AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Marten Transport (MRTN)

Marten Transport Q1 net income falls to $1.4 million from $4.3 million

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Marten Transport reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $1.4 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, down from $4.3 million, or 5 cents, a year earlier. Operating revenue fell 8.8% to $203.5 million, and the company said winter storms and higher diesel prices weighed on results, while its intermodal business, sold in 2025, no longer contributes revenue.

Key points

  • Operating revenue was $203.5 million, compared with $223.2 million in the first quarter of 2025, a decline of 8.8%.
  • Operating income was $1.6 million, compared with $5.9 million a year earlier.
  • Dedicated segment revenue fell 13.8% to $63.5 million, and the consolidated operating ratio rose to 99.2% from 97.4%.
  • The company declared a dividend of $0.06 per common share, unchanged from the prior-year quarter.

The filing

CompanyMarten Transport (MRTN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 23, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0001437749-26-013179

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 23, 2026.

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