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Demand Reaches Four-Week High, But Crude Oil Steady • Ryder Boosts 1Q Forecast • U.S. Xpress Reports Stronger Earnings • Werner Says Net Income Up 31% • And more ...

Two regional manufacturing surveys released Thursday increased in April, suggesting the sector is continuing to gain steam following a long slump..

Landstar Reports Record Revenue, but Profits Fall • Transport Corp. Reports Profit in 1Q • Smithway Names Owens as New Chairman • IRP: Oklahoma Must Pay $28 Million for Registration Scam • And more...

The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 30,000 in the week ended April 10 to 360,000, the biggest increase in more than a year, the Labor Department reported Thursday..

Trucking analysts have begun to debate whether a fleet-building trend among small truckload carriers might undermine efforts by big carriers to raise freight rates while avoiding major fleet expansions.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Two shoe salesmen traveled to a new land. Upon discovering that the natives didn’t wear shoes, one called his manager to request a ticket home because there was no market.

Prices paid by U.S. consumers rose 0.5% in March, boosted by rising energy costs, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency may delay an August deadline for trucking companies to detail how they plan to contain oil spills on their property, David Evans, the head of the agency’s oil program, said last week.

Freight broker VHI Transport got a last-minute call late in the day in March from one of its regular customers, a beverage bottler. Because a motor carrier had backed out of an agreement, the shipper had a load of empty bottles that had to be delivered 200 miles away by the next morning or the manufacturer would incur extensive penalties.

Railroads to Start Sending Electronic Manifests in July • Distribution of Security Funds Upsets Some States • Ridge: Private Sector Must Help Fund Security Efforts • Coalition: 11 States Lag in License Security