Company Earnings

United Airlines said Monday that fourth-quarter cargo results were half as bad as for the full year.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ fourth quarter was weighed down by insurance costs but revealed a couple bright spots at the bottom of the cycle.

Logistics real estate operator Prologis’ 2024 outlook calls for relative softness in the market during the first half of the year before rebounding.

Equities analysts have trimmed fourth-quarter truckload estimates again after the industry limped through the final days of the year.

Warehouse operator Prologis reported in-line fourth-quarter results and full-year 2024 guidance.

Delta Air Lines’ cargo business saw some improvement during the fourth quarter, but the overall enterprise performed very well, according to results released on Friday.

The upsurge in rates due to ship diversions did not come soon enough to rescue container lines’ fourth-quarter results.

FedEx’s color-coded air network is designed to bolster FedEx Express’ margins amid continued macro weakness and other headwinds.

Despite posting operating and net income gains in its fiscal 2024 second quarter, FedEx cut its full-year revenue forecast.

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line reports muted volume trends for November.

Software-as-a-service provider Descartes reported record quarterly results Tuesday and said the market is ripe for M&A.

ArcBest said tonnage declines in November were tied to efforts to unwind dynamic pricing initiatives.

Saia’s fourth-quarter update shows it is retaining the freight it onboarded as a result of Yellow’s collapse.

United Petroleum is buying Patriot Transportation in a deal that is a solid win for Patriot shareholders.

Israeli cargo reservation platform Freightos is struggling to make money in a bad freight market and now faces the extra challenge of operating in the middle of a war zone.

Global Crossing Airlines, a 2-year-old hybrid carrier that provides supplemental airlift to customers that rent the entire plane, is taking a long-term view toward cargo expansion at a time when freight demand is very soft.

Zim’s headline loss looks ugly, but most of the decline was non-cash and it still has ample reserves to weather the downcycle.

Hyzon Motors is focused on launching its 200-kilowatt fuel cell for heavy trucks now that its legal problems are mostly resolved.

Workhorse Group made progress toward scaling its electric truck business, but being shut out of California incentives dented revenue.

Old Dominion Freight Line was the latest less-than-truckload carrier to announce an early general rate increase for the new year.

Cargojet wants to dump eight aircraft that were part of of its growth strategy and postpone converting two more aircraft into cargo jets as the weak cargo market shrinks profit margins.

Flatbed carrier Daseke reported an in-line third-quarter result Thursday but reduced its full-year guidance.

Cargo volumes are holding up, but rising transport capacity is outpacing demand, pushing container shipping rates even lower.

Air Transport Services Group is slowing investment in converted freighters as a weak shipping market leads cargo airlines to pause fleet expansion.

Hyliion Holdings is throwing in the towel on its Hypertruck ERX natural gas-electric powertrain to focus on generator technology.

High numbers of migrant crossings in September disrupted freight rail operations, including Trinity Industries’ and FreightCar America’s ability to send new rail cars into the U.S., executives said on recent earnings calls.

A weaker-than-expected peak period leads GXO to cut its organic revenue growth guidance.

Revenue and earnings fell sharply at DHL’s Express and Global Forwarding units.

Daimler Truck reported lower deliveries in Q3, a contrast to its major competitors who reported higher sales but warned of a coming slowdown.

Truck brokerage RXO beat third-quarter estimates Tuesday and said it will continue to expand its platform and take market share on the downside of the cycle.

Air Transport Services Group’s underperformance cost CEO Rich Corrado his job on Monday.

A 13% decline in total revenues dented BNSF’s net profit for the third quarter.

“This is not a diet. This is a resetting of the baseline,” said Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc on his company’s job cuts.

Lufthansa Cargo didn’t make a profit in the third quarter as revenues fell more than 40% from last year.

Schneider National missed third-quarter estimates Thursday and cut its outlook for the year by more than 20%.

Nikola’s recall cost burden and lack of production lead to a dismal Q3 earnings report but the company sees light ahead.

Cummins Inc. reported higher profits and sales in the third quarter as it generated record working cash but foresees Q4 pullback.

Werner Enterprises reported a worse-than-expected result for the third quarter as margins in both its trucking and logistics segments deteriorated from the second quarter.

3PL C.H. Robinson had a weak third quarter, as expected, but the late trading in its stock liked what it heard.

Supply chain technology provider Trimble posted impressive Q3 results but said transportation revenue could slow down in the next quarter.

Profits being reported by container shipping lines are down from the stratosphere but many still surpass pre-COVID returns.

Forward Air will primarily focus on less-than-truckload opportunities moving forward as it tries to exit a burdensome merger agreement.

Air Canada said it is taking a slower approach to adding cargo jets because there isn’t enough demand now to justify the investment.

Forward Air said it would accelerate a strategic review of its assets after missing third-quarter consensus and providing a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook.

Third-quarter earnings reports show how Yellow Corp.’s market share was redistributed across the less-than-truckload industry.

Tough freight market hits Echo’s debt ratings, down a notch at S&P.

XPO said Monday it plans to increase capital spending to respond to a tightening capacity dynamic following Yellow’s closure.

XPO reported a third-quarter-earnings beat on Monday as fallout from a competitor’s closure overshadowed a soft macroeconomic environment.

Hawaiian Airlines is finally on its way to positive cash flow from its new Amazon Air contract after spending money to launch freighter operations.

ArcBest’s less-than-truckload operation saw a meaningful step up in profitability in the third quarter as it remains selective on market share opportunities.

Saia posted across-the-board gains but its operating ratio worsened as it absorbed higher-than-expected costs.

Universal Logistics Holdings released its third-quarter financial results on Friday, reporting year-over-year decreases in its trucking, intermodal and brokerage segments.

The Greenbrier Companies, GATX and Wabtec all reported quarterly earnings this week. Among the themes expressed during earnings calls was pervading market uncertainty domestically but an abundance of international opportunities.

ArcBest reports a third-quarter earnings beat when adjusting for several one-off items.

Hub Group reported $1 billion in revenue and earnings per share of 97 cents during the third quarter.

Link Logistics added 24 million square feet of space during the third quarter while holding occupancy level.

Amazon’s EPS handily beat estimates, while operating and net income posted four- and three-bagger gains.

Heartland Express books a third-quarter net loss and makes changes to cull unprofitable accounts.

Truckload carrier Covenant Logistics Group said the freight market is bottoming out, and the company is eyeing only a “modest decline” in earnings next quarter.

UPS’ third-quarter results reflect struggles with macro weakness, volume diversions and higher labor costs.

Uncertainties over consumer demand and inflation rates are causing Canadian Pacific Kansas City to adopt a more cautious stance as 2024 approaches.

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Covenant Logistics Group’s third-quarter revenue declined 7% year over year to $288.7 million.

Freight broker Landstar System told analysts on a Thursday call that it expects the current freight downturn to last eight quarters, not six as previously hoped.

CPKC reported a 12% decline in net profit in the third quarter despite higher combined revenues.

Rush Enterprises experienced softer Class 8 aftermarket revenue at its dealership network, but it had other business to replace it in Q3.

Truck leasing giant Ryder posted total revenue of $2.9 billion and earnings per share of $3.58 during the third quarter.

Old Dominion sees a 6% uptick in shipments following Yellow’s closure but says the industry’s freight reshuffle hasn’t been permanently settled.

Wabash’s reorganization is continuing to pay off as service revenue rises as trailer sales fall amid improved profits.

Short-term pain will lead to long-term gain for Norfolk Southern, the railway’s CEO said when asked about his company’s higher margins amid plans to continue improvements to rail service.

Consistent with its rivals, Traton sees orders slowing but strong deliveries across its brands including Navistar.

NS’ third-quarter net income fell 50% amid a $163 million incident charge related to the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment in February.

Old Dominion Freight Line reported better-than-expected third-quarter results as Yellow’s departure provided a tailwind.

Partnerships with other Class I railroads will help the freight rail industry gain market share, CN executives said during the Canadian railway’s third-quarter 2023 earnings call Tuesday.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia will implement a 7.5% general rate increase in early December.

TFI’s overall third-quarter results reflect a weak macro environment.

Paccar Inc. posted record third-quarter net income and continued to build on a streak of beating analyst estimates.

Enabling information sharing between departments will help CSX not only cut costs but discover new business opportunities, COO Mike Cory said on the railway’s third-quarter earnings call.

Knight-Swift Transportation beat lowered third-quarter expectations Thursday and said the market appears close to a tipping point.

Triumph Financial’s earnings saw a tighter EBITDA loss at TriumphPay and a largely flat average invoice price in its transportation factoring business.

Eastern U.S. Class I railroad said its third-quarter net profit fell 24% amid lower operating revenues.

On his first earnings call as Union Pacific’s CEO, Jim Vena said his goal for the railway is to “win and be the best in the industry.”

American Airlines Cargo had a disappointing, but expected, third quarter. Management says new aircraft and operational enhancements should help attract customers as the market improves.

Pam Transportation Services sees truckload fundamentals weaken further during the third quarter.

Lower revenues dented Union Pacific’s earnings for the third quarter of 2023.

Automaker Tesla’s plan to build a factory in Mexico could be delayed past 2025, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday.

Truckload carrier Marten saw its earnings fall from a year ago and detailed how much of that was caused by higher fuel prices. 

Volvo Group reported strong third-quarter results but reported slowing orders as trucking demand returns to normal.

J.B. Hunt’s overall financial performance in the third quarter was weak, but slight strengthening in intermodal volumes was celebrated.

United Airlines had a weak quarter for cargo revenue, but it’s on par with the rest of the industry.

Cosco earned more than $800 million in the third quarter, while one analyst expects Zim to lose more than $200 million.

Logistics warehouse owner Prologis on Tuesday noted some cracks in demand, which it attributed to interest-rate policy and geopolitical fears.

Logistics warehouse landlord Prologis beat expectations for the third quarter on Tuesday.

Delta Air Lines cargo revenue fell by more than a third in the third quarter, reflecting weak market conditions.

Equity research analysts are taking less-than-truckload earnings forecasts higher following the industry’s successful absorption of defunct Yellow’s freight.

FedEx’s fiscal first-quarter results give efficiency the nod over growth. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

FedEx beat analysts’ estimates despite downgrading its full-year revenue outlook.

Radiant Logistics is looking to deploy its unleveraged balance sheet on M&A.

J.B. Hunt provided a slightly more positive outlook at an investor conference on Wednesday.

Forward Air’s August tonnage improved from July but likely came in lower than expected.

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion reported a large turnabout in operating trends during August.