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Werner Posts Q4 Declines in Profit, Revenue

Werner Enterprises reported year-over-year income and revenue declines during the fourth quarter of 2024.

February 7, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Hub Group Q4 Profit Falls Despite Intermodal Volume Growth

Fourth-quarter and full-year profit and revenue at Hub Group fell as lower revenue per load outweighed increased intermodal volume amid an ongoing weak freight market, the company said.

February 7, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Universal Logistics Reports 19% Gain in Q4 Revenue

Universal Logistics Holdings experienced a 19% year-over-year increase in revenue but a slight dip in net income for the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported Feb. 6.

February 7, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire

Transportation M&A Gains Momentum in Late 2024

The transportation sector saw merger and acquisition activity gain momentum as market conditions stabilized in the second half of 2024, according to experts.

February 7, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

Purolator Buys Livingston to Boost International Operations

Purolator, which specializes in package delivery and is majority owned by Canada Post, sees the deal as an international growth play, particularly as the threat of trade wars grows.

February 6, 2025
Business, For-Hire, Private

Beacon Roofing Rejects Hostile QXO Bid

Beacon Roofing Supply has officially rejected a hostile takeover approach from QXO, setting the stage for a potentially protracted battle for control of the building supplies provider.

February 6, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

XPO Earnings Jump 31% Despite Revenue Dip in Q4 2024

The Greenwich, Conn.-based less-than-truckload carrier posted net income of $76 million, compared with $58 million during the same time the previous year.

February 6, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Top 100

LTL Players Eye Freight Market Turnaround, Industrial Upturn

Substantial change is expected in the U.S. less-than-truckload sector in 2025, according to market observers and executives, headed by the long-awaited freight market turnaround.

February 6, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private, Global Freight

Logistics Agents Put 30% Levy on Shein, Temu Retailers

Chinese retailers that sell on Shein and Temu have been asked by logistics agents to start paying an additional 30% levy after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. 

February 6, 2025
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Old Dominion Posts Revenue Decline to $1.4 Billion During Q4

Old Dominion Freight Line experienced a year-over-year decline in revenue during the fourth quarter due to its less-than-truckload operations moving fewer tons, the company said Feb. 5.

February 5, 2025