BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) _ Paccar Inc. (PCAR) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $720.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Bellevue, Washington-based company said it had net income of $2.07.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.81 per share.

The truck maker posted revenue of $7.16 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $6.79 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.52 billion.

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