Investors’ fears that the economy will weaken and curtail carriers’ pricing power are pushing down trucking share prices at a time when the broader stock market hovered near record levels before last week’s pullback, analysts said.
July 6, 2015Business
Trucking Stocks Post Gains; Likely to Extend Into 2015
Most trucking company share prices last year recorded solid increases, including a few that were spectacular.Â
January 5, 2015Business
Transportation Stock Averages Hit Record Highs
Indexes of trucking and transportation stocks rose to all-time highs Nov. 18, mirroring growth in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, which also hit record levels.
November 18, 2013Business
Trucking, Transport Stocks Gain, Outperform Overall Economy
Trucking and transportation stocks generally appreciated at a lower rate in 2012 than did the large, broad market indexes.
December 24, 2012Business
Trucking Shares Rode Roller Coaster Along With a Volatile Stock Market
Trucking equities joined the rest of the stock market in going through sharp volatility this year — improving, crashing and then clawing their way back — so that as 2011 drew to a close, six key indexes had moved less than 8% up or down over the course of 12 months.
December 19, 2011Business
Trucking Industry Stocks Ride Wave of Second-Half Profitability in 2010
Most trucking stocks joined a rising stock market through the second half of 2010, counteracting a jittery first half, as profits climbed at the majority of publicly traded carriers.
December 21, 2010