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Daimler AG, battered by allegations it colluded with other German carmakers for decades, is studying a legal separation of its businesses, including cars, trucks, vans and financial services, in a move that could pave the way for future spinoffs

Diversified trailer maker Wabash National Corp. reported second-quarter net income and revenue declined.

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

Swift Transportation Co., North America’s largest truckload carrier, saw its profits and freight revenue decrease during the second quarter compared with the same time in 2016.

Commercial vehicle supplier Wabco Holdings Inc. reported second-quarter and six-months net income and revenue jumped, and posted record quarterly earnings per share.

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.

Freight rail carrier Union Pacific Corp. announced July 20 that profits jumped 19% in the second quarter after CSX Corp. and Canadian Pacific Railway posted strong gains earlier in the week.

XPO Logistics reported that revenue and operating income will be higher compared to a year ago, in a preview of the formal release of the company’s second-quarter results Aug. 2. Meanwhile, XPO also alerted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to issue 11 million new shares of stock at a date that it will specify later.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. kicked off the earnings reporting season on a sour note for the truckload industry, announcing profits dropped 6.8% year-over-year and missing the Bloomberg News consensus forecast of industry analysts.

Each of the six publicly traded third party logistics providers, or 3PLs, is expected to announce revenue growth but only three may generate higher profits than a year ago, according to a Bloomberg News consensus forecast.