Arkansas Best Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter net income improved on stronger less-than-trucking unit performance.

Consumer confidence rose in January to the highest level in almost a year, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ fourth-quarter profit rose 25% on higher freight income from its trucking and intermodal businesses.

Werner Enterprises’ fourth-quarter net income rose to $29.4 million, or 40 cents per share, from $24.1 million, or 33 cents, a year ago.