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Tyson, JBS Set for Earnings Spike From Poultry Rebound

Companies including Tyson Foods Inc. and JBS SA, which control a sizable chunk of global meat supplies, are set to report a spike in earnings for the quarter ended in June as a rebound in poultry profits counterbalances a downturn in their US beef operations.

Gerson Freitas Jr. | Bloomberg News
July 31, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

TFI Eyes Large Truckload, LTL Acquisitions in 2025, 2026

TFI International’s ongoing acquisition spree is set to accelerate in 2025, with substantial truckload and less-than-truckload deals on the horizon, according to CEO Alain Bédard.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 30, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Ryder Posts Q2 Profit Surge, Revenue Up 10% on Leasing Gains

Profits and revenues at Ryder System Inc. increased in the second quarter of 2024 on the back of higher returns from its leasing and maintenance program, the integration of the Cardinal Logistics acquisition and the absence of an accounting charge taken in the year-ago period.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 26, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Knight-Swift CEO Cautiously Optimistic as Q2 Results Stabilize

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported July 24 that revenue reached just shy of $2 billion in the second quarter of 2024. The Phoenix-based carrier posted net income attributable to itself of $20.3 million.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
July 25, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, For-Hire, Top 100

Gaining Driver Buy-In Is Key to Deploying Dashcams

CHICAGO — Fleet operators are increasingly embracing the use of dash cameras, but successfully deploying these in-cab systems hinges on driver acceptance of the technology.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
July 24, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous, Top 100

Atlas Energy to Deploy Self-Driving Trucks for Fracking Sand

Atlas Energy plans to deploy self-driving trucks developed by Kodiak Robotics for delivery of fracking sand to Permian Basin oil and natural gas wells in Texas beginning in early 2025.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
July 24, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

A. Duie Pyle Celebrates Centennial Milestone

From the Great Depression to industry deregulation and beyond, A. Duie Pyle has kept trucking, marking a full century of economic cycles and transformations in freight transportation.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 21, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Industry Sector Rankings Reflect Market Downturn

For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten in 2023, but some industry sectors fared better than others.

June 21, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Freight Recession Squeezes Top 100 For-Hire Carriers

Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest for-hire trucking companies in North America. 

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 21, 2024
For-Hire, Top 100

An Immigrant’s Long Journey to Freedom Leads to Trucking

Since coming to the U.S. from Sudan in 1999, Lual Akoon has built a new life for himself — as a trucker and an advocate, meeting with legislators and representing drivers nationwide.

Gary Frantz | Special to Transport Topics
June 21, 2024