BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) _ Paccar Inc. (PCAR) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $769.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Bellevue, Washington-based company said it had net income of $2.21.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.01 per share.

The truck maker posted revenue of $7.06 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $6.69 billion, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.73 billion.

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