Operating revenues for the quarter increased to $69.9 million from $62.0 million in the last year quarter.
Analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial expected the company to report earnings of $0.49 per share on revenues of $70.33 million.
The company Board declared a dividend of $0.465 per common share for the first quarter of 2008 payable on May 14, 2008 to all shareholders of record as of April 30, 2008.