Covenant Transportation is poised to grab a share of the growing e-commerce market, which delivered a mixed bag of blessings and curses during the Christmas holiday rush, the Chattanooga, Tennessee, trucking company said Jan. 26.

Two of the nation’s largest truckload fleets raised second-quarter earnings with help from rate increases.

Covenant Transport announced a new compensation package for experienced hazardous material team drivers that guarantees weekly pay of $1,000.

Covenant Transportation Group Inc. said it expects fourth-quarter 2014 net income of 70 cents to 78 cents a share, compared with 40 cents a share in the previous year’s quarter.

Covenant Transportation Group Inc. said it expects its fourth-quarter earnings per share to be “materially greater” than a year earlier based on improved operating results in the quarter to date.

Covenant Transportation Group said its third-quarter earnings declined from a year ago due to a cargo claim judgment.

Covenant Transportation Group Inc. said its third-quarter earnings per share will be triple what they were a year ago, excluding charges.

Covenant Transport Inc. said it is increasing driver pay by about 6% to attract hazmat-certified team drivers for its over-the-road program.

Covenant Transportation Group reported its second-quarter net income doubled to $3.8 million, or 25 cents per share, from $1.9 million, or 13 cents, a year ago.