Saia Inc. said Thursday it earned a profit in the second quarter of $2 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with a loss of $1.8 million, or 13 cents a year ago.

Initial jobless claims fell by 11,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Ocean shipper Horizon Lines earned a profit of $3.7 million, or 12 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $31.1 million, or $1.02, a year earlier.

Ryder System said Friday its second-quarter profit increased to $29.8 million, or 56 cents a share, from $22.9 million, or 41 cents, a year ago.

Canadian National Railway Co. said its second-quarter net income rose 21% to C$534 million, or C$1.13 per share, from C$387 million or 82 cents per share, a year earlier.