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    Survey says: Freight recovery begins with small gains

    Kevin Jones
    Nov. 1, 2024
    A gradual recovery will be a good recovery, a leading transportation analyst explains, as he breaks down his shipper survey.
    Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
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    Knight-Swift CFO: ‘California was a game changer for us’

    Geert De Lombaerde
    Oct. 29, 2024
    This summer’s acquisition of DHE’s less-than-truckload division looks set to pay quick dividends. Fleet executives say worst of freight recession is receding as recovery ‘grinds...
    TFI International Inc.
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    TFI shopping for big acquisition as it looks to grow LTL operations in '25

    Geert De Lombaerde
    Oct. 24, 2024
    ‘We have lots of opportunities. It’s just that we have to be patient,’ the FO500 fleet chairman says of a potential deal worth up to $5 billion.
    Proficient Auto Logistics Inc.
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    Auto OEMs’ inventory woes sting Proficient

    Geert De Lombaerde
    Oct. 21, 2024
    The newly public auto hauler says revenues will fall about 15% from the spring, and profits will be “significantly degraded.”
    J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
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    J.B. Hunt leaders see more signs of typical seasonality

    Geert De Lombaerde
    Oct. 17, 2024
    Supply and demand are getting closer to a balance and the company’s intermodal business, its West Coast operations in the lead, put up solid third-quarter gains.

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