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Air cargo transporter Kitty Hawk Inc. said it and its subsidiaries will immediately cease all scheduled network air and ground operations, though will continue to operate air cargo charter operations.

YRC Worldwide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Zollars said he sees no sign that a yearlong slump in U.S. trucking will ease, Bloomberg reported.

ORLANDO, Fla. — John Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, suggested the 2009 highway reauthorization package could include a mandate for fleets to install safety technology on their trucks, regardless of who wins the next presidential election.

Rather than trying to hold back the tide, American Trucking Associations’ leaders have decided the industry should get ready to funnel, in beneficial ways, the political groundswell that is rising behind the popular surge of interest in global warming.

New home rose 4.8% in September, after the Commerce Department revised previous months’ sales upward, Commerce said Thursday.

U.S. consumer confidence fell in October to the lowest level in 17 months, according to the University of Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment index, released Friday.

Arkansas Best Corp. said Friday its third-quarter net income fell 40% due to lower freight levels and higher costs.

ORLANDO, Fla. — ATA President Bill Graves challenged industry leaders to move aggressively to lead the national debate on climate change, linking truck emission reductions to higher fuel consumption and the need for greater trucking productivity to alleviate congestion.