Tough trucking market hits EBITDA at TriumphPay; other indicators up

In his quarterly note to shareholders, Triumph Financial CEO Aaron Graft predicted that the headline on the earnings might be “TriumphPay swung to a loss this quarter” — one quarter after that growth segment at the trucking-focused bank had become EBITDA-positive.

And so it was: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for TriumphPay was negative in the quarter. But as Graft noted several times in his unique quarterly shareholder missive, Triumph Financial is playing the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tough-trucking-market-hits-ebitda-at-triumphpay-other-indicators-up

Bad news at Marten: Profits miss expectations, truckload OR plummets

Truckload carrier Marten Transport added to this week’s trucking earnings calamity, coming in short of consensus on first-quarter earnings per share and revenue, and suffering a 570-basis-point decline in its operating ratio.

Marten (NASDAQ: MRTN) posted GAAP earnings per share of 12 cents, which SeekingAlpha said was 2 cents less than the consensus forecast. That is a miss of about 14.3% compared to the consensus of 14 cents per share.

Revenue of $249.67 million was short of consensus by $14.2...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bad-news-at-marten-profits-miss-expectations-truckload-or-plummets

State of Freight: How long will trucking market trough linger?

With the equities market for trucking stocks reeling this week on the backs of two companies’ highly bearish disclosures, one question loomed large on the FreightWaves State of Freight webinar: Are we getting near the bottom?

Battered and bruised in #trucking this a.m. due to numbers from $JBHT and $KNX. At approximately 10:50, here were some of the % drops: $XPO, -4.6%; $WERN, -2.5%; $TFII, -7%; $SNDR, -4.3%; $SAIA, -3.4%; $ODFL, -5.5%; Hunt, -9.2%; Knight Swift, -4%; $FWRD, -9.08%; $ARCB,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/state-of-freight-how-long-will-trucking-market-trough-linger

5 auto haulers combining to create publicly traded trucking company

A Florida-based auto hauler, Proficient Auto Transport, is the lead company in the process of rolling up several other auto haulers with plans to take itself public in an initial public offering.

In a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and made public last week, Proficient Auto Logistics was introduced as the name of the company that will acquire five auto haulers at the time the IPO goes through: Delta Automotive Services, Deluxe Auto Carriers, Sierra Mountain Group,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-auto-haulers-combining-to-create-publicly-traded-trucking-company

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