Author: By Jonathan S. Reiskin - Associate News Editor

UPS Inc. struggled with currency exchange rates but benefited from a new treatment in taxes and wound up with a 2.4% gain in first-quarter net income and a 6.2% surge in global revenue.

Sandwiched between “soft pricing” and unyielding costs, intermodal, trucking and brokerage company Hub Group reported a significant decline in first-quarter net income even as revenue increased.

Sandwiched between “soft pricing” and unyielding costs, intermodal, trucking and brokerage company Hub Group reported a significant decline in first-quarter net income even as revenue increased.

Sandwiched between “soft pricing” and unyielding costs, intermodal, trucking and brokerage company Hub Group reported a significant decline in first-quarter net income even as revenue increased.

Third-party logistics provider Echo Global Logistics reported record revenue for a first quarter on April 26, but its small profit from the same quarter a year ago became a net loss, as purchased transportation costs increased and net revenue declined.

Third-party logistics provider Echo Global Logistics reported record revenue for a first quarter on April 26, but its small profit from the same quarter a year ago became a net loss, as purchased transportation costs increased and net revenue declined.

First-quarter business rose and profits doubled for German manufacturer Daimler AG, but new truck sales were generally not part of the equation, and especially not in North America, the company reported April 26.

First-quarter business rose and profits doubled for German manufacturer Daimler AG, but new truck sales were generally not part of the equation, and especially not in North America, the company reported April 26.

First-quarter business rose and profits doubled for German manufacturer Daimler AG, but new truck sales were generally not part of the equation, and especially not in North America, the company reported April 26.

First-quarter revenue for C.H. Robinson Worldwide, North America’s largest freight broker, increased by 11.1%, but profitability was a mixed picture, with operating income declining 5.5% as net income rose 2.6% because of a fall in income taxes.