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ArcBest’s mobile freight dimensioning technology moves forward

Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest provided an update on a pilot for forklifts outfitted with freight dimensioners. It also announced a key hire to oversee its technology offerings.

ArcBest (NASDAQ: ARCB) created the tech, dubbed Vaux Vision, to transform forklifts into mobile dimensioning units. The company said Wednesday that various pilots of the software are progressing at ArcBest’s less-than-truckload carrier, ABF Freight, as well as on the warehouse floors of other companies.

The...

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ArcBest says LTL pricing not under attack

Less-than-truckload transportation provider ArcBest pushed back on concerns that an extended industrial downturn and the redeployment of bankrupt Yellow Corp.’s terminals has created too much capacity, which is pressuring yields.

Management from the company described the market as “very rational” on a Tuesday call with equity analysts.

“When we look at the opportunities that we have, nothing has changed,” said ArcBest Chairman and CEO Judy McReynolds on the call. She said the company is still...

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First look: ArcBest reports tough Q1

Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest reported a modest earnings miss for the first quarter on Tuesday before the market opened.

ArcBest (NASDAQ: ARCB) reported adjusted earnings per share of 51 cents, 1 cent light of the consensus estimate but 83 cents lower year over year. The consensus EPS number came down 30 cents in the 90 days leading up to the Tuesday report as analysts cut forecasts due to soft demand trends in March.

The adjusted result excluded 38 cents in one-offs like costs...

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Las existencias de LTL ensangrentadas después del día de la liberación, estimaciones recortadas antes de los informes del primer trimestre

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Las acciones de transporte lo llevaron a la barbilla tras el anuncio de la administración Trump de aranceles generalizados después de que el mercado cerró el miércoles. A las acciones menos que la carga de camiones les fue lo peor en las dos sesiones comerciales después del Día de la Liberación, ya que los inversores […]

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LTL stocks bloodied post-Liberation Day, estimates cut ahead of Q1 reports

Transportation stocks took it on the chin following the Trump administration’s announcement of widespread tariffs after the market closed on Wednesday. Less-than-truckload stocks fared the worst in the two trading sessions following Liberation Day as investors who entered the year hopeful for a positive inflection in the industrial complex appear to have called it quits for the time being.

Less-than-truckload stocks fell 18% over the two-day period and are off 33% year-to-date (both on an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ltl-stocks-bloodied-post-liberation-day-estimates-cut-ahead-of-q1-reports

ArcBest takes on TL freight to fill empty capacity

Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest reported less severe volume declines in its asset-based operations during February as it took on more truckload freight to buoy throughput at its terminals.

Fort Smith, Arkansas-based ArcBest (NASDAQ: ARCB) announced Monday after the market closed that tonnage in the asset-based unit, which includes results from less-than-truckload subsidiary ABF Freight, was down just 2% year over year in February following a 9.2% decline in January. The February...

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Is Amazon on course to upend LTL industry?

The less-than-truckload industry may face a seismic shift as rumors circulate that e-commerce behemoth Amazon is preparing to expand operations as a for-hire LTL carrier.

LTL markets — already grappling with tepid demand and pricing pressures — now confront the specter of a formidable new entrant. Recent data suggests that the industry is approaching an inflection point where carrier pricing discipline could begin to erode.

Amazon’s strategic maneuvering toward LTL capabilities is evidenced by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-amazon-on-course-to-upend-ltl-industry

ABF Freight latest LTL carrier to nab Yellow terminals

Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight and parent ArcBest Corp. have entered private purchase agreements to acquire two leased properties totaling $11.5 million from defunct Yellow Corp.’s estate, according to a Wednesday filing in a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.

ArcBest (NASDAQ: ARCB) is acquiring a 108-door terminal on 32.5 acres near Denver for $7 million and a 60-door service center on 12.6 acres near Seattle for $4.5 million.

The company picked up four of Yellow’s terminals valued...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/abf-freight-latest-ltl-carrier-to-nab-yellow-terminals

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