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When the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates half a percentage point last week, setting off a new downward spiral for the stock market, the problem was not just that the Fed had disappointed widespread hopes for a bigger rate cut.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Speaking this past week at the Mid-America Trucking Show here, Kenworth Trucks General Manager Ed Caudill said trucking’s tough times will continue through this year and will not go away soon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – James Hebe, president of Freightliner Corp., unveiled March 21 a series of programs he said are designed to “rebuild the North American heavy-duty used truck industry” by dealing with the used truck crisis.

Eaton Aims Automatic at Medium Trucks; Slowing Economy Hurting UPS Profits; Transplace.com Allies With Associated Warehouses; Natso Praises Minn. Biodiesel Bill's Demise; and more...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Those who blame overproduction for current problems in the market for big rig class 8 trucks are taking an "idiot's view" of the situation, Freightliner President James Hebe said here Wednesday.

Truckers love to show off. They also like to glimpse some of the other best-looking tractors and trailers around. That’s why truck shows are proliferating across the country, attracting significant sponsorships in the process.

In another gloomy report about the economic outlook, the Conference Board said Thursday that its index of U.S. leading economic indicators dropped 0.3% in February.

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Led by higher costs for food, clothing and airline tickets, U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in February.

Goodyear 2001 Truck Tire Sales Down Sharply; Court Rejects Emery on USPS-FedEx Deal; FedEx Earnings Fall; DHL Asks DOT to Dismiss UPS/FedEx Complaint; Uncertain on Future; Procter & Gamble May Cut Jobs; and more to come...