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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

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Schneider, a provider of trucking, intermodal and logistics services, has added a new service to its lineup of intermodal solutions. Schneider

COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, economic reports over the past month have more often

LISLE, Ill. — Navistar, a maker of commercial trucks and buses, said Thursday it will be making a capital investment of more than $250 million

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for July improved slightly to a just above neutral reading of 0.28.  Lower diesel prices offset the effects

WASHINGTON — The average on-highway price of a gallon of diesel rose 1.6 cents a gallon to $2.987 for the week ending September 16, according

WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) said Thursday that the Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — It appears that the much-discussed prospective chink in the armor of a two-year upward trend of new Class 8 truck sales is