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ArvinMeritor Says Commercial Vehicle Markets Strengthening • Landstar Says Demand Strong Thus Far in 2004 • J.B. Hunt's Earnings Set Record in 2003 • Swift Reports Higher Profits; Says Rating Still Satisfactory • And more...

Federal Reserve policy makers voted unanimously on Wednesday voted to hold the benchmark interest rate at 1%, the lowest since 1958, but dropped their commitment to hold rates low "for a considerable period."

The Conference Board said Tuesday that consumer confidence rose in January to its highest level since July 2002.

WASHINGTON — The government should coordinate freight data collection in the United States because information on freight movement is needed to help public agencies make decisions about highway infrastructure, safety and security, economic competitiveness and environmental issues, a report by the Transportation Research Board said. br clear=all>

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.This [drivers’ workday rule] doesn’t appear to be a very well-thought-out plan. Why do we want to create a bigger shortage of drivers in an already fragile industry.

Storm Tangles Transportation for Second Day • Former Head of Chicago Trucking Program Charged With Extortion • CNF Reports Higher Profits, Names New Chairman • Caterpillar Reports Higher Net Income • And more...

Sales of previously owned homes increase 6.9% in December to a 6.47 million annual pace, concluding the best year on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

The General Accounting Office said it now wants to release by Feb. 9 its widely anticipated report on the federal government’s 2002 diesel emissions standard and its effect on the trucking industry, the agency said last week.

The U.S. Department of Transportation will hold companies that provide intermodal equipment to truckers responsible for maintaining that equipment, in a reversal of a policy announced just weeks ago.

Although wide-base single tires may be something of a novelty for most U.S. freight carriers and the market is still very small, a handful of component manufacturers are rolling out technology to keep single tires fully inflated on trailers.