TFI International Inc (TFII.TO)

They've grown a lot in the U.S. Has insider ownership, increases dividend, makes good puchases, buys back shares and the strong US economy supports the shipping of goods. Shipping rates are rising because of a shortage of truck drivers, which will last until they raise wages for drivers. TFII will benefit from this shortage. (1.8% dividend, Analysts' price target: $49.29)

He looked at it quite a while ago and missed it. It is a good company in trucking but it is getting a little rich with the valuation. Once the economy takes a fall, this one will follow.

They just had a blow-out quarter, and are taking advantage of the shortage of trucking on the road. They have executed like crazy. Loves it. (1.7% dividend, Analysts' price target: $49.29)

It has been a great name to own. It will be hard for them to maintain the appreciation going forward. It is at 15 times PE. It is difficult to find anything wrong with it. He does not see the growth as being sustainable. It is a reasonable entry point here, though.

Earnings up 36% based on Q1 report. PE of less than 15x compared to 20x earnings growth forecast. Has reduced its debt by 9% in the past year. They've had a major technical break-out. Sees large upside. (Analysts' price target $40.31)

He has owned it for a long time. You have to believe in the vision of the CEO. He has built a business that is dominant in the last mile. They also do a lot of Truck load and LTL here and in the US. He has been able to grow what has made them successful. There is always something that is not going as well as it should. Right now they are trying to fix a previous acquisition and that is what is happening this year. He thinks the CEO will do the right thing. The sum of the parts is bigger than the whole.

The company has a few divisions and their US truck load division has been giving them trouble, but US spot truck rates have been improving. Their contracted business will take a while to improve. The Canadian division is fine. This is a business worth a lot more than the sum of the parts – he thinks they may end up selling parts of the business. Yield 2.8%.

Big tracking company. One of the largest in North America. They have the hidden gem a currier division. Valuation should be higher on that segment. Suffering to be in the Canadian market. Nobody paying attention.

It is a trucking company. The stock had come down. The sector is doing quite well. They have a lot of cross border business and NAFTA changes could affect them. Also they lose business as AMZN-Q expands and takes trucking in-house. He passed on it when he last analyzed it.

Had a kind of a lousy 2017. Going back long-term, this has been an amazing company, and the CEO has been a terrific allocator of capital. They disappointed their guidance a little in 2017, but the street is looking for a really good 2018. He could see it trading at 17 or 18 times earnings. He is buying this hand over fist for new clients.

This is trucking. Doesn’t think it is going to have the best quarter because of the hurricanes, although it looks like business has picked up, so they should do quite well. They move a lot of goods between Canada and the US. Trucking has been weak in the 1^st two quarters and it looks like things have improved a great deal. The company is significantly undervalued. The CEO is brilliant, and has a terrific plan of unlocking value. He buys shares back when prices are low.

(Formerly TransForce Inc.) One of the best capital allocators in Canada. This is in trucking which is cyclical. What he likes is the packaging/courier business. They are one of the largest same day deliverers of e-commerce products, working with Google and Amazon. The stock has pulled back about 15% this year. Truck spot pricing has firmed up recently. They keep buying back stock at these levels. Dividend yield of 2.5%. (Analysts’ price target is $34.)

The CEO is an accountant, and likes cash flow, and is a capital allocator. The US truckload market has been under pressure for the last couple of years, and he went into that market, made a big acquisition and found some stuff that wasn’t so good. The company was under-investing in equipment which increases costs. Also, had some bad contracts which increased costs. Sees some good signs that the US truckload market is stabilizing. The CEO has been buying back a lot of stock, and that is going to be good over the next few years. Dividend yield of 2.5%. (Analysts’ price target is $34.)

The biggest player in the trucking industry in Canada, and one of the bigger ones in North America. He doesn’t like the trucking space at all. There are very low barriers to entry. A very competitive industry. (See Top Picks.)

Transforce, the trucking company. A number of analysts downgraded it for the first quarter. We saw preannounced lousy results from US truckers recently. He thinks that at the end of the day, since they are very good capital allocators, that this will be a gift from the gods. 14 times PE.