Overall Revenue and Operating Income Growth
Consolidated freight revenue increased by $5.2 million, or 2.1%, to $258.6 million, and adjusted operating income increased by $1.5 million, or 8.3%, to $19.3 million year-over-year.
Dedicated Segment Success
Freight revenue grew $15.7 million, or 23.5%, and adjusted operating income grew $3.2 million, or 73.9% in the Dedicated segment.
Asset-Based Truckload Operations Growth
Average tractor count grew by 169 units, or 7.9%, freight revenue increased by $11.4 million, or 7.2%, and adjusted operating income improved by $1.6 million, or 12.6%.
Improved Warehouse Segment Performance
Warehouse segment saw a 0.5% increase in freight revenue and an 85.1% increase in adjusted operating profit.
Debt Reduction
Net indebtedness declined sequentially by $36.6 million to $236.7 million, achieving an adjusted leverage ratio of approximately 1.6x and a debt-to-capital ratio of 35.4%.