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Even at a time when for-hire truck capacity is readily available at com­petitive rates, many shippers have continued to invest in their own private fleets.

Despite the reported net loss, investors appeared to be responding positively. It was primarily due to a one-time goodwill impairment charge related to the Omni acquisition.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based asset-light transportation provider posted a net loss of $7 million, or 6 cents a diluted share.

GXO Logistics saw revenue grow 19% in the second quarter of 2024 to $2.85 billion. However, the contract logistics firm reported a drop in net income to $39 million from $66 million in 2023.

Hub Group profit in the second quarter of 2024 fell due to the ongoing weakness in the North American freight market, but a final-mile acquisition in December 2023 offered a bright spot.

Schneider National profit in the second quarter of 2024 slumped 54% as price increases failed to arrive as early as the carrier expected and ongoing freight market weakness saw intermodal and logistics revenue decline.

Profit and revenue at Landstar System Inc. fell in the second quarter of 2024, largely on the back of truckload market weakness.

Profit dropped at Werner Enterprises Inc. in the second quarter of 2024 as revenue slid more than analysts expected on the back of continued freight weakness, although executives are seeing more room for optimism from the last few weeks.

Companies including Tyson Foods and JBS SA, which control a sizable chunk of global meat supplies, are set to report a spike in earnings for the quarter ended in June as a rebound in poultry profits counterbalances a downturn in their U.S. beef operations.

TFI International’s ongoing acquisition spree is set to accelerate in 2025, with substantial truckload and less-than-truckload deals on the horizon, according to CEO Alain Bédard.