Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said Wednesday it expects its first-quarter earnings to fall substantially below last year’s, the Associated Press reported.

UPS Inc. executives told Wall Street analysts and investors the company is poised for long-term growth, but that it may have difficulty achieving its first-quarter earnings guidance due to a slowing economy.

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said its second-quarter net income was $3.4 million, or 33 cents a share, compared with $3.7 million, or 35 cents, a year earlier.

PHH Corp. on Friday said that its fleet management service subsidiary, PHH Arval, earned $35 million in the fourth quarter, up from $27 million a year ago.

Universal Truckload Services, Warren, Mich., said it earned about $4.8 million, or 30 cents a share in the fourth quarter of 2007, down from $5.3 million, or 33 cents, in the previous quarter.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its fourth-quarter profit rose 12% to $70.1 million, or 32 cents a share, from $62.6 million, or 26 cents, in the previous fourth quarter.

Express-1 Expedited Solutions said Tuesday it earned $457,000, or 2 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, down from $1.6 million, or 6 cents, in the previous fourth quarter.