Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s third-quarter profit jumped to $96.1 million, or 44 cents a share, from $57.8 million, or 27 cents, a year ago, a per-share gain of 63%.

New building techniques and innovative materials are helping to make trailers, especially dry vans and reefers, lighter, more fuel efficient and better at fighting corrosion, manufacturers said.

A federal judge last week temporarily blocked a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, granting an injunction sought by American Trucking Associations.

TransForce Inc., Canada's largest trucking company, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose to C$25 million as it cut costs to offset weak conditions across the industry, Bloomberg reported.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, granting an injunction sought by American Trucking Associations.

Norfolk Southern Corp. said its third-quarter profit increased 47% from a year ago.

Canadian National Railway Co. said its third-quarter net income rose 21% to C$556 million, or C$1.19 per share, from C$461 million or 97 cents per share, a year earlier.

The intermodal business is making a solid contribution to third-quarter rail profits, as volumes remain strong through the fall peak season for domestic freight, industry officials said.

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter net income rose 51% compared with the same quarter last year, to $778 million, or $1.56 a share.