J.B. Hunt Conference: Early Volume Uptick Hit by Winter Storm, Freight Market Still “Fragile”

Field highlighted an unusually severe storm at the end of January that hit “Texas all the way through Georgia, even into Florida,” combined with a significant temperature drop, calling it “the worst event I’ve experienced in the last decade” in terms of disrupting the ability to move equipment. Delco declined to quantify the financial impact, saying the company typically does not provide specific numbers in that type of setting and remains focused on service execution and “repairing our margins.”Field said ...