Heartland Express
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Heartland’s clean balance sheet could bring acquisitions back into play
The clean balance sheet and deteriorating fundamentals in the TL space that could force some carriers to look for the…
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Forecasts lowered on weak truckload fundamentals
Eroding fundamentals in the truckload carrier market have led analysts to lower their earnings estimates for the carriers they cover.
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Outlook lowered for truckload and intermodal companies heading into earnings season
The negative data and commentary centered on the lack of a seasonal increase in demand is forcing analysts to meaningfully…
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Heartland Express profit beats expectations but operating revenue misses estimates
Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLD) announced a first quarter 2019 profit of $0.21 per share, which was $0.02 ahead of…
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Economics
Truckload stocks outperforming S&P 500 so far in 2019
Investors may be starting to come around to the idea that truckload carriers have another year of strong margins ahead…
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Company earnings
Heartland Express achieves remarkable OR improvement in the fourth quarter
Heartland continues its strategy of being willing to walk away from revenue if it isn’t profitable and it is showing…
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Stifel bullish, Morgan Stanley bearish on trucking
Investment bank Stifel Nicolaus (NYSE: SF) thinks that publicly-traded truckload stocks are now an attractive buy, with higher earnings available…
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Driver issues
Slide in spot rates is not a great barometer of the freight market: USX CEO Fuller
There's been a flight to quality that has led some shippers and carriers out of the spot market, Fuller said.
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Company earnings
UPDATE 2: Heartland’s CEO defends company’s strategy and its drop in revenue
The CEO of Heartland defends the company’s strategy that saw a lot less revenue but a lot more in profits.
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Company earnings
UPDATED: Heartland pulls in a lot less revenue than last year, but its earnings and OR are strong
A significant falloff in revenue went along with the rise in profitability as the operating ratio took a big leap…
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