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COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Ooutlook, yellow lights are flashing for the U.S. economy, and

Preliminary data for the orders of Class 8 trucks in North America in December revealed a substantial decline from November, but the numbers for the

WASHINGTON  — U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the

PORTLAND, Ore. — The number of spot truckload freight posts declined 21 percent during the week ending December 29, not an unusual figure when you

LISLE, Ill. — Navistar International Corp. had a fourth quarter 2018 net income of $188 million, or $1.89 per diluted share, compared to fourth quarter

For the 10th week in a row on-highway diesel took a price plunge, showing up Wednesday down 4.4 cents to just above $3 a gallon

COLUMBUS, Ind. — At the top line, North American Class 8 net orders totaled 28,082 units in November, compared to build at 27,973 units, according

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting goods rose at a modest pace last month, but the gain was driven entirely by demand for

LAKE WALES, FLORIDA — Oakley Transport Inc., an ISO-certified liquid and dry bulk food grade transporter, has instituted an annual appreciation award, labeled Safety’s Super

COLUMBUS, Ind. — U.S. trailer order volume slid sequentially for the second month in a row, but it’s all relative when one considers that more

JOPLIN, Mo. — CFI, a North American logistics and full-truckload carrier subsidiary of TFI International Inc., will assume responsibility for the Optimal Freight logistics company

BOSTON — A coalition of nine Northeast and mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia have announced an agreement to work to impose regional limits

WASHINGTON — The average price per gallon for on-highway diesel dropped another 4 cents for the week ending December 17 to $3.121, according to the Energy

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.4 percent in November to 118.9 from October’s level of

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for October fell to a reading of 3.17, more than a point lower than September, which had seen

COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for November 2018 net trailer orders is 43,600 units. Final volume will be available later this month. ACT’s

ST. LOUIS — Cass Information Systems said Thursday that November was another month of high volatility and a sense of growing uncertainty in both the