10 Stocks Driving Transports to Historic Highs

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A Delta airline's aircraft takes off from the Ronald Reagan National airport as the sun rises in Washington, DC.

The Dow Transportation Average settled at a new record high during Tuesday's trading session, after rising 15 percent in the past two months.

The average, which lagged other major indices in 2012, is now leading the gainers in 2013, up more than 6 percent, compared to a 3 percent increase for the S&P 500 index , the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq Composite Index.

Back in Oct. 17, CNBC's "By the Numbers" blog ran a story showing how the spread between the Dow industrial average and the Dow transports reached its widest point in six years. Historically, the spread between the two did not stay apart for long.

Delta Air Lines, Union Pacific, and FedEx are some of the names that have driven the average higher in the past two months.

Since the formation of a golden cross at the end of December, the average has broken out of its range, closing positive in eight of the last 11 sessions. Below is a look at the average's best-performing stocks.

Ticker	Company	Price	2-Mos. % Chg.
DAL	Delta Air Lines	13.63	54%
UAL	United Continental	25.96	41%
JBHT	JB Hunt Transport	60.9	28%
LUV	Southwest Airlines	11.08	25%
KSU	Kansas City Southern	86.9	21%
UNP	Union Pacific	131.44	20%
LSTR	Landstar System	56.45	16%
FDX	FedEx	98.67	9%
JBLU	JetBlue Airways	5.95	8%
UPS	United Parcel Service	79.33	7%