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		<title>Wolfe Trahan &amp; Co. 2Q10 Postview Conference Call: &#8220;Freight GDP&#8221; Booming, Now What? &#8211; 10AM, Friday, Aug 13th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ed Wolfe will host a conference call to discuss takeaways from recent 2Q10 earnings reports. Topics will include: Why Does Freight Feel Better than Reported Economic Data?, What are Key Operating Trends out of 2Q?, Which Freight Sectors Feel Relatively Strongest?, What Were the Biggest Surprises from 2Q Reports?, Which Stocks are Best and Worst [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/08/wolfe-trahan-co-2q10-postview-conference-call-freight-gdp-booming-now-what/</link>
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		<title>GT: Upside EPS, But Tough to Get Past Materials Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Upside EPS Versus Cons. GT reported 2Q operating EPS of $0.13 vs our $0.22 est and Cons. of $0.05, excluding four different one time charges netting to $0.02. GT reported GAAP EPS of $0.11. Rev growth of 15% y/y and an 18.7% gross margin were in line with our ests, but SG&#38;A costs were 70bp [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/gt-upside-eps-but-tough-to-get-past-materials-costs/</link>
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		<title>DAN: Strong Quarter But Stock Discounting Strong Growth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DAN’s 2Q adj. EBITDA of $154M was above our $122M est and Cons. $123M on higher rev and better margins. Adjusting for elevated D&#38;A from fresh start accounting and other ongoing restructuring costs of $57M, ongoing EPS of $0.40 was above our $0.16 est and Cons. $0.15 with a $0.02 benefit from a lower tax [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/dan-strong-quarter-but-stock-discounting-strong-growth/</link>
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		<title>UACL: Relatively Muted Earnings Continue, Despite Strong Gains in Flatbed Pricing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, UACL reported 2Q EPS of $0.15, above our estimate and Cons. of $0.14. However, after normalizing for a one-time Casualty Insurance reversal and a lower than normal tax rate, the qtr. was closer to $0.13-$0.14. EPS improved sharply from $0.09 a year ago, but remains depressed vs. $0.30 ongoing 2 years ago. Relative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/uacl-relatively-muted-earnings-continue-despite-strong-gains-in-flatbed-pricing/</link>
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		<title>SAIA: Tonnage/Price Trade-Off Apparent in Upside Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAIA reported 2Q EPS of $0.12, in line w/ our high-end estimate and well above Cons. $0.09 and -$0.13 a year ago. Both Rev. and margins were in line w/ our high-end expectations although tonnage was slightly below our estimate, offset by better than expected gross yields. Both EBIT and EPS inflected positive vs. the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/saia-tonnageprice-trade-off-apparent-in-upside-report/</link>
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		<title>RA: Another Step in the Right Direction, But Still No Clear Near-Term Catalyst</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, RA reported ongoing 2Q EPS of $0.07, $0.01 above our estimate and Cons. RA beat our expectations on stronger Non-Freight Rev. growth as Freight Rev. and Expenses were generally in line. While Rev. was up 18% y/y, EPS fell from +$0.14 a year ago due to a $0.03 y/y fuel headwind and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/ra-another-step-in-the-right-direction-but-still-no-clear-near-term-catalyst/</link>
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		<title>ODFL: Strong Beat on Operating Leverage, Pricing Still to Come!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ODFL reported EPS 26% above Cons. yesterday morning driven by both better than expected Rev. growth (16% vs. our 14% expectation) and Operating Ratio (89.1% vs. our 90.6% expectation and 93.2% a year ago). Read more &#187;]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/odfl-strong-beat-on-operating-leverage-pricing-still-to-come/</link>
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		<title>CP: Another Solid Quarter But Valuation and Visibility Remain Challenging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CP reported 2Q EPS 11% above Cons. Rev., EBIT and EPS increased by 20%, 48% and 96% y/y, similar to 1Q despite a previously disclosed C$0.12/shr headwind from record floods and a C$0.03/shr currency drag from the weaker CAD. Relative to our higher-end expectations, Rev. was slightly worse and margins about 70bp better. CP also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/cp-another-solid-quarter-but-valuation-and-visibility-remain-challenging/</link>
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		<title>As The Benefits Of Past Policy Easing Recede &#8230; Will Consumer Discretionary Shares Follow?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The balance sheets and income statements of U.S. consumers and U.S. corporations could not be more polarized. A comparison to Japan comes to mind, but they had it the other way around (i.e., too much corporate leverage and too much consumer savings, or &#8220;cash on balance sheets&#8221;). As we now know, consumer spending in Japan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/as-the-benefits-of-past-policy-easing-recede-will-consumer-discretionary-shares-follow/</link>
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		<title>CHRW: Pricing and Net Revenue Inflect, Driving Upside 2Q</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHRW reported 2Q EPS 7% above Cons. and our expectations, driven by stronger Gross and thus Net Rev. on better than expected TL pricing and + fuel impact. Transportation yields were roughly in line w/ expectations but total yields about 30bp better. Net Rev., EBIT and EPS increased 4%, 4% and 8%, all improved from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wolfetrahan.com/research/2010/07/chrw-pricing-and-net-revenue-inflect-driving-upside-2q/</link>
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