Werner’s 2Q Net Income Falls

Werner Enterprises said its second-quarter profit declined from a year ago on a soft freight environment in April and lower miles per truck.

Net income was $25.8 million, or 35 cents per share, compared with $30.7 million, or 42 cents, a year ago. Revenue slipped 3% to $506.7 million.

Werner ended the quarter with 7,150 trucks in its truckload segment, an increase of 60 trucks from the previous quarter.

Werner Enterprises is ranked No. 13 on the Transport Topics Top 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.