Sysco Corp.’s 2Q Income Declines

Food-services provider and private fleet operator Sysco Corp. said its fiscal second-quarter operating income fell to $422 million, or 40 cents a share, from $449 million, or 43 cents, a year ago.

Sales for the quarter ended Dec. 27 rose 1% to $9.1 billion, the company said in a statement.

With a fleet of about 7,700 tractors and 1,400 straight trucks, Sysco is ranked No. 2 on the Transport Topics Private 100 list of U.S. and Canadian private carriers.