Saia’s Third-Quarter Earnings Decline

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Saia Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings fell from a year ago, citing impacts of a softer economy.

Net income fell to $2.5 million, or 16 cents a share, from $3.3 million, or 24 cents a year ago.

Revenue rose 6% to $235 million, the less-than-truckload carrier said in a statement.

LTL tonnage rose 1.2% in the quarter to 924,000, while truckload tonnage rose 10.6%, to 179,000.



Saia is ranked No. 24 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.