Topics covered: Volume Weakness in Industrial End Markets, Transportation Underperformance, Strength in Asset-Based Carriers, Retail Sales Impacts, Heightened M&A Activity, Growth of Intermodalism, Freight Transportation, Asset-Light Transportation Space
Companies covered: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE:XPO), Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS), Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN), Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (NYSE:GWR), FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW), Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN), UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC), Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR), Knight Transportation, Inc. (NYSE:KNX), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT), Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG), Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD), Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD), Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD), Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ:AAWW), Air Transport Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ:ATSG), Radiant Logistics, Inc. (AMEX:RLGT), Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOG), Quality Distribution, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLTY), Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE:INT), Diana Shipping inc. (NYSE:DSX), Cai International, Inc. (NYSE:CAP), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW), StealthGas, Inc. (NASDAQ:GASS)
