quarterly earnings

Inside this edition: What is everyone upgrading? … 2021 was the MVP year … More acquisitions in Q3

Inside this edition: Know what the claims team needs to be successful; LTL quarterly results come in hot; and the tribe has spoken.

Trips down memory lane provide clarity for newbies in the industry, Ukrainian workers’ absence sends shockwaves through the industry, and the People’s Convoy keeps on trucking to Washington.

The second-biggest day of eating, autonomous truck routes here to stay, and Canada is open again, except in two places.

The RFP process should be easier, vaccination mandates cause border woes, and the power of rail.

Mary O’Connell and JP Hampstead, Director of Passport Research at FreightWaves, sit down to talk about Q3 earnings, what the future of acquisitions might be and what the most surprising thing to come out of earnings season.

SONAR launches TRAC, approaching some policy-bending issues and airfreight earnings.

Forecasting is great, till it isn’t, drivers are not at fault for West Coast port congestion, and Houston didn’t get the homecoming celebration it was hoping for in the World Series.

The importance of developing metrics that matter; Daimler Trucks cancels production of Western Star 5700 XE; UPS takes yet another increase; and a recap of earnings season.

This AskWaves column explains why investors and other transportation stakeholders look at operating ratio as a way to gauge a company’s financial health.

Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier expects economic conditions and the rail market to improve in the second half of the year and that optimism is starting to be reflected in higher inquiry activity.

American Airlines achieved a $77 million quarter-over-quarter gain in cargo revenue thanks to stepped-up cargo operations and favorable market rates.

As more of its drivetrain business moves to electrification, Meritor focuses on integrating recent acquisitions TransPower and AxleTech.

Pan Ocean, a mixed-fleet ocean shipping carrier, reported a double-digit revenue decline but experienced a double digit surge in profits in the third quarter of 2019 when compared to the third quarter in 2018.

Fewer cargoes, lower freight rates, higher fuel costs and the consequences of operating a smaller fleet during a time of a slowdown in world trade has led intra-Asia specialist, Samudera Shipping (SGX: S56 / SAMU.SI), to report a net loss for the third quarter of the year.

Canadian Pacific’s (NYSE: CP) second quarter net income rose 66 percent amid a 13 percent increase in company revenue, the railroad reported on July 15. CP’s financials are reported in Canadian dollars, except for earnings per share.

Jim Blaze writes about earnings season for the railroads, and what investors, customers and employees should be looking and asking for in the railroads’ quarterly earnings reports.

Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) missed Wall Street’s fourth quarter consensus revenue expectations of $2.74 billion. The company’s revenue decreased nearly 3.9 percent year-over-year (Y/Y) from over $2.7 billion to nearly $2.6 billion.

Uber announced its fourth quarter earnings yesterday, with the results showing its market dominance in the cab-hailing segment and its extensive investment across different niche verticals it has expanded into recently.

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (NYSE: GWR) beat fourth quarter revenue consensus estimates by $4.89 million. Revenue was expected to decrease by 0.2 percent year-over-year (Y/Y), but it increased 0.7 percent Y/Y from $571.6 million to $575.6 million, according to Seeking Alpha. GWR also beat fourth quarter consensus earnings per share (EPS) estimates of $0.89 by $0.11 to $1.00.

Uber Inc. has witnessed a largely satisfactory quarter this year, with it continuing its expansion across different markets and venturing into new territories like food-delivery and scooter-sharing.

Volvo’s Q2 had the company’s sales earnings climb past hundred billion Swedish kronor, buoyed by double digit growth figures around the world except Europe, where its market has stabilized and is at the point of saturation.