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WASHINGTON — The average on-highway gallon of diesel was up one tenth of one cent to $2.966 for the week ending February 4, according to the

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers shrugged off last month’s partial government shutdown and engaged in a burst of hiring in January, adding 304,000 jobs, the most

PORTLAND, Ore. — Spot truckload rates tumbled during the week ending January 26 despite increases in van and refrigerated load-to-truck ratios, according to DAT Solutions,

Two major carriers said Thursday they were increasing driver pay. Cargo Transporters, a regional and national carrier, said its increase will include all over-the-road and

ELLENWOOD, Ga. — Dart Transit Co. has opened a new operating center in the metro Atlanta area. The facility here is located close to Hartsfield-Jackson

COLUMBUS, Ind. — U.S. and Canadian Natural Gas Class 8 truck retail sales rose 13 percent in 2017, but shed 23 percent year-to-date through November

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Expediter Services (ES), a provider of capacity solutions and ownership opportunities within the trucking industry, will present the inaugural Success In Trucking

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Continued softening in rates and lowering fuel prices contributed to FTR’s Shippers Condition Index (SCI) for November moving from negative territory to

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, a tool designed to assess the current state of the freight industry in the United States, showed

PORTLAND, Ore. — Truckload capacity continues to build in the first weeks of 2019, and national average spot rates for dry van, reefers, and flatbeds

COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to the recently released ACT Research’s Transportation Digest, the Class 8 truck market started 2019 with powerful positive momentum from a

ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 6.6 percent in all of 2018 – the largest annual

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed the Volume Index still in negative territory below the 50 neutral mark

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Xpress Enterprises says it is planning to exit its U.S.- Mexico cross border investment as part of its ongoing capital allocation

ADDISON, Texas — Daseke, a flatbed and specialized transportation and logistics provider in North America, has named Chris Easter as the company’s chief operating officer.

ST. LOUIS — December was a month of growing uncertainty and severe declines in the U.S. financial markets as equity valuations fell (the Dow Jones

COLUMBUS, Ind. – The desire to get Class 8 trucks built and out the door for 2018 taxation benefits drove a build plan beat in