FreightWaves Today | October 22

FreightWaves Today breaks down a pivotal week for the freight market, with strong earnings from Knight-Swift Transportation, Triumph Financial and Cass Information Systems offering insight into rising rates, higher operating costs and shifting market conditions. Hosts Malcolm Harris and Zach Strickland speak with Triumph Financial CEO Aaron Graft and Cass Information Systems EVP and CFO Mike Normille about their latest results, while the SONAR team examines trucking capacity, diesel prices, refinery constraints and a cooling housing market. Knight-Swift Delivers a Major Earnings Beat Knight-Swift Transportation reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.83 per share, beating analyst expectations and its own guidance. Revenue reached $2.2 billion, up 14% year over year, while revenue per loaded mile increased 10%. The company’s truckload adjusted operating ratio improved to 89.2%, excluding fuel, and loaded miles per tractor rose for the eighth consecutive quarter. Triumph Financial CEO Aaron Graft on Growth, Investment and Freight’s Next Cycle Aaron Graft joins the show to explain how four years of investment in payments, intelligence and load-pay products are beginning to pay off as the freight market improves. Graft also shares his outlook on freight supply, rates and Triumph’s opportunity to monetize years of platform investment. Cass Information Systems: Higher Freight Invoices and Interest Rates Lift Results Cass Information Systems EVP and CFO Mike Normille discusses the company’s third-quarter performance and what could drive results in the months ahead. ⁠Follow the FreightWaves Today Podcast⁠ ⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices