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ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.9 percent in September, sliding to 111.8 from August’s

EAGAN, Minn. — For the second time in 2018, Transport America, a subsidiary of TFI International Inc., said it was implementing a pay increase for

VAN BUREN, Ark. — USA Truck said Thursday it had acquired privately-held Davis Transfer Co. and related entities of Carnesville, Georgia. Davis is a southeast

ST. LOUIS — Despite all the recent turmoil in the financial markets and the resulting concerns about the strength of the economy, the Cass Freight

TULSA, Okla. — Driver iQ, a provider of  background screening and driver monitoring services to the trucking industry, says carriers taking part in its third

PORTLAND, Ore. — Freight resumed a seasonal pattern on the spot market in September, with a month-over-month decline of 14 percent, DAT reports. Compared to

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Although FTR’s August Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) at a reading of 10.24 fell from the very high reading of the previous month,

Sales of Class 8 trucks in the United States decreased 1.1 percent in September as compared to August, but year to-date-sales continue to post impressive

PLOVER, Wis. — Women In Trucking Association and Freightliner Trucks have named three finalists for the 2018 Influential Woman in Trucking award. This is the

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 134,000 jobs in September, the fewest in a year, though the figure was likely lowered by Hurricane Florence, while

ARLINGTON, Va. — The annualized turnover rate at large truckload carriers jumped four percentage points in the second quarter to 98 percent, according to American

Preliminary data for orders of Class 8 trucks in September didn’t set a record such as has been the case several times in 2018, but

ELYRIA, Ohio — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Tuesday said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the ProSteering business of JM Engineered Products, a

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending edged up a moderate 0.3 percent in August as sales of cars and other durable goods fell. A key gauge

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Landstar System, a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions has revealed the winner of its Landstar Deliver to Win Truck

BEAVERTON, Ore. — National spot truckload rates were neutral or slightly down during the week ending September 22 but remain roughly 20 percent higher year

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The average price of total used Class 8 trucks in August was virtually flat, up 1 percent on a month-over-month basis, but

DETROIT — Tesla without Elon Musk at the wheel? To many of the electric car maker’s customers and investors that would be unthinkable. But that’s