Business

WASHINGTON — Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signaling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having

EAGAN, Minn. — Third-party logistics provider TA Logistics Tuesday said it is expanding its service capabilities and solution resources by adding to its portfolio asset

WASHINGTON — The newly-elected president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) says he plans to emphasize the need for surface

COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, the key risk to all vehicle market forecasts, as

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Since early 2018, ACT Research’s forecasts have called for the up-cycle in the Class 8 market to run out of steam around

PORTLAND, Ore. — Truckload freight markets turned a corner in September. Demand remained strong throughout the month, while the combination of tighter capacity and fuel

SUNRISE, Fla. — dexFreight, providers of a decentralized, blockchain-based logistics platform, said Thursday Jim Handoush will serve as its president and CEO. In his new

COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research released the October installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report covering the truckload, intermodal, LTL

WASHINGTON — The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 1.4% in

Amidst all the talk about the trucking industry being in a slow-down mode comes word that U.S. Class 8 truck sales appear to have hit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — William “Bill Giroux, executive vice president of presidential projects at the Truckload Carriers Association, died Friday, October 4, at his residence. Giroux

SAN DIEGO — American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear Monday urged the federation to work together, and with anyone who is willing to

READING, Pa. — The Penske Logistics Premier Driver Recognition Program honored 44 safe truck drivers in the United States and Canada as part of the

WASHINGTON — The for-hire trucking industry has lost 9,300 jobs the past two months, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly job report released Friday,

The two organizations that collect, analyze and report Class 8 data said Thursday that month-over-month were up moderately, but that year-over-year September orders were considerably

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Roadrunner Transportation Systems Monday said it was downsizing its unprofitable dry van business, which is part of the company’s truckload segment.

DALLAS — Ruth Lopez, director, transportation management, Ryder System has been named the ninth annual Influential Woman in Trucking award winner by Freightliner Trucks and

What’s Alaska’s nickname, “The Last Frontier”? Ryder System Inc. has recently placed a big footprint in that frontier, as the company opened its first full-scale

Spot truckload freight activity slowed for the week ending September 22 as Tropical Storm Imelda brought severe rain and flooding to Houston and disrupted supply