Trucking

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX) from $22 to $21 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) Reports EPS $0.22 vs. $0.21 Estimate; Revenues $469.42M vs. $461.4M Estimate Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN), one of the nation's largest transportation and logistics companies, reported revenues and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011....

Hertz's (NYSE: HTZ) global car sharing club, announces the expansion of its unprecedented one-way program, significantly increasing the number of locations members can pick up or drop off their vehicle. The program, unmatched by any car sharing competitor, allows members to rent one-way from any of...

Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX), one of North America's largest truckload transportation companies, reported revenue and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. For the quarter, total revenue increased 12.5% to $186.5 million from $165.7 million for the same quarter of 2010....

Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX) Reports Q1 EPS $0.12 Vs. $0.16 Est.; Revenues $186.5M Vs. $184.2M Est.

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLD) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.16 vs. $0.16; Revenues $127.7M vs. $128.12M

Marten Transport (NASDAQ: MRTN) Reports EPS of $0.19 vs. $0.18 Estimate; Revenue $137.9M vs. $133.23M.

A company's debt-to-capital ratio is a measurement of its total debt relative to its total capital. The debt incorporates all short- and long-term obligations, whereas total capital incorporates the company's shareholder equity (common stock, preferred stock, minority interests, etc.) and net debt...

BP plc (BP)- The Gulf Coast Claims Facility, established last August with $20 billion in seed money from BP, said it has approved 300,000 claims from businesses and individuals hurt by the spill, out of approximately 857,000 claims submitted. Poor trading results are likely to hurt Goldman Sachs...

Wells Fargo has revised estimates on JB Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) from $2.07 to $2.13 for 2011 and from $2.51 to $2.60 for 2012. Earnings are revised down on Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) from $0.72 to $0.72 for 2011, for Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ: GBDC) from $1.38 to $1.29 for 2011...

Zacks maintains its Outperform rating and a PT of $110 on AMERCO Inc. (NASDAQ: UHAL). In the report, Zacks writes, “The impact of the decline in housing and a decrease in apartment occupancy rates appears to have ended. We expect continued improvements in operating parameters. Our recommendation...

According to Jefferies, JB Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) estimates and price target are raised. Jefferies reported that it is raising estimates and its year-end 2011 price target for JBHT to $53. “We have increased conviction that JBHT can continue to grow intermodal volumes by mid-teen's...

A graph from Todd Sullivan's ValuePlays website shows that rail traffic continues to rise, and this should translate into healthy economic growth, and strong earnings for the major railroad stocks, like CSX (NYSE: CSX), Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC). Total North...

Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) shares jumped 3.51% to create a new 52-week high of $124.16. SINA shares have surged 207.96% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8.57% in the same period. Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ: FMCN) shares gained 1.84% to touch a new 52-...

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check, the year-to-date performance of J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a gain of 13.2%.