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NEW YORK — Having endured a year-and-a-half of searing competition that produced a raft of hardscrabble balance sheets, some of the nation’s most prominent truckload executives told a investors gathering here that just a bit more perseverance on the part of carriers will result in lavish rewards for both themselves and their financial backers.

LAS VEGAS — Three companies attempting to streamline shipper and carrier transactions through private information exchanges appear to have shut down or have been sold this May, according to transportation industry executives. Two of the faded operations specialized in the global container shipping industry.

U.S. sales of new homes in April posted their largest decline in four years, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

The Senate approved a $1.35 trillion tax cut package on Wednesday that includes across-the-board income tax rate cuts, news services reported.

Wabash COO Leaves Company; Gasoline Prices Show No Signs of Falling; Hino Posts Loss, but Sees Profit in 2002; Jeffords Leaves GOP -- Democrats to Control Senate; and more...

U.S. Readies Asia-Based Trade Portal; Descartes Narrows Loss; Optum Bags J.C. Penney, Navy; Use of Internet Saves Shipment Data Costs; and more...

Loren S. Bonds knows how tough it is to get money to buy truck equipment these days.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced several truck recalls issued by manufacturers during March 2001.

FedEx to Eliminate 130 Jobs; ATA Opposes Texas Plan Requiring 'Boutique' Fuels; First Public Pure Biodiesel Station Opens in S.F.; Sen. Jeffords Delays Party Announcement; and more...