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The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a half percentage point on Wednesday, in a move that suggests it is concerned the economic slowdown may be deeper and more prolonged than earlier thought, Bloomberg reported.

Phone Companies Charged for Unauthorized Switching; Ariba to Provide Software to Dutch Railway; Computerized Map Aids Florist; and more...

NAPLES, Fla. -- Less hostile appointees to the National Labor Relations Board could help end the dispute between Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters Union, according to the motor carrier's chief executive.

U.S. industrial production for factories, mines and utilities unexpectedly rose 0.4% in March, the first jump in six months, a report by the Federal Reserve showed Tuesday..

For some Idaho carriers, the deadline to file for refunds from the now-defunct weight-distance tax is quickly approaching. Smaller motor carriers — almost 24,000 in number — received more than $4.7 million in such refunds in November.

Opposing interests in Idaho have reached a compromise regarding commercial vehicle registration fees with the enactment of a bill revising the fee scale.

The U.S. average retail price for diesel gasoline jumped four cents to 143.7 cents per gallon during the past week, reaching the highest level since Feb. 26, when the average price was 145.1 per gallon.

Caterpillar Reports Lower Q1 Earnings; Mississippi River Flooding Causing Closings, Delays; Heartland Matches Last Year's Earnings; U.S. Officials Prepare for Foot-and-Mouth Disease; and more...

New Radar Detectors Alert Danger; Landstart Database Available by Phone, Internet; J-Phone to Provide Games on Cell Phones; and more...

Whether the U.S. economy has hit an actual recession or is merely stuck near zero growth makes little difference to many in the trucking industry. Their pain is real; it continues and shows little sign of easing.