LTL carriers

ArcBest is seeing some positive signs as carriers gain the upper hand in negotiations.

ArcBest beat first-quarter expectations Tuesday before the market opened.

Elevated diesel prices and ongoing yield improvement efforts by less-than-truckload carriers are expected to push rates to new highs in the second quarter.

Private equity firm STG announced it has acquired less-than-truckload TMS provider Carrier Logistics Inc.

FedEx Freight outlined financial targets and operational initiatives ahead of a June separation from parent FedEx Corp.

FedEx Freight was again a drag on FedEx Corp.’s consolidated results, which came in ahead of expectations.

Shares of Forward Air moved sharply lower on Wednesday after a stock market news site reported a full-company sale is “unlikely.”

An update from Old Dominion Freight Line showed volume and revenue declines slowed in February.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia’s tonnage declines moderated in February, with volumes remaining higher on a two-year-stacked comparison.

XPO sees tonnage return to positive territory in February.

Forward Air said it is “nearing the conclusion” of a strategic review, which investors called for following the company’s controversial merger with Omni Logistics.

Less-than-truckload carrier Averitt announces expansion plans to its terminal network.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia missed fourth-quarter expectations on Tuesday but said the recent period could mark the trough for margins.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia missed fourth-quarter expectations ahead of the market open on Tuesday.

XPO’s less-than-truckload tonnage was flat in January, breaking an 18-month stretch of declines.

XPO beat fourth-quarter expectations on Thursday.

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion voiced optimism about a potential demand inflection but cautioned that this cycle has been full of false starts.

Old Dominion Freight Line beat fourth-quarter expectations as cost management and yield hikes helped offset volume declines.

ArcBest is cutting costs and improving processes as the market looks to shake off a prolonged downturn.

Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest missed fourth-quarter consensus expectations.