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The U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the second quarter, better than the 1% decline previously estimated, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area shrank in September, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Tuesday.

It’s September and all over the country, America’s children are back in school. You don’t need to be a child, of course, to benefit from education and training, something particularly true in the trucking industry, where it’s vitally important for everyone involved to be at the top of his or her game.

WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, President Obama’s choice to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, had her day before the Senate Commerce Committee last week as its members weighed her confirmation.

The House of Representatives last week approved a three-month extension of the current highway funding law, over the objections of many House Republicans who said the bill was a step toward raising fuel taxes.

Some trucks would pay roughly $40 during rush hour to travel Maryland’s newest highway under a proposed toll schedule being considered by the Maryland Transportation Authority.

U.S. consumer confidence fell in September, according to the Conference Board's monthly consumer sentiment index released Tuesday.

Navistar International Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday that their joint venture to sell commercial trucks globally will pursue an agreement with a Chinese firm to sell trucks there.