Forward Air pre-announces Q3 expectations well ahead of consensus

Forward Air truck at a terminal

Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) provided preliminary results for the third quarter of 2020 in a Wednesday evening 8-k filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Greeneville, Tennessee-based trucking company expects earnings per share of approximately 60 cents, well above the current consensus estimates ranging from 40 to 43 cents per share but lagging the 2019 third quarter’s 78 cents.

The result includes a one-time charge of 6 cents related to “a litigated contract dispute.”

The...

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YRC ready to use ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ loan to replenish fleet

YRC double on highway

More than once on its second-quarter financial call, less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier YRC Worldwide’s (NASDAQ: YRCW) management team used the words “once in a lifetime” to describe the opportunity afforded them through a controversial $700 million Treasury loan the company received in early July.

The excitement largely centered on Tranche B of the agreement granted under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act): a $400 million loan allowing it to refresh its rolling...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yrc-ready-to-use-once-in-a-lifetime-loan-to-replenish-fleet

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