Marten Transport (MRTN) will pay a special dividend of 65 cents per share. Earlier this year the company raised its quarterly dividend by 20.0 percent to $0.03 per share.

The special dividend will be payable on September 30, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 26, 2019. The special dividend will be paid together with the regular quarterly dividend of 3 cents.

Marten Transport, with headquarters in Mondovi, Wis., is a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier in the United States. The company is specialized in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. Marten offers service in the United States, Canada and Mexico, concentrating on expedited movements for high-volume customers.