Jeff Kauffman, HDT's contributing economic analyst, takes a look at economic and trucking indicators reflecting an upcoming economic downturn.

Slowing inflation means the Fed will slow down its pace of rate increases that it implemented to slow the overheated economy. The questions are, how much,...

Traditionally, trucking was looked to as an early indicator of larger economic problems. Find out why HDT’s economic analyst thinks this freight cycle may...

Is a broad statistic that can give us a real-time second-level read on the magnitude and direction of freight trends? The answer is rail carloads.

How did publicly traded trucking fleets perform financially as the roller-coaster year of 2020 headed back uphill in the third quarter?

The global shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to wreak havoc in economic forecasting.

The difference between last year’s high spot rates and this year’s average has dropped — but this year’s seasonal decline was less.

The difference between last year’s high spot rates and this year’s average has dropped — but this year’s seasonal decline was less.

Growing up in the Midwest, you learn which cloud formations lead to slow and steady rain, and which often lead to more severe weather. Looking back at...

Stock market volatility, rising interest rates, trade wars and other factors have some wondering if we’re standing on the precipice of the next recession....