intermodal loads

J.B. Hunt sees normal seasonality in Q3

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat third-quarter expectations Tuesday, sending shares 7% higher in after-hours trading. The multimodal transportation provider saw stabilized, and in some cases improving, trends across its service offerings as it prepares for “an eventual turn in the freight market.”

J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) reported earnings per share of $1.49, which was 8 cents ahead of the consensus estimate but 31 cents lower year over year.

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J.B. Hunt Q3 first look: Stock jumps on earnings beat

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat third-quarter expectations Tuesday after the market closed, reporting earnings per share of $1.49, 8 cents ahead of the consensus estimate but 31 cents lower year over year.

The multimodal transportation provider’s intermodal segment reported no y/y change in revenue as a 5% increase in loads was offset by an equal decline in revenue per load. The volume increase was approximately half the increase in total intermodal traffic reported by the U.S. Class I...

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J.B. Hunt’s long-term intermodal growth plan weighs on Q1 result

J.B. Hunt Transport Services said it would stay the course, increasing intermodal capacity ahead of demand to avoid the service failures the industry experienced during the pandemic. That means carrying a higher cost burden and potentially posting earnings misses like it did in the 2024 first quarter.

The multimodal provider reported first-quarter earnings per share of $1.22 Tuesday after the market closed, 31 cents light of the consensus estimate and 67 cents lower year over year (y/y). A...

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J.B. Hunt to expand intermodal container fleet by 40%

J.B. Hunt growing container fleet to 150,000

J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Wednesday plans to grow its intermodal container fleet to 150,000 units over the next three to five years. The additional capacity would expand the fleet by more than 40% from the close of 2021. J.B. Hunt will also look to place additional chassis in service “based on market need.”

The purchasing plan is part of a joint initiative with BNSF Railway “to substantially improve capacity in the intermodal marketplace.”

J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) said the increases...

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J.B. Hunt Q1 beats expectations

J.B. Hunt beats estimates

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) reported first-quarter earnings of $1.37 per share Thursday after the market close, 19 cents ahead of the consensus estimate and 39 cents better year-over-year.

Revenue increased 15% year-over-year to $2.62 billion in the quarter with each division recording growth.

Intermodal volumes were down 3% year-over-year in the quarter, in part due to severe winter storms in February that negatively impacted roughly 25,000 load opportunities. Revenue per load...

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