{"id":118680,"date":"2025-04-03T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/markets\/weather-may-dampen-transports-1q-earnings\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:35:07","slug":"weather-may-dampen-transports-1q-earnings","status":"publish","type":[3765],"link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/markets\/weather-may-dampen-transports-1q-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather May Dampen Transports 1Q Earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row bg--white  text--black row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a09a7aa0d0b6'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <div\n    class=\"bbg-column\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p class=\"small\"><strong>PODCAST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--title\">Weather May Dampen Transports 1Q Earnings<\/h1>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--lg\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <ul class=\"bbg-categories_list\">\n                    <li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/professional\/insights\/category\/markets\/\" rel=\"category tag\">\n                    Markets\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<div\n    class=\"bbg-spacer bbg-spacer--lg\"\n    >\n<\/div>    <p class=\"bbg-metadata bbg-metadata--date\">April 3, 2025<\/p>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p class=\"small\"><strong>Talking Transports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row  text--black row-padding--top-none row-padding--bottom-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a09a7aa136bb'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <p><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-2 bbg-column--valign-middle bbg-column--m-width-4 bbg-column--s-width-2\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div id=\"\" class=\"wpb_content_element bbg-single-image align-left\">\n    <figure class=\"bbg-single-image__figure\" style=\"max-width:100%\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Transport.png\" class=\"bbg-single-image__image attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Transport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Transport.png 1000w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Transport.png 552w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Transport.png 800w, https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/image\/v1\/resize?width=auto&amp;type=webp&amp;url=https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Transport.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n        \n            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; margin-top: -55px;\">Listen on<\/p>\n<div class=\"flexbox\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5D1ySyddGolwZ15CrYxY93?si=RUYfcnmgSDW2Ibmhg4bABQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Spotify.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/weather-may-dampen-transports-1q-earnings\/id1717602502?i=1000702064174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/Apple-podcast.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-1 bbg-column--valign-middle\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    \n<\/div><div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8 bbg-column--valign-middle\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <div\n  class=\"bb-audio\"\n  data-title=\"Weather May Dampen Transports 1Q Earnings: Talking Transports\"\n  data-state=\"fresh\"\n  data-audio-url=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/professional\/sites\/41\/final1qpreview.mp3\"\n  data-label-desc=\"for Weather May Dampen Transports 1Q Earnings: Talking Transports\"\n  data-controls-class=\"no-controls\"\n  data-custom-controls-background=\"fill\"\n  data-theme=\"light-mode\"\n  data-progress=\"0\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"bbg-row-container\">\n    <section class=\"bbg-row bg--white  text--black row-padding--top-none bbg-row--full-bg-bleed\" data-anchor='row-6a09a7aa1a203'>\n        \n        \n        <div\n            class=\"bbg-row--content\"\n                    >\n            \n            <div\n    class=\"bbg-column bbg-column--width-8\"\n    style=\"\"\n    >\n    <p><div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"bb-wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t<p>Railroads and trucking companies are facing headwinds to 1Q earnings from the impact of severe weather on volume and costs, coupled with higher fuel prices. In this\u00a0Talking Transports\u00a0podcast,\u00a0Lee Klaskow,\u00a0Bloomberg Intelligence\u00a0senior transportation and logistics analyst, previews what could be in store for the truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL) and railroad industries during 1Q earnings season. Railroads are poised for adjusted EPS growth, while truckload carriers may face flattish growth. Mid-single digit revenue per hundredweight growth, excluding fuel surcharges, won\u2019t be enough to offset the deleveraging impact of lower tonnage on margins. The demand outlook isn\u2019t encouraging, given the\u00a0ISM Manufacturing Index,\u00a0a good proxy for LTL demand, went back into contraction territory in March, where it has been in 27 of the last 29 months. 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