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Thursday, 04/02/2015 3:55:35 PM

Thursday, April 02, 2015 3:55:35 PM

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Trucking and Logistics stocks are ALL Down 4/2/2015

Transportation is worst performing sector ytd per 3/31 online Barrons which advises sell rails, buy airlines. Also, MS says sell long distance full truckload truckers, buy LTL truckers (but not YRCW).

Per BNK Invest, an online site:
In trading on Thursday, trucking shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.8%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Universal Truckload Services UACL, off about 15.8% and shares of Saia down about 4.6% on the day.

UACL said in a press release:
Based on information available as of April 1, 2015, we expect to report earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.26 to $0.29 for the first quarter of 2015, compared to $0.27 per share in first quarter 2014, based on total operating revenues anticipated to range from $260.0 million to $266.0 million. Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation, or "EBITDA," should exceed $23.7 million in first quarter 2015 compared to $22.3 million in first quarter 2014. We expect income from operations in the range of $14.6 million to $15.4 million, which compares to $14.6 million in the first quarter of 2014.

EarningsWhispers.com says the consensus estimate was $0.36