Truckload carrier Marten Transport reported earnings for the fourth quarter that reflected the first stirrings of freight market economics improvement that were evident at the end of 2025. While the company’s net income and operating ratios were weaker than in the fourth quarter of 2024, sequentially Marten (NASDAQ: MRTN) had mostly better numbers than the third quarter, which it touted in the prepared statement issued in conjunction with the earnings release. “We are encouraged by the sequential improv ...