The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, TFI International CEO Alain Bedard praised the Teamsters long before the company announced the acquisition of the unionized UPS Freight. Plus, Marten and Knight-Swift both posted strong earnings results in Q4, and the Biden administration has revoked a Department of Labor opinion letter on employee classification.
Laying the groundwork
TFI International (NYSE:TFII) CEO Alain Bedard may have been greasing the wheels for the acquisition of UPS’ (NYSE:UPS) freight business, praising the Teamsters long before the acquisition was announced.
Nate Tabak has more on Bedard’s comments: Did TFI CEO extend olive branch to Teamsters before UPS deal?
Expected improvement
The nation’s largest truckload carrier, Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX), reported Wednesday fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 94 cents, ahead of the consensus estimate of 91 cents and well ahead of the year-ago result of 55 cents.
Todd Maiden details the earnings results: Knight-Swift Q4 first look: Big improvement as expected
End-of-year high
Truckload carrier Marten Transport (NASDAQ: MRTN) had a blowout fourth quarter, establishing numerous records in its financial performance.
John Kingston looks at the results: Record-breaking performance for the quarter at Marten
Trump administration’s opinion revoked
An opinion letter issued in the final days of the Trump administration that sought to clarify some specific issues on classifying independent truck drivers has been withdrawn by the Biden administration.
John Kingston has details on the development: DOL withdraws Trump administration letter on driver classification issues
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