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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., a leading, national trucking company, today announced the launch of “Full Ride,” a college scholarship program for drivers

WASHINGTON – With retail sales continuing to grow, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to remain strong this month after setting

DAT Trendlines reports that August ended with average rates that were lower than those in June and July but were still about 20 percent higher

Twenty fleets operating more than 71,844 tractors and 236,292 trailers saved over $600 million in 2017 compared to the average trucks on the road. They

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pilot Flying J will open three Pilot Flying J locations in Florida, Texas and Arizona by the end of August. The locations

SOMERSET, Ky. — Super Service, a regional and dedicated full truckload carrier recently purchased by J&R Schugel Trucking, has announced a new pay increase with

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an increase in the supply-demand balance, rising to 58.0 seasonally-adjusted in July, from

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — Truckload carrier Big G Express has made changes to it driver pay program. The employee-owned company plans to roll out a 2-cents

PORTLAND, Ore. — Truckers posted 5.2 percent fewer trucks during the week ending August 25, which helped pump the brakes on a recent downward trend

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

All spring and into the summer diesel prices have been on a slight decline — more or less — but Monday the national on-highway average

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for June at -9.5 improved by nearly three points from the previous month indicating the worst may

WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation today urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to reject tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods and

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.9 percent in July after decreasing 0.5 percent in

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Atlas Van Lines, the largest subsidiary of Atlas World Group, is implementing the “largest and most extensive” pay increase for owner-operators in

ACT Research and FTR both reported record preliminary trailer orders in July. ACT’s preliminary estimate net trailer orders is 29,300 units with final July volume

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Maverick Transportation is initiating its fourth pay increase this year along with a new weekly guarantee pay. This new raise in

The national average van rate fell 6 cents to $2.18/mile during the week ending August 11, marking five straight weeks of declines after one of

ST. LOUIS  — From both a volume and a pricing perspective, the U.S. freight economy continues to be extraordinarily strong, Cass Information Systems said in

Class 8 truck sales in the United States in July decreased slightly from June but were considerably above July 2017, according to information released by