Daseke shares up 20%; restructuring progress seen in Q2 report
Shares of Daseke surge 20% as the company’s overhaul appears to be ahead of schedule. Second quarter results were better than expectations.
Shares of Daseke surge 20% as the company’s overhaul appears to be ahead of schedule. Second quarter results were better than expectations.
Flatbed carrier Daseke’s turnaround starting to show fruits. Stock pops more than 15% on better-than-expected second quarter.
TravelCenters of America has been forced to close some restaurants again as an increase in COVID-19 cases has tightened restrictions on dining out in some regions.
More than a year from producing heavy-duty electric trucks, newly public Nikola reported an $86.6 million second-quarter operating loss.
YRC management believes it will take four to six quarters to complete $400 million worth of equipment replacement.
YRC Worldwide’s second-quarter loss came in ahead of expectations. The earnings call is likely to focus on the company’s path forward.
Old Dominion Freight Line says it has expanded its network of service centers by nine so far in 2020. The expansion will facilitate the carrier’s efforts to grow market share.
Forward Air lays out plans to expand its less-than-truckload footprint. More terminals are expected to open this year.
Hub Group’s second-quarter earnings beat was accompanied by the expectation for intermodal volume to increase in the high-single-digit range for the rest of the year.
Improving demand and truckload fundamentals are expected to drive third-quarter growth. The carrier’s growing cash balance garners some attention.
WEX Inc., a provider of fuel cards and account management services, reported sales fell 21% year over year to $347.1 million.
“Cost containment” minimizes the impact of a 15% revenue decline during Schneider National’s second quarter. Guidance was reinstated higher than current consensus expectations.
Dana followed other Tier 1 suppliers in reporting a big cash burn to offset second-quarter plant idlings. But the maker of driveline and electrification systems exited with solid reserves.
Werner Enterprises’ second-quarter result was much better than expected, with the carrier providing a favorable rate outlook.
Werner Enterprises reports second-quarter earnings well ahead of analysts’ forecasts and largely in line with the year-ago quarter.
Layoffs and salary cuts helped commercial vehicle driveline supplier Meritor ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But sales, profits and cash took a big hit in fiscal Q3.
Cost initiatives and spot market freight ease the impacts of a choppy pandemic-impacted freight market. ArcBest’s improving trends lead to reinstated wages and benefits.
Trailer builder Wabash National kept the business impact of COVID-19 to a minimum in the second quarter. It even paid back money it borrowed and maintained its dividend.
ArcBest’s second quarter result, a $0.67 per share profit, was much better than analysts’ forecasts for a break-even performance. The company will restore salary and benefit cuts.
NAST margins narrowed, but volumes held up relatively well.