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The Labor Department said Friday that prices paid by consumers rose 0.2% in April, the fifth straight monthly increase..

ATLANTA — Rising costs and a shortage of freight hauling capacity are leading some shippers to expand their in-house trucking operations, according to industry officials and private fleet managers.

Price of Crude Oil Rises to Another Record • Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index Remains Steady • FMCSA to Publish Rule on Driver Training Requirements • Truckers Banned From Left Lane on Part of Florida's I-75 • And more...

Retail sales declined in April for the first time in seven months, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

The Labor Department said Thursday producer prices rose 0.7% in April, reflecting higher costs for gasoline and food.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.   There has been some debate lately about increasing the broker bond from $10,000 — to as much as $500,000 — in order to protect motor carriers and shippers. Increasing the bond, however, will not achieve the results desired by those seeking the increase.

ATLANTA — The National Private Truck Council convention here last week heard American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves urge trucking companies to work within organizations and listened to the group’s general counsel outline opposition to a Michigan truck tax.

DOT Won't Review Astar Air Decision • Truck Ferry Proposed for Lake Ontario • Werner Enterprises Increases Dividend • Jobless Claims Rise By 13,000 in Latest Week • And more...

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Roadway Corp. said May 3 that it planned to exit its tire outsourcing agreement with retread rubber and retreading equipment maker Bandag Inc. by mid-year.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.In the context of compiling statistics or developing legislation, what should the definition of cargo theft be?