OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Werner Enterprises Inc. (WERN) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $72 million.

On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of $1.06. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 86 cents per share.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 86 cents per share.

The transportation company posted revenue of $649.8 million in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $643 million.

Werner shares have climbed 17% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $46.05, a climb of 6% in the last 12 months.

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