5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now

Although rail stocks have come a bit off their highs, particularly the eastern operators, Wall Street still remains pretty bullish on the prospects of rail continuing to take share from trucking. With that, an in-line quarter for CSX (NYSE:CSX) isn't likely to change the story much in either direction. Improvements in the coal business next year, a continued housing recovery, and ongoing growth in the intermodal business should all lead to better volume and operating profits, but the stock's valuation indicates that Wall Street is already counting on that happening.

Second Quarter Results Come In On Target
While there were some line by line deviations relative to estimates, CSX came in basically as expected for the second quarter, which will likely give investors a bit more confidence about the upcoming earnings from other railroads like Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC), Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU).

SEE: A Primer On The Railroad Sector

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Argus Metals Corp (AML.V)

Argus Metals Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in North and South America. It primarily holds interests in Hyland gold project located in the Watson Lake Mining District of south eastern Yukon Territory, Canada; Kaituma uranium/gold project in Guyana; and Iron King gold project in Ancash Province, Peru, as well as owns a base metal mineral property near the Chemainus River in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Bluerock Resources Ltd. and changed its name to Argus Metals Corp. in May 2009. Argus Metals Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: ABAXIS Inc.(ABAX)

Abaxis, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and sells portable blood analysis systems for use in veterinary or human patient-care setting to provide blood constituent measurements for clinicians worldwide. The company offers point-of-care blood chemistry analyzer, which consists of a compact portable analyzer and a series of single-use plastic discs, called reagent discs, containing all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 14 tests on human patients and 13 tests on veterinary patients. It markets the blood analysis system under the Piccolo Xpress and Piccolo Classic names in the medical market; and under the VetScan VS2 and VetScan Classic names in the veterinary market. The company also provides VetScan HM5, VetScan HM2, VetScan HMII, and VetScan HMT hematology instruments for veterinary applications. In addition, its products include VetScan VSpro, which assists in the diagnosis and evaluation of suspected bleeding disorders, toxicity/poisoning, evaluatio n of disseminated intravascular coagulation, hepatic disease, monitoring therapy, and the progression of disease states. Further, the company offers VetScan VSpro fibrinogen test to provide in-vitro determination of fibrinogen levels in equine platelet poor plasma from a citrated stabilized whole blood sample; and i-STAT 1 that delivers blood gas, electrolyte, basic blood chemistry, and hematology results. Additionally, its products comprise Canine Heartworm Rapid Test to detect dirofilaria immitis in canine whole blood, serum, or plasma; Canine Parvovirus Rapid Test Kit to detect canine parvovirus antigen in feces; and VetScan Giardia Rapid Test to detect giardiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by the protozoan parasite Giardia. Abaxis sells its products through direct sales force and independent distributors. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Union City, California.

Best Safest Companies To Watch In Right Now: Cdn Nat Res Com Npv (CNQ.TO)

Canadian Natural Resources Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and sale of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. Its products include natural gas, light and medium crude oil, primary heavy crude oil, bitumen, synthetic crude oil, and NGLs. The company operates primarily in North America; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and C么te d�Ivoire, Gabon, and South Africa in offshore Africa. Its midstream assets comprise three crude oil pipelines and an electricity co-generation facility. As of December 31, 2011 the company�s gross proved crude oil and NGLs reserves were 4,090 million barrels (MMbbl), and gross proved plus probable crude oil and NGLs reserves were 6,521 MMbbl. It also had gross proved natural gas reserves of approximately 4,447 billion cubic feet (Bcf), and gross proved plus probable natural gas reserves of approximately 6,101 Bcf. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Boom Logistics Ltd(BOL.AX)

Boom Logistics Limited provides crane logistics and lifting solutions to resource, energy, utilities, and infrastructure sectors in Australia. The company provides managed lifting solutions, contractual maintenance programs, crane integration for high rise construction, engineering services and maintenance, and equipment hire services. It also involves in the sale of cranes and crane parts; and the provision of repairs and maintenance services. The company offers a range of cranes, lifting equipment, and heavy haulage vehicles, as well as access and ancillary equipment. Its solutions include mobile, project, crawler, and tower cranes; heavy haulage vehicles, such as prime movers and low loaders; low profile prime movers; overhead jacking systems; and travel towers, under-bridge units, trailer lifts, spider lifts, boom lifts, knuckle boom lifts, scissor lifts, one man lifts, material lifts, material handlers, generators, and compressors. Boom Logistics Limited operates in a range of industry sectors, primarily industrial maintenance, commercial construction, resources and petro chemical industry, civil works, and heavy lifting sectors. It offers approximately 530 cranes and 2,500 items of access equipment. The company, formerly known as Australian Crane Company, was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Southbank, Australia.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Omnicell Inc.(OMCL)

Omnicell Inc. provides automated solutions for hospital medication and supply management primarily in the United States and Canada. The company offers medication use products, which include OmniRx that automates the management and dispensing of medications at the point of use; SinglePointe, a software product that controls medications on a patient-specific basis; AnywhereRN, a software that allows nurses to remotely operate automated dispensing cabinets; Pandora Analytics, a reporting and data analytics tool; and Savvy Mobile Medication System, a mobile platform for hospital information systems. Its medication use products also include OmniLinkRx, a software product that automates communication between nurses and the pharmacy; WorkflowRx, an automated storage, retrieval, inventory management, and repackaging solution; controlled substance barcode inventory management system; and Anesthesia Workstation, a secure dispensing system for the management of anesthesia supplies an d medications. In addition, the company provides medical and surgical supply products, which comprise Omnicell Supply Solution that automates the management and dispensing of medical and surgical supplies at the point of use; Supply/Rx Combination Solution, which manages medications and supplies in one versatile cabinet; Omnicell Tissue Center that manages the chain of custody for bone and tissue specimens; OptiFlex SS, which supplies modules for the perioperative areas; OptiFlex CL that supplies modules for the cardiac catheterization lab and other procedure areas; and OptiFlex MS, a system for the management of medical and surgical supplies. Further, it provides customer education and training, and maintenance and support services. The company was formerly known as Omnicell Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Omnicell, Inc. in 2001. Omnicell, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Seth Jayson]

  Calling all cash flows
  When you are trying to buy the market's best stocks, it's worth checking up on your companies' free cash flow once a quarter or so, to see whether it bears any relationship to the net income in the headlines. That's what we do with this series. Today, we're checking in on Omnicell (Nasdaq: OMCL  ) , whose recent revenue and earnings are plotted below.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Industrial Services of America Inc.(IDSA)

Industrial Services of America, Inc. engages in recycling stainless steel, ferrous, and non-ferrous scrap, as well as provides waste services. The company operates in two segments, Recycling and Waste Services. The Recycling segment collects, purchases, processes, and sells stainless steel, and ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal to steel mini-mills, integrated steel makers, foundries, and refineries. It purchases ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals from industrial and commercial generators of steel, iron, aluminum, copper, stainless steel, and other metals, as well as from scrap dealers and retail customers who deliver these materials directly to the company?s facilities. This segment also processes scrap metal through its sorting, shearing, shredding, cutting, and baling operations. In addition, it purchases, processes, and sells stainless steel, nickel-based, and high-temperature alloys. Further, this segment?s scrap recycling operations consist of collecting, sortin g, and processing various grades of copper, aluminum, and brass. The Waste Services segment provides waste management services, including contract negotiations with service providers, centralized billing, invoice auditing, and centralized dispatching. It also rents, leases, sells, and services waste handling and recycling equipment. This segment represents contracts with retail, commercial, and industrial businesses to handle their waste disposal needs, primarily by subcontracting with commercial waste hauling and disposal companies. The company offers its services primarily in the United States and Canada. Industrial Services of America, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Panasonic Appliances India Company Ltd (PANI.NS)

Panasonic Appliances India Company Limited, formerly Panasonic Home Appliances India Company Limited is an India-based company , engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of Electric Cooker under Lid Type and Jar Type besides Mixer Grinders of various models. The Company also exports both Cooker and Mixer Grinder to various countries. The Company is principally engaged in the business of Household Appliances. The Company has developed and established a business model which comprises of manufacture and sale of Electric Cooker and Mixer Grinder under Panasonic Brand and trading of Panasonic brand imported products viz., Microwave Oven and other kitchen/small appliances, Beauty care, and Health care/Personal care products.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Northern Superior Resources Inc (SUP.V)

Northern Superior Resources Inc., an exploration stage junior mining company, engages in the identification, acquisition, evaluation, and exploration of gold and diamond properties in Canada. It holds interests in properties located in the Stull-Wunnimun and Chibougamau gold districts of Ontario and Quebec. The company�s flagship property is the Ti-pa-haa-kaa-ning property, which consists of 85 claims covering an area of 18,189 hectares located in northwestern Ontario. Northern Superior Resources Inc. is headquartered in Sudbury, Canada.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Official Payments Holdings Inc (OPAY)

Official Payments Holdings, Inc., formerly Tier Technologies, Inc., incorporated in 1991, is a provider of biller direct electronic payment solutions, through its primary brand Official Payments. These solutions provide payment services via multiple channels, including the Internet, automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR), call center and point-of-sale (POS), environments. Its solutions include multiple enhanced payment services, including convenience fee payments, absorbed payments, payment reminder and automated payment scheduling. It also offers its clients a range of payment choices, including credit and debit cards, electronic checks, cash and money orders, and emerging payment methods to meet the needs of their customers. Its segments include Electronic Payment Solutions (EPS) and Wind-down operations.

The Company offers its clients a front-end platform designed for the biller direct market with a single source solution that simplifies the management of electronic payments. Its verticals include Federal, State and Local, Property Tax, Utility, Education and Others. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 (fiscal 2010), it also provided services in one business area which is in the process of winding-down.

ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

The business consists of the Company�� biller direct solutions, which is called EPS. It offers services using several pricing options, such as transaction fee, convenience fee, flat fee, or client absorbed fee (fees paid directly by the client, in lieu of those charges being paid by the constituent using the service), which can be billed as a percentage fee, a fixed fee, or some combination of both. It provides services and solutions in several different verticals. Its client base includes the Unites States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 27 states, the District of Columbia and nearly 4,600 additional clients, consisting of local governments and other public sector clients and approximately 100 private sector cli! ents. As of September 30, 2010, it offered nearly 9,200 payment types.

The Company provides businesses and individuals the opportunity to pay certain federal income and business tax obligations electronically via credit or debit cards. Payment options include all credit cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa and all debit cards including some regional automated teller machine (ATM) card networks. Payment channels include Internet, IVR, and agent (a third-party provider who accepts payments on behalf of its client). In fiscal 2010, it provided payment services for 23 types of tax forms for the IRS. Revenues from Federal vertical represented 20.5% of EPS revenues for fiscal year 2010. Its contract with the IRS to provide payment services for federal tax payments contributed 17.1% of EPS revenue for fiscal year 2010.

The Company offers a variety of electronic payment solutions to state and local governments for electronic payments for personal income taxes and business taxes. For fiscal year 2010, this vertical represented 8.5% of EPS revenue.

Within the Utility vertical, the Company allows its customers and constituents of various companies and municipalities to pay their utility obligations electronically using all credit cards, debit card, e-check, cash or money order. The utility company customers can utilize the Internet, IVR, POS, agent, walk-up locations or kiosks to make these payments. For fiscal year 2010, this vertical represented 15.3% of EPS revenue.

The Company�� solutions within the education vertical service post-secondary education institutions. Solutions it provides to these clients include electronic payment options for tuition and fee payments, housing and alumni donations. During fiscal year 2010, this vertical represented 13.6% of EPS revenue.

Other vertical consists of state and local courts and citations, rent payments and insurance payments for various entities, electronic payment options for meal a! nd fee pa! yments for K-12 educational institutions, plus personal property tax payments. During fiscal year 2010, this vertical represented 14.8% of EPS revenues.

WIND-DOWN OPERATIONS

As of September 30, 2010, the Company�� Wind-down operations consisted of its VSA business from its former GBPO segment. In fiscal 2010, it serviced over 100 customers within this business.

The Company competes with Link2Gov, RBS WorldPay, SallieMae Business Office Solutions, TouchNet Information Systems, Inc, CheckFree, Bill Matrix, Oracle and Online Resources.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Official Payments Holdings (NASDAQ: OPAY) shares surged 0.23% to touch a new 52-week high of $8.65. Official Payments shares have jumped 87.61% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 16.68% in the same period.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Great Basin Gold Ltd.(GBG)

Great Basin Gold Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal deposits. It explores for gold, silver, and aggregate. The company has two material projects, including the Hollister gold project consisting of a total of 950 unpatented, federal mining claims, covering approximately 69 square kilometers located in Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada; and the Burnstone gold mine comprising mineral rights covering approximately 35,000 hectares located in the Witwatersrand Basin goldfields in South Africa. It also holds interests in early stage mineral prospects, such as the Tsetsera Property in Mozambique; and properties in Tanzania and the island of Kurils in eastern Russia. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Transocean Inc.(RIG)

Transocean Ltd. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. It offers deepwater and harsh environment drilling, oil and gas drilling management, and drilling engineering and drilling project management services. The company also offers well and logistics services. In addition, it engages in oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities primarily in the United States offshore Louisiana and Texas, and in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. As of February 10, 2011, the company owned, had partial ownership interests in, and operated 138 mobile offshore drilling units, including 47 high-specification floaters, 25 midwater floaters, 9 high-specification jackups, 54 standard jackups, and 3 other rigs, as well as 1 ultra-deepwater floater and 3 high-specification jackups under construction. Transocean Ltd. was founded in 1953 and is based in Zug, Switzerland.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Seadrill has done an excellent job of taking advantage of a huge boom in deepwater drilling activity. With the number of new finds below 4,000 feet of water in 2012 crushing the old record by 40%, there's been more than enough business for the entire industry. Rival Transocean (NYSE: RIG  ) has managed to increase its backlog of business to $28.5 billion as of April, while Seadrill's latest total stood at $21 billion. That backlog has given Seadrill the flexibility to embark on a massive building project, seeking to extend its reach with nearly two dozen rigs under construction, including seven ultra-deepwater drillships. With dayrates climbing above the $600,000 mark, those new ships should help expand profits once they come on line for Seadrill.

• [By Selena Maranjian]

  Icahn Associates increased its stake in Transocean (NYSE: RIG  ) , with Icahn agitating for a big dividend payout. Shareholders recently voted out the chairman and voted in an Icahn-backed nominee, but they supported the company's proposed $2.24 dividend, instead of Icahn's suggested $4.00. It has posted losses in recent years, in part due to rig downtime, but its last quarterly report featured profits and higher-than-expected revenue. It has a solid backlog, too.

• [By Arjun Sreekumar]

  At Transocean (NYSE: RIG  ) , for instance, investor Carl Icahn is putting pressure on the company to raise its dividend to $4 per share, which he believes will improve capital allocation and provide a boost to its stock price. But Transocean's board suggests that Icahn's recommendation, though it may boost short-term returns, could potentially jeopardize the company's long-term returns and viability.�

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Honey Badger Exploration Inc (TUF.V)

Honey Badger Exploration Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of copper, gold, and base metal properties in Nevada, and British Columbia, Canada. The company was formerly known as Telkwa Gold Corp. and changed its name to Honey Badger Exploration Inc. in June 2008. Honey Badger Exploration Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc.(RIGL)

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company, engages in the discovery and development of small-molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory/autoimmune diseases, as well as for certain cancers and metabolic diseases. Its product development programs include R788, which completed a phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; and is in phase 2 clinical trials for B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, immune thrombocytopenia purpura, and certain solid tumors. The company?s product development programs also comprise R343, which is in phase 1b clinical trial for the treatment of asthma. In addition, its preclinical programs include oral JAK3 inhibitor program for research in the area of immunology/inflammation; adiponectin mimetics for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and other potential indications; and muscle atrophy program for muscle homeostasis. Further, the company is evaluating R763/AS703569 compound in its aurora kinase inhibition program targeting cancer cell proliferation. Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has collaboration agreements with AstraZeneca AB; Pfizer, Inc.; and Daiichi Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in South San Francisco, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Sean Williams]

  It wasn't nearly as exciting a week for Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RIGL  ) , which regained full rights to rheumatoid arthritis pill Fostamatinib from AstraZeneca�on Tuesday. The pair actually reported a statistically significant ACR20 response rate at 24 weeks in two trials, but the data isn't expected to be conclusive enough to gain FDA approval. AstraZeneca, not wanting to spend any more on the program, took a $140 million charge and returned all licensing back to Rigel. With the prospect of high trial costs and a drug which did well, but perhaps not well enough to compete with competition already on the market, Rigel is now in a tough position and is worth avoiding at all costs.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: BNC Bancorp(BNCN)

BNC Bancorp operates as the holding company for Bank of North Carolina, which provides a range of commercial banking products and services to individuals, and small to medium size businesses in North Carolina. The company offers various deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market demand accounts, noninterest-bearing accounts, and fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities. Its loan portfolio comprises business loans secured by real estate, personal property, and accounts receivable; unsecured business loans; consumer loans that are secured by consumer products, such as automobiles and boats; unsecured consumer loans; commercial real estate loans; and commercial, installment, and personal loans. The company also offers safe deposit boxes and other associated services. As of December 31, 2009, it operated a main office in Thomasville, 15 other branch offices, and 1 limited services office. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in High Point, North Carolina.

5 Best Trucking Stocks To Buy Right Now: Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (J36.SI)

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in engineering and construction, transport services, insurance broking, property investment and development, retailing, restaurants, luxury hotels, motor vehicles and related activities, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, and agribusinesses primarily in Greater China and southeast Asia. It provides construction services; airport services, including ground handling, ground equipment maintenance, and servicing operations; engineering services in electrical, mechanical, and building technologies; port agency, liner agency, and other shipping-related services; and travel management services. The company is also involved in the operation of an air cargo terminals; IT products distribution and servicing; residential property investments; operation of a chain of Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants, and provision of pizza delivery services; sale and servicing of motor vehicles; and insurance and reinsurance b rokerage, risk management, and employee benefits consulting operations. In addition, it engages in the investment, management, and development of commercial and residential properties; operation of a network of approximately 5,400 retail outlets, including supermarkets, hypermarkets, heath and beauty stores, convenience stores, and home furnishing stores; and investment and management of a portfolio of deluxe and first class hotels and resorts. Further, Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is involved in the manufacture, assembly, and distribution of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and components; consumer financing primarily for motor vehicles and motorcycles; insurance and banking activities; and heavy equipment sales, coal mining, oil palm plantations, infrastructure, logistics, and information technology service businesses. The company was founded in 1832 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.