Hub Group, Inc. Segments Disclosure
NOTE 5. Segment Reporting
Our has been identified as our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). We have two reportable segments: Intermodal and Transportation Solutions (“ITS”) and Logistics which are based primarily on the services each segment provides. Our ITS segment includes our asset-light business lines: intermodal and dedicated trucking. Our Logistics segment includes our non-asset business lines: managed transportation, truck brokerage, final mile and consolidated fulfillment services. Our CODM uses operating income by segment to make decisions over the allocation of capital and resources and assess the performance of our segments.
Intermodal and Transportation Solutions. Our ITS segment offers high service, nationwide door-to-door intermodal transportation, providing value, visibility and reliability in both transcontinental and local lanes by combining rail transportation with local trucking. This segment includes our trucking operations which provides our customers with local pickup and delivery (referred to as “drayage”) as well as high service local and regional trucking transportation using equipment dedicated to their needs. We arrange for the movement of our customers’ freight in one of our approximately 50,000 containers. As of December 31, 2024, we operated trucking terminals at 32 locations throughout the United States and Mexico, with locations in many large metropolitan areas. We also contract for services with independent owner-operators who supply their own equipment and operate under our regulatory authority. These assets and contractual services are used to support drayage for our intermodal service offering and to serve our customers who require high service local and regional trucking transportation using equipment dedicated to their needs. We contract with railroads to provide transportation for the long-haul portion of the shipment between rail terminals. Drayage between origin or destination and rail terminals are provided by our own trucking operations and third parties with whom we contract. Our dedicated service operation offers fleets of equipment and drivers to each customer on a contract basis, as well as the management and infrastructure to operate according to the customer’s high service expectations. As of December 31, 2024, our trucking transportation operation consisted of approximately 2,300 tractors, 3,200 employee drivers and 4,700 trailers. We also contract for services with approximately 500 independent owner-operators.
Logistics. Our Logistics segment offers a wide range of services including transportation management, freight brokerage services, shipment optimization, load consolidation, mode selection, carrier management, load planning and execution, warehousing, fulfillment, cross-docking, consolidation services and final mile delivery. These services include a full range of trucking transportation services, including dry van, expedited, less-than-truckload, refrigerated and flatbed, all of which is provided by third party carriers with whom we contract. We also leverage proprietary technology along with collaborative relationships with third party service providers to deliver cost savings and performance-enhancing supply chain services to our clients. Our transportation management offering also serves as a source of volume for our ITS segment. Many of the customers for these solutions are consumer goods companies who sell into the retail channel. Our final mile delivery offering provides residential final mile delivery and installation of appliances and big and bulky goods. Final mile operates through a network of independent service providers in company, customer and third-party facilities throughout the continental United States. Our business operates or has access to approximately 7 million square feet of warehousing and cross-dock space across North America, to which our customers ship their goods to be stored and distributed to destinations including residences, retail stores and other commercial locations. These services offer our customers shipment visibility, transportation cost savings, high service and compliance with retailers’ increasingly stringent supply chain requirements. Logistics also includes our brokerage business which provides third-party truckload, less-than-truckload (“LTL”), flatbed and temperature-controlled needs.
The following tables summarize our financial data by segment (in thousands):
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Inter-Segment |
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Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
ITS |
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Logistics |
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Eliminations |
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Total |
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Operating revenue |
$ |
2,243,440 |
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$ |
1,829,450 |
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$ |
(126,500 |
) |
$ |
3,946,390 |
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Operating expenses |
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Purchased transportation and warehousing |
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1,590,609 |
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1,465,323 |
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(125,219 |
) |
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Salaries and benefits |
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344,019 |
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139,119 |
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- |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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84,365 |
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33,995 |
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- |
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Insurance and claims |
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34,787 |
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6,259 |
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(1,281 |
) |
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General and administrative |
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29,914 |
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21,741 |
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- |
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Corporate allocations |
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103,883 |
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79,492 |
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- |
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(Gain) / loss on sale of assets, net |
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(1,089 |
) |
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182 |
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- |
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Total operating expenses |
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2,186,488 |
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1,746,111 |
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(126,500 |
) |
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3,806,099 |
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Operating income |
$ |
56,952 |
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$ |
83,339 |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
140,291 |
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Inter-Segment |
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Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
ITS |
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Logistics |
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Eliminations |
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Total |
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Operating revenue |
$ |
2,495,663 |
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$ |
1,820,856 |
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$ |
(113,934 |
) |
$ |
4,202,585 |
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Operating expenses |
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Purchased transportation and warehousing |
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1,770,734 |
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1,488,038 |
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(113,120 |
) |
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Salaries and benefits |
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359,552 |
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109,850 |
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- |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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96,869 |
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26,270 |
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- |
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Insurance and claims |
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39,073 |
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5,719 |
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(814 |
) |
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General and administrative |
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29,667 |
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16,993 |
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- |
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Corporate allocations |
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99,517 |
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68,872 |
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- |
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Gain on sale of assets, net |
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(6,866 |
) |
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- |
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- |
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Total operating expenses |
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2,388,546 |
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1,715,742 |
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(113,934 |
) |
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3,990,354 |
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Operating income |
$ |
107,117 |
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$ |
105,114 |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
212,231 |
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Inter-Segment |
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Year Ended December 31, 2022 |
ITS |
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Logistics |
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Eliminations |
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Total |
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Operating revenue |
$ |
3,312,431 |
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$ |
2,121,818 |
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$ |
(93,759 |
) |
$ |
5,340,490 |
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Operating expenses |
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Purchased transportation and warehousing |
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2,354,414 |
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1,775,365 |
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(93,276 |
) |
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Salaries and benefits |
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320,259 |
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113,682 |
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- |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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90,227 |
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24,061 |
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- |
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Insurance and claims |
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51,056 |
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3,622 |
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(485 |
) |
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General and administrative |
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44,214 |
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20,595 |
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2 |
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Corporate allocations |
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128,041 |
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58,309 |
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- |
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Gain on sale of assets, net |
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(24,317 |
) |
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- |
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- |
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Total operating expenses |
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2,963,894 |
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1,995,634 |
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(93,759 |
) |
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4,865,769 |
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Operating income |
$ |
348,537 |
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$ |
126,184 |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
474,721 |
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Separate balance sheets are not presented by segment to our CODM. Our CODM uses consolidated asset information to make capital decisions.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Feb 25, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | |
| 2017 | Feb 28, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 24, 2017 | |
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.