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Forward Air Corp. recovered strongly after a $10 million loss one year ago, posting a profit of $19.6 million or 64 cents per share for the three-month period ending June 30.

Knight Transportation Inc. profits declined 28% in the second quarter, the latest in a series of unfavorable earnings reports from truckload carriers matching what was anticipated to be a tough first half of 2017.

Norfolk Southern Corp. completed a red-hot second quarter for rail freight carriers, posting a 23% increase in profits and a 15% increase in operating income reversing a lackluster year in 2016.

Covenant Transportation Group announced profits plunged 58% in the second quarter, even though the truckload carrier surpassed the low expectations of industry analysts.

Werner Enterprises Inc. scored a rare win for the truckload industry as profits increased 27% in the second quarter, easily surpassing the growth in the consensus forecast of industry analysts.

Kansas City Southern continued the red-hot results from railroad freight carriers in the second quarter, with its profit growing 11.9%, slightly beating the consensus analyst forecast.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced it will acquire Houston-based Special Logistics Dedicated for $136 million.

Marten Transport announced that profits rose 7.2% in the second quarter, easily beating the forecast from industry analysts and shifting the momentum after J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ disappointing results on July 17.

Truck drivers in Montgomery, N.Y., voted to ratify a collective bargaining agreement with private carrier United Natural Foods Inc., the first contract since they joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2016.