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J.B. Quest Transport Providers Inc. of Lowell (Nasdaq: JBHT) on Tuesday reported dropping revenue for the 7th straight fourth, yet portions of the business jumped on better-than-expected end results.Income for the 3rd fourth was actually $152.1 million, down 18.8% from $187.4 thousand coming from a year earlier. Earnings every allotment concerned $1.49, below $1.80.The end results exceeded Commercial desires. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Expenditure Investigation was actually for incomes of $1.42 every portion.Third-quarter revenue was actually $3.07 billion for budgetary 2024, down 4% from $3.2 billion in the exact same one-fourth a year ago. It was the seventh direct one-fourth of dropping revenue, but it surpassed Road forecasts. Five analysts evaluated by Zacks anticipated $3.04 billion.The company said it viewed a 5% come by income per tons in its own Intermodal department and also a 6% decrease in profits every lots in its Truckload branch.Shares of the firm increased 7% in after-hours exchanging Tuesday to $187.02. Year to day, shares were actually down greater than 10%.End results through portion are actually listed below.Intermodal.Quarterly earnings was $1.56 billion, generally the same from the year prior to. Running earnings was actually $111.8 million, below $127.9 thousand. Total lots were actually 547,988, up coming from 521,221 while revenue per load was $2,841, below $2,984.Committed Agreement Services.Quarterly earnings was actually $845.9 thousand, below $892.3 thousand, as well as working profit was $95.5 thousand, down from $102.4 million. DCS possessed a little greater than one thousand lots, down 65,000 from a year ago, while earnings per load was actually $5,073, down from $5,215.Integrated Ability Solutions.Quarterly income was $278.2 million, down from $298 million, as well as working earnings was a loss of $3.3 thousand, up coming from a loss of $9.3 million. The firm stated its own Marketplace for J.B. Pursuit 360 u00b0 created $92.2 million of ICS's earnings, down from $168.5 thousand.Ultimate Mile Providers.Quarterly income was $218.3 million, below $225.9 thousand, and working income was $12 million, down from $12.9 thousand.Truckload.Quarterly revenue was actually $173.2 thousand, below $196.3 million, while running income was $8.2 million, up from $7.7 million.