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J.B. Search Transportation Solutions Inc. of Lowell (Nasdaq: JBHT) on Tuesday reported dropping profit for the seventh straight fourth, yet shares of the business jumped on better-than-expected end results.Revenue for the third one-fourth was $152.1 million, down 18.8% from $187.4 million from a year earlier. Earnings per share involved $1.49, below $1.80.The outcomes went beyond Stock market desires. The average estimate of 7 professionals checked through Zacks Investment Research was actually for revenues of $1.42 per share.Third-quarter income was $3.07 billion for monetary 2024, down 4% from $3.2 billion in the very same one-fourth a year earlier. It was the 7th direct quarter of dropping income, yet it exceeded Road foresights. Five experts checked through Zacks expected $3.04 billion.The provider claimed it found a 5% decrease in profits per lots in its own Intermodal department and also a 6% decrease in profits every lots in its Truckload department.Reveals of the firm increased 7% in after-hours exchanging Tuesday to $187.02. Year to time, allotments were actually down greater than 10%.Results by portion are below.Intermodal.Quarterly revenue was actually $1.56 billion, essentially unmodified from the year before. Working profit was actually $111.8 thousand, below $127.9 thousand. Overall lots were 547,988, up coming from 521,221 while profits per tons was $2,841, down from $2,984.Dedicated Arrangement Companies.Quarterly revenue was $845.9 million, below $892.3 million, and operating profit was $95.5 thousand, down from $102.4 thousand. DCS possessed somewhat more than one million tons, down 65,000 from a year back, while income every payload was actually $5,073, down from $5,215.Integrated Capacity Solutions.Quarterly income was $278.2 thousand, down from $298 million, as well as working profit was a loss of $3.3 thousand, up coming from a reduction of $9.3 million. The business stated its Marketplace for J.B. Quest 360 u00b0 generated $92.2 million of ICS's profits, below $168.5 thousand.Ultimate Mile Providers.Quarterly profits was $218.3 thousand, below $225.9 thousand, and also operating earnings was actually $12 million, below $12.9 thousand.Truckload.Quarterly earnings was $173.2 thousand, down from $196.3 thousand, while operating earnings was $8.2 million, up coming from $7.7 thousand.