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In a positive sign for the U.S. economy, orders for durable goods rose 8.7% in July, more than at any time in the last nine months, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Orders excluding transportation equipment rose 3.9%.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Some time ago I wrote a column about under-appreciated professions. We need to add to that category truck drivers.

UPS Launches New Ocean Service • Government Nixes Additional Steel Duties • Crude Oil Prices Rise on Iraq Fears • Teamsters Say UPS Deal Probably Approved • And more...

The number of Americans purchasing newly constructed homes in July rose 6.7%, to a record 1.017 million annual rate, the Commerce Department said Monday. Sales of existing homes also surged 4.5% to a rate of 5.33 million, the National Association of Realtors reported.

WASHINGTON — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said the agency may devote more resources to checking drivers and fewer toward inspecting trucks if an ongoing study concludes drivers are the main cause of truck crashes.

Largest U.S. Soydiesel Plant Opens in Iowa • New Device to Aid Alabama Officers Check Truck Brakes • Use of Older Cell Phones May Pose Brain Tumor Risk • U.S. Online Sales Rise in 2Q • And more...

The basic concerns of supply chain management may not have changed all that much since terrorists attacked the United States approximately one year ago.

CAW Votes to Authorize Strike • Tolls at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel to Rise • High Oil Prices Seen Threatening Recovery • Hiring Not Expected to Grow in 4Q • And more...

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 3.7 cents a gallon last week to $1.37, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday.

Truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp. plans to cut as many as 2,000 jobs at its plants in Springfield, Ohio, and Indianapolis, a company spokesman told Transport Topics Friday.