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It was a historically great year for trucking in 2018 with robust growth in revenue and better margins, but not all companies saw the benefits of a strong economy.

Titanium Transportation Group more than doubled its profit in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter as the company reaped the benefits of a strong freight market.

Regency Transportation, a family-owned dry van truckload and warehousing firm based in Franklin, Mass., has agreed to purchase Sweeney Transportation in Chicopee, Mass., for an undisclosed amount.

Three publicly traded carriers reported results on Oct. 19 with two reporting profits better than 2016 and one with a decline in the third quarter.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. profits fell 8.3% in the third quarter, the company announced Oct. 13, coming up short of the Bloomberg News consensus forecast of analysts.

Wall Street analysts expect truckload carriers to report mixed third-quarter earnings, despite a boost in business related to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Shippers expect to put more freight on railroads next year as concern persists about how the electronic-logging device mandate will tighten trucking capacity in 2018, according to a Cowen and Co. survey.