Fourth-quarter 2024 earnings reports from leading trucking and logistics companies revealed muted demand amid a challenging freight backdrop. However, a theme of cautious optimism emerged, with many executives anticipating low-to-mid-single-digit increases in volume and mid-to-double-digit rate increases ... READ MORE >
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Morning market minute: Trucking firms at risk amid trade tensions
As trade tensions have mounted in recent weeks, most of the focus has been on agriculture, autos and aviation, three industries that rely on integrated supply chains involving Mexico, Canada and China. Yet one area that should not be overlooked is trucking and transportation, which would take a hit ... READ MORE >
Inflation and gross margins—who is winning? Part 1: The transportation sector
RSM took a detailed look at gross margins across different peer groups in the industrials sector to see how each has fared during this time of high inflation. In this article—part of a series—we examine margins for the transportation sector. Here is what we found. The industrials sector played a ... READ MORE >