{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"108666","rtpr_id":"nBw5dhnlPa","ticker":"PAMT","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["PAMT"],"title":"PAMT CORP Announces Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2026","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-04T20:20:00.099Z","article_body":"PAMT CORP Announces Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2026\n\nSecond Quarter 2026 Summary Results\n\n\n * Total revenues of $164.7 million, up 8.9% YoY\n\n * Operating loss of $10.4 million\n\n * Operating ratio of 106.3%\n\n * Net loss of $7.4 million\n\n * Diluted loss per share of $0.36\n\nPAMT CORP (NASDAQ: PAMT) (“we” or the “Company”) today reported\nconsolidated net loss of $7.4 million, or diluted and basic loss per share of\n$0.36, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. These results compare to\nconsolidated net loss of $9.6 million, or diluted and basic loss per share of\n$0.46, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The second quarter 2026 operating\nresults include a one-time accrual of $3.1 million related to auto liability\nclaims from prior years that may exceed insurance limits, which increased net\nloss by $2.3 million on an after-tax basis, or $0.11 per diluted share.\n\nConsolidated operating revenues increased 8.9% to $164.7 million for the\nsecond quarter of 2026 when compared to $151.1 million for the second quarter\nof 2025.\n\nLance Stewart, President of the Company, commented, “We are pleased with the\nmeasurable progress reported in several key operating metrics during the\nsecond quarter. Truck productivity, measured in miles per truck per day,\nincreased 12.8% year over year, while uncompensated empty miles improved from\n8.9% in the second quarter of 2025 to 7.4% in the second quarter of 2026. We\nalso continue to remove costs, including underutilized equipment, from the\nnetwork. These results reflect our disciplined focus on cost control and our\ncommitment to a well-defined freight network, which we expect to continue\nsupporting operational efficiencies.\n\n“For the first time in more than three years, market conditions enabled a\nmeaningful sequential increase in rate per total mile. This marks an important\nstep toward addressing rates that have been pressured lower while inflationary\ncost pressures have persisted. As industry dynamics continue to constrain\ndriver supply, we believe opportunities for further rate correction remain,\nand we have achieved additional progress through the date of this release.\n\n“As always, we appreciate our employees’ loyalty and dedication to our\nmission, which remain essential to sustainable success.”\n\nLiquidity, Capitalization, and Cash Flow\n\nAs of June 30, 2026, we had an aggregate of $116.7 million of cash, marketable\nequity securities, and available liquidity under our line of credit and $203.1\nmillion of stockholders’ equity. Outstanding debt was $332.8 million as of\nJune 30, 2026, which represents a $1.1 million decrease from December 31,\n2025. During the first half of 2026, we used $16.7 million in operating cash\nflow.\n\nChief Financial Officer Appointment\n\nThe Company also announced that Daniel C. Kleine has been appointed Chief\nFinancial Officer of the Company effective July 30, 2026. Mr. Kleine joined\nthe Company in June 2023 as Vice President of Tax of P.A.M. Transport, Inc.,\nthe Company’s primary operating subsidiary, and has served as the\nCompany’s Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer since August 2025\nand as Senior Vice President of Finance of P.A.M. Transport since June 2025.\nPrior to joining the Company, Mr. Kleine served in various tax accounting\nroles at George’s, Inc., a privately owned poultry processing company\nheadquartered in Northwest Arkansas, from June 2017 to June 2023. He\npreviously served as Senior Tax Accountant at Frost, PLLC in Little Rock,\nArkansas from August 2013 to June 2017. Mr. Kleine is a Certified Public\nAccountant and holds bachelor’s degrees in accounting and finance, with a\nminor in economics, from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a\nmaster’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.\n\nAbout PAMT CORP\n\nPAMT CORP is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in providing\ntruckload dry van carrier services transporting general commodities throughout\nthe continental United States, as well as in the Canadian provinces of Ontario\nand Quebec. The Company’s consolidated operating subsidiaries also provide\ntransportation services in Mexico through its gateways in Laredo and El Paso,\nTexas, under agreements with Mexican carriers.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain information included in this document constitutes “forward-looking\nstatements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may relate to expected future\nfinancial and operating results, prospects, plans or events, and are thus\nprospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks,\nuncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking\nstatements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,\nincreases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining\nqualified drivers and owner-operators, including as a result of recent\nregulatory initiatives impacting driver capacity, to meet available freight\ndemand; general inflation, recessionary economic cycles and downturns in\ncustomers' business cycles; a significant reduction in or termination of the\nCompany's trucking service by a key customer, including as a result of labor\nor international trade disruptions; increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel\nprices, interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, and license and registration fees;\nexcess capacity in the trucking industry; surplus inventories; the resale\nvalue of the Company's used equipment; the price and availability of new\nequipment consistent with anticipated acquisitions and replacement plans;\nincreases in insurance premiums and deductible amounts relating to accident,\ncargo, workers' compensation, health, and other claims; increases in the\nnumber or amount of claims for which the Company is self-insured; inability of\nthe Company to continue to secure acceptable financing arrangements; seasonal\nfactors such as harsh weather conditions that increase operating costs;\ncompetition from trucking, rail, and intermodal competitors including\nreductions in rates resulting from competitive bidding; our ability to\ndevelop, implement and govern suitable information technology systems and\nprevent failures in or breaches, disruptions or unauthorized use of such\nsystems; the impact of pending or future litigation; general risks associated\nwith doing business in Mexico, including, without limitation, exchange rate\nfluctuations, inflation, import duties, tariffs, quotas, political and\neconomic instability and terrorism; the potential impact of new laws,\nregulations or policy, including, without limitation, rules regarding the\nclassification of independent contractors as employees, tariffs,\nimport/export, trade and immigration regulations or policies; the impacts of\nongoing or future military conflicts and other major domestic or international\nevents; the ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate\nacquisitions, and integrate acquired operations; potential economic, business\nor operational disruptions or uncertainties that may result from any future\npublic health crises; and other factors, including risk factors, included from\ntime to time in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise\nforward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or\notherwise. Considering these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking\nevents and circumstances discussed above and in company filings might not\ntranspire.\n PAMT CORP \n \nKey Financial and Operating Statistics \n \n \n \n(unaudited) \n                 \n   Quarter Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, \n   2026   2025   2026   2025 \n   (in thousands, except earnings per share)   (in thousands, except earnings per share) \n         \n Revenue, before fuel surcharge $136,894   $133,806   $259,556   $270,506 \n Fuel surcharge 27,758   17,328   46,976   35,969 \n Operating Revenue 164,652   151,134   306,532   306,475 \n                 \n Operating expenses and costs:               \n Salaries, wages and benefits 41,351   40,851   80,433   81,665 \n Operating supplies and expenses 36,516   29,028   67,062   60,413 \n Rent and purchased transportation 64,645   64,866   121,249   127,838 \n Depreciation 19,337   21,719   38,581   44,315 \n Insurance and claims 8,738   5,167   13,946   9,948 \n Other 5,029   4,986   11,642   9,985 \n Gain on disposition of assets (556)   (4,414)   (15,702)   (7,428) \n Total operating expenses and costs 175,060   162,203   317,211   326,736 \n                 \n Operating loss (10,408)   (11,069)   (10,679)   (20,261) \n                 \n Interest expense (4,615)   (4,032)   (9,151)   (8,075) \n Non-operating income 5,078   2,263   9,875   4,749 \n                 \n Loss before income taxes (9,945)   (12,838)   (9,955)   (23,587) \n Income tax benefit (2,501)   (3,211)   (2,503)   (5,817) \n                 \n Net loss ($7,444)   ($9,627)   ($7,452)   ($17,770) \n                 \n Diluted loss per share ($0.36)   ($0.46)   ($0.36)   ($0.83) \n                 \n Average shares outstanding – Diluted 20,943   21,095   20,940   21,498 \n                 \n \n   Quarter Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, \n   2026   2025   2026   2025 \n Truckload Operations               \n Total miles (in thousands) (1) 43,567   40,355   84,270   81,571 \n Operating ratio (2) 114.2%   112.5%   108.9%   111.7% \n Empty miles factor 7.35%   8.90%   7.61%   8.97% \n Revenue per total mile, before fuel surcharge (1) $1.98   $2.04   $1.94   $2.04 \n Total loads 90,844   98,814   176,384   193,458 \n Revenue per truck per workday $675   $697   $647   $685 \n Revenue per truck per week $3,375   $3,485   $3,235   $3,423 \n Average company-driver trucks 1,540   1,579   1,545   1,623 \n Average owner operator trucks 454   505   454   509 \n                 \n Logistics Operations               \n Total revenue (in thousands) $50,820   $40,982   $95,225   $85,254 \n Operating ratio 96.4%   98.7%   95.9%   98.3% \n\n PAMT CORP \n \n \n \nCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets \n \n \n \n(unaudited) \n   \n   June 30,   December 31, \n   2026   2025 \n   (in thousands) \n ASSETS       \n Current Assets:       \n Cash and cash equivalents $18,210   $35,234 \n Trade accounts receivable, net 88,930   66,882 \n Other receivables 4,125   6,757 \n Inventories 2,610   2,332 \n Prepaid expenses and deposits 7,728   9,807 \n Marketable equity securities 38,732   48,488 \n Income taxes refundable 1,042   1,732 \n Total current assets 161,377   171,232 \n         \n Property and equipment 758,944   792,391 \n Less: accumulated depreciation 259,476   275,554 \n Total property and equipment, net 499,468   516,837 \n         \n Other non-current assets 9,486   9,843 \n Total Assets $670,331   $697,912 \n         \n LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY       \n Current liabilities:       \n Accounts payable $27,421   $32,752 \n Accrued expenses and other liabilities 30,599   41,078 \n Current portion of long-term debt 64,592   65,542 \n Total current liabilities 122,612   139,372 \n         \n Long-term debt, net of current portion 268,230   268,327 \n Deferred income taxes 70,741   73,689 \n Other long-term liabilities 5,658   6,040 \n Total liabilities 467,241   487,428 \n         \n STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY       \n Common stock 224   224 \n Additional paid-in capital 41,788   41,682 \n Treasury stock, at cost (28,972)   (28,924) \n Retained earnings 190,050   197,502 \n Total stockholders’ equity 203,090   210,484 \n Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $670,331   $697,912 \n\n _______________________ \n 1) Excludes miles driven by third party power only carriers. \n 2) The Truckload Operations operating ratio has been calculated based upon total \n operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge, as a percentage of revenue, before \n fuel surcharge. We used revenue, before fuel surcharge, and operating \n expenses, net of fuel surcharge, because we believe that eliminating this \n sometimes volatile source of revenue affords a more consistent basis for \n comparing our results of operations from period to period. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804532525/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804532525/en/)\n\nPAMT CORP\n\nP.O. BOX 188\n\nTontitown, AR 72770\n\nDaniel C. Kleine\n\n(479) 361-9111\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw5dhnlPa","title":"PAMT CORP Announces Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2026","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"PAMT","created":"2026-08-04T20:20:00.099Z","tickers":["PAMT"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"PAMT CORP Announces Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2026\n\nSecond Quarter 2026 Summary Results\n\n\n * Total revenues of $164.7 million, up 8.9% YoY\n\n * Operating loss of $10.4 million\n\n * Operating ratio of 106.3%\n\n * Net loss of $7.4 million\n\n * Diluted loss per share of $0.36\n\nPAMT CORP (NASDAQ: PAMT) (“we” or the “Company”) today reported\nconsolidated net loss of $7.4 million, or diluted and basic loss per share of\n$0.36, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. These results compare to\nconsolidated net loss of $9.6 million, or diluted and basic loss per share of\n$0.46, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The second quarter 2026 operating\nresults include a one-time accrual of $3.1 million related to auto liability\nclaims from prior years that may exceed insurance limits, which increased net\nloss by $2.3 million on an after-tax basis, or $0.11 per diluted share.\n\nConsolidated operating revenues increased 8.9% to $164.7 million for the\nsecond quarter of 2026 when compared to $151.1 million for the second quarter\nof 2025.\n\nLance Stewart, President of the Company, commented, “We are pleased with the\nmeasurable progress reported in several key operating metrics during the\nsecond quarter. Truck productivity, measured in miles per truck per day,\nincreased 12.8% year over year, while uncompensated empty miles improved from\n8.9% in the second quarter of 2025 to 7.4% in the second quarter of 2026. We\nalso continue to remove costs, including underutilized equipment, from the\nnetwork. These results reflect our disciplined focus on cost control and our\ncommitment to a well-defined freight network, which we expect to continue\nsupporting operational efficiencies.\n\n“For the first time in more than three years, market conditions enabled a\nmeaningful sequential increase in rate per total mile. This marks an important\nstep toward addressing rates that have been pressured lower while inflationary\ncost pressures have persisted. As industry dynamics continue to constrain\ndriver supply, we believe opportunities for further rate correction remain,\nand we have achieved additional progress through the date of this release.\n\n“As always, we appreciate our employees’ loyalty and dedication to our\nmission, which remain essential to sustainable success.”\n\nLiquidity, Capitalization, and Cash Flow\n\nAs of June 30, 2026, we had an aggregate of $116.7 million of cash, marketable\nequity securities, and available liquidity under our line of credit and $203.1\nmillion of stockholders’ equity. Outstanding debt was $332.8 million as of\nJune 30, 2026, which represents a $1.1 million decrease from December 31,\n2025. During the first half of 2026, we used $16.7 million in operating cash\nflow.\n\nChief Financial Officer Appointment\n\nThe Company also announced that Daniel C. Kleine has been appointed Chief\nFinancial Officer of the Company effective July 30, 2026. Mr. Kleine joined\nthe Company in June 2023 as Vice President of Tax of P.A.M. Transport, Inc.,\nthe Company’s primary operating subsidiary, and has served as the\nCompany’s Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer since August 2025\nand as Senior Vice President of Finance of P.A.M. Transport since June 2025.\nPrior to joining the Company, Mr. Kleine served in various tax accounting\nroles at George’s, Inc., a privately owned poultry processing company\nheadquartered in Northwest Arkansas, from June 2017 to June 2023. He\npreviously served as Senior Tax Accountant at Frost, PLLC in Little Rock,\nArkansas from August 2013 to June 2017. Mr. Kleine is a Certified Public\nAccountant and holds bachelor’s degrees in accounting and finance, with a\nminor in economics, from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a\nmaster’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.\n\nAbout PAMT CORP\n\nPAMT CORP is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in providing\ntruckload dry van carrier services transporting general commodities throughout\nthe continental United States, as well as in the Canadian provinces of Ontario\nand Quebec. The Company’s consolidated operating subsidiaries also provide\ntransportation services in Mexico through its gateways in Laredo and El Paso,\nTexas, under agreements with Mexican carriers.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain information included in this document constitutes “forward-looking\nstatements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may relate to expected future\nfinancial and operating results, prospects, plans or events, and are thus\nprospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks,\nuncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking\nstatements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,\nincreases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining\nqualified drivers and owner-operators, including as a result of recent\nregulatory initiatives impacting driver capacity, to meet available freight\ndemand; general inflation, recessionary economic cycles and downturns in\ncustomers' business cycles; a significant reduction in or termination of the\nCompany's trucking service by a key customer, including as a result of labor\nor international trade disruptions; increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel\nprices, interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, and license and registration fees;\nexcess capacity in the trucking industry; surplus inventories; the resale\nvalue of the Company's used equipment; the price and availability of new\nequipment consistent with anticipated acquisitions and replacement plans;\nincreases in insurance premiums and deductible amounts relating to accident,\ncargo, workers' compensation, health, and other claims; increases in the\nnumber or amount of claims for which the Company is self-insured; inability of\nthe Company to continue to secure acceptable financing arrangements; seasonal\nfactors such as harsh weather conditions that increase operating costs;\ncompetition from trucking, rail, and intermodal competitors including\nreductions in rates resulting from competitive bidding; our ability to\ndevelop, implement and govern suitable information technology systems and\nprevent failures in or breaches, disruptions or unauthorized use of such\nsystems; the impact of pending or future litigation; general risks associated\nwith doing business in Mexico, including, without limitation, exchange rate\nfluctuations, inflation, import duties, tariffs, quotas, political and\neconomic instability and terrorism; the potential impact of new laws,\nregulations or policy, including, without limitation, rules regarding the\nclassification of independent contractors as employees, tariffs,\nimport/export, trade and immigration regulations or policies; the impacts of\nongoing or future military conflicts and other major domestic or international\nevents; the ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate\nacquisitions, and integrate acquired operations; potential economic, business\nor operational disruptions or uncertainties that may result from any future\npublic health crises; and other factors, including risk factors, included from\ntime to time in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise\nforward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or\notherwise. Considering these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking\nevents and circumstances discussed above and in company filings might not\ntranspire.\n PAMT CORP \n \nKey Financial and Operating Statistics \n \n \n \n(unaudited) \n                 \n   Quarter Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, \n   2026   2025   2026   2025 \n   (in thousands, except earnings per share)   (in thousands, except earnings per share) \n         \n Revenue, before fuel surcharge $136,894   $133,806   $259,556   $270,506 \n Fuel surcharge 27,758   17,328   46,976   35,969 \n Operating Revenue 164,652   151,134   306,532   306,475 \n                 \n Operating expenses and costs:               \n Salaries, wages and benefits 41,351   40,851   80,433   81,665 \n Operating supplies and expenses 36,516   29,028   67,062   60,413 \n Rent and purchased transportation 64,645   64,866   121,249   127,838 \n Depreciation 19,337   21,719   38,581   44,315 \n Insurance and claims 8,738   5,167   13,946   9,948 \n Other 5,029   4,986   11,642   9,985 \n Gain on disposition of assets (556)   (4,414)   (15,702)   (7,428) \n Total operating expenses and costs 175,060   162,203   317,211   326,736 \n                 \n Operating loss (10,408)   (11,069)   (10,679)   (20,261) \n                 \n Interest expense (4,615)   (4,032)   (9,151)   (8,075) \n Non-operating income 5,078   2,263   9,875   4,749 \n                 \n Loss before income taxes (9,945)   (12,838)   (9,955)   (23,587) \n Income tax benefit (2,501)   (3,211)   (2,503)   (5,817) \n                 \n Net loss ($7,444)   ($9,627)   ($7,452)   ($17,770) \n                 \n Diluted loss per share ($0.36)   ($0.46)   ($0.36)   ($0.83) \n                 \n Average shares outstanding – Diluted 20,943   21,095   20,940   21,498 \n                 \n \n   Quarter Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, \n   2026   2025   2026   2025 \n Truckload Operations               \n Total miles (in thousands) (1) 43,567   40,355   84,270   81,571 \n Operating ratio (2) 114.2%   112.5%   108.9%   111.7% \n Empty miles factor 7.35%   8.90%   7.61%   8.97% \n Revenue per total mile, before fuel surcharge (1) $1.98   $2.04   $1.94   $2.04 \n Total loads 90,844   98,814   176,384   193,458 \n Revenue per truck per workday $675   $697   $647   $685 \n Revenue per truck per week $3,375   $3,485   $3,235   $3,423 \n Average company-driver trucks 1,540   1,579   1,545   1,623 \n Average owner operator trucks 454   505   454   509 \n                 \n Logistics Operations               \n Total revenue (in thousands) $50,820   $40,982   $95,225   $85,254 \n Operating ratio 96.4%   98.7%   95.9%   98.3% \n\n PAMT CORP \n \n \n \nCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets \n \n \n \n(unaudited) \n   \n   June 30,   December 31, \n   2026   2025 \n   (in thousands) \n ASSETS       \n Current Assets:       \n Cash and cash equivalents $18,210   $35,234 \n Trade accounts receivable, net 88,930   66,882 \n Other receivables 4,125   6,757 \n Inventories 2,610   2,332 \n Prepaid expenses and deposits 7,728   9,807 \n Marketable equity securities 38,732   48,488 \n Income taxes refundable 1,042   1,732 \n Total current assets 161,377   171,232 \n         \n Property and equipment 758,944   792,391 \n Less: accumulated depreciation 259,476   275,554 \n Total property and equipment, net 499,468   516,837 \n         \n Other non-current assets 9,486   9,843 \n Total Assets $670,331   $697,912 \n         \n LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY       \n Current liabilities:       \n Accounts payable $27,421   $32,752 \n Accrued expenses and other liabilities 30,599   41,078 \n Current portion of long-term debt 64,592   65,542 \n Total current liabilities 122,612   139,372 \n         \n Long-term debt, net of current portion 268,230   268,327 \n Deferred income taxes 70,741   73,689 \n Other long-term liabilities 5,658   6,040 \n Total liabilities 467,241   487,428 \n         \n STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY       \n Common stock 224   224 \n Additional paid-in capital 41,788   41,682 \n Treasury stock, at cost (28,972)   (28,924) \n Retained earnings 190,050   197,502 \n Total stockholders’ equity 203,090   210,484 \n Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $670,331   $697,912 \n\n _______________________ \n 1) Excludes miles driven by third party power only carriers. \n 2) The Truckload Operations operating ratio has been calculated based upon total \n operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge, as a percentage of revenue, before \n fuel surcharge. We used revenue, before fuel surcharge, and operating \n expenses, net of fuel surcharge, because we believe that eliminating this \n sometimes volatile source of revenue affords a more consistent basis for \n comparing our results of operations from period to period. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804532525/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804532525/en/)\n\nPAMT CORP\n\nP.O. BOX 188\n\nTontitown, AR 72770\n\nDaniel C. Kleine\n\n(479) 361-9111\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-04T20:20:00.233307627Z","server_sent_at_ms":1785874800233},"received_at":"2026-08-04T20:20:00.284Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260804532525/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"97674","press_release_id":"108666","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Road & Rail","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["Company remains unprofitable with operating loss of $10.4 million","One-time accrual of $3.1 million indicates prior insurance coverage issues","Negative operating cash flow of $16.7 million used in the first half of 2026"],"eventType":"earnings","narrative":"PAMT reported Q2 revenue of $164.7 million, an 8.9% increase from the prior year, while narrowing its net loss to $7.4 million compared to a loss of $9.6 million in the same period last year.\n\nResults were negatively impacted by a $3.1 million one-time accrual related to prior auto liability claims, though operational metrics showed improvement with truck productivity up 12.8% and empty miles reduced to 7.4%.\n\nThe company announced the appointment of Daniel C. 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