407+ words) Prime Inc. said Tuesday it will invest more than $160 million to build a new regional trucking hub in Spalding County, Georgia, creating over 120 full-time jobs and hiring more than 50 drivers. The new campus, located near Griffin about 37 miles south of…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (188+ words) A string of small trucking and logistics companies across the U.S. have filed for bankruptcy protection in recent weeks, underscoring continued financial pressure on smaller carriers as freight demand remains uneven and costs stay elevated. The filings include Liberty Carriers Inc.,…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (416+ words) Weekly commodity rail freight finished higher year-to-date on U.S. railroads even as weaker intermodal offset volume improvements. Total U.S. rail traffic was 501,328 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending April 4, up just 0.1% from the same week a year ago, according to…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (773+ words) A monthly survey of supply chain managers showed extreme capacity tightening and rate growth across the freight market in March, a dynamic last seen at “the height of the Covid era freight boom.” The Logistics Managers’ Index—a diffusion index…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (687+ words) The first quarter could mark the last round of bad earnings reports from truckload carriers as supply has meaningfully contracted and demand is emerging from a three-year-plus downslide. Equity analysts cut numbers heading into earnings season, but sentiment around full-year…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1005+ words) Most truckers track spot rates. Some track load-to-truck ratios. A smaller number pull freight data every week. Not many are watching the pallet Producer Price Index or the American Forest & Paper Association’s monthly packaging report — which is exactly why understanding…...