Two days before a government report on unemployment is set to be released, a report from a payroll processor shows 201,000 non-farm, private jobs were added...

Retail sales and consumer confidence have taken a downturn, but the reasons for it aren’t clear, while producer prices fell and business inventories have...

Two reports released Monday show the nation’s service sector continues increasing, albeit at different rates.

The number of posted loads gained 2.5% while truck posts dipped 1.2% on the spot truckload market during the week ending June 24, according to DAT Solutions...

Trucking and logistics provider Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported record revenue and operating income for the third quarter.

Trucking posted the smallest decrease of the five major transportation modes when it came to the amount of freight moved between the U.S. and its North...

Retail sales in the U.S. rebounded in October due to broad-based gains, as consumers get ready to head into the Christmas shopping season, according to a...

The outlook for national average on-highway diesel prices is for them to be higher this year and in 2019 than they were last year and in 2016, but they...

New home sales in the U.S. declined in July, according to the Commerce Department, falling for the second month in a row and hitting a four-month low.

Freight rates on the spot market continue in their holding pattern, moving up little from one week to the next, according to the freight-matching service...

Earnings for trucking and package delivery company FedEx Corp. moved up modestly to $715 million, or $2.65 per share, in its fiscal quarter ending Aug 31...

A measure of industrial production in the U.S. moved higher despite an easing in manufacturing, while the housing market also gave up some recent gains,...

The freight-matching service provider DAT Solutions reports the biggest increase on its network of load boards was in the van segment.

UPDATED -- Numbers released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department show 288,000 jobs were added, the most since January 2012, with the unemployment rate...

If you’ve given up on the truckload spot freight market or have been using it less because of the past year’s depressed rates, it might be time to give it a...

Phoenix-based truckload carrier Knight Transportation, has responded to USA Truck’s recent rejection of its purchase offer, saying it's disappointed and...

Third-quarter GDP numbers fuel talk that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month for the first time in many years – despite a disappointing...

While American’s are split on how President Obama is handling the economy, the latest numbers out show things are decidedly on the upswing, with increasing...

The number of overall job additions in the U.S. slowed in December as the trucking industry shed some positions, while separate reports show a bit of...

Lower than earlier forecast crude oil prices are expected to translate into continued low prices at the pumps for both diesel and gasoline, according to a...

The amount of freight carried by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.4% in January from the month before, after it reached an all-time...

Overall U.S. economic activity eased back on the gas considerably in the final quarter of last year while it expanded in 2015 at the same pace as the year...

Economic activity in the nation’s service sector increased in April, according to two reports released on Tuesday.

When you look back just four years ago to 2014, a lot of heavy-trucks were sold. Freight demand had suddenly increased, and everyone was trying to move more...

Residential construction in the U.S. has rebounded but remains volatile, hitting an annual rate of just more than 1 million units for only the third time...

Conditions for the U.S. housing market look better than they have in years, according to two reports released late last week.

A closely watched gauge of activity within the nation’s manufacturing sector shows it not only declined for the fifth straight month, but also that activity...

New orders for long-lasting durable goods increased less than expected during March, according to a new Commerce Department report, but business investment...

Two days before Christmas, the Commerce Department released three reports on the U.S. economy. When put together, they show a solid performance, though not...

American consumers opened up their wallets a little bit more in December, according to new figures from the U.S. Commerce Department.

Trucking and logistics provider XPO Logistics Inc. reported records for first quarter profit and revenue due to increasing e-commerce business.

The availability of spot truckload freight dipped 1.8% while the number of trucks posted fell 2.4% during the week ending Oct. 28, according to DAT...

Profits for multi-modal freight transportation provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services fell a little more than 8% in the third quarter of the year despite...

One day the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates – perhaps as early as this fall. But what will this mean for trucking?

A preliminary report about the U.S. manufacturing sector for this month showed business conditions continue improving, hitting a 40-month high, while a...

Intermodal rail traffic moved by U.S. railroads posted a healthy gain for all of last year, according to new figures released by the Association of American...

Truck and engine maker Paccar Inc. on Tuesday reported big gains in both profits and revenue for the final quarter of 2017 as well as for all of last year.

Spot market freight rates and activity remained stuck in a seasonal lull during the final week of January, according to the freight matching service...

U.S. private sector employers reported another month of strong job gains on Wednesday, two days ahead of a government report. With increases in consumer...

Economic growth in the U.S. non-manufacturing and factory sectors slowed in December, according to two separate reports released Tuesday, possible signs the...

Retail sales in the U.S. reversed course in August along with industrial production, both taking a hit due to due to recent storms, as price inflation...

Truckload line haul rates may finally be ready to turn around for the better following recent declines while intermodal rates continue their recent...

Navistar International Corp. on June 5 announced it turned around its financial picture in the second quarter of the year, with net income of $55 million...

Industrial production in the U.S. rose in April more than expected and by the fastest rate in more than three years, according to a new report issued...

The nation’s manufacturing is continuing to show signs of renewed life following a downturn, while separate reports show overall moderate economic growth...

Retail sales ended 2017 on a high note, while price inflation at both the retail and wholesale levels are of so little threat to the economy, some analysts...

A measure of the amount of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry rebounded to another record high in October, according to new...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in December for the 19th consecutive month, but it was the slowest pace in six months, according to...

UPDATED -- Industrial production in the U.S. increased 0.1% in February from the month before, but is 3.5% higher than the same time a year ago.

The increases happened despite a 19% drop in the total number of spot market loads available, due to an end-of-month push that coincided with Labor Day weekend.