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Initial signs of a pickup in trucking activity are starting to surface as the U.S. economy keeps stumbling along, according to interviews with several industry officials.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said an exemption to the federal hours-of-service rules granted to oil-field haulers will be applied based on what the truck is being used for.

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has joined the Senate in approving a reform plan for the state’s transportation system.

Here we go again — the safety freaks filing yet another challenge to the current hours of service, led unfortunately by my illustrious leader, James Hoffa. I think he needs to pull his head out of the sand on this one.

The fiasco over the Mexican border situation just keeps growing, as interested parties turn to their lawyers for relief and others try to turn up the political heat to get things moving.

Oil rose for a second day Thursday, rising almost $3 to close the trading day above $52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.

The price of goods imported to the United States rose 0.5% in March for the first increase in eight months, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Initial jobless claims fell by 20,000 last week but those collecting continuing claims reached another new record, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Wholesale inventories fell 1.5% in February, as sales at wholesalers fell for the first time in eight months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.