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Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region expanded in July for a second month as increasing spending and consumer confidence boosted production, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday.

The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research said Thursday that the recession the United States entered into in March 2001 ended in November of that same year.

U.S. housing starts rose 3.7% in June to the highest level since January, as low mortgage rates stoked demand, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

UPS, FedEx Loosen Restrictions on Wine Deliveries • rofits, Revenues Improve for U.S. Xpress • Werner Earnings Rise; Says Demand Improving • ‘Soft Freight Environment’ Hurts Transport Corp.’s 2Q Results • And more...

The Teamsters union said late Tuesday that the truckers who haul most new cars and other vehicles in the United States had ratified a new five-year contract.

Industrial production in the United States rose 0.1% in June as factories produced more consumer goods and vehicles, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

Businesses in the United States trimmed their stocks of unsold goods in May for the first time in more than a year, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday..

U.S. consumer prices rose in June for the first time in three months, led by an increase in energy costs, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Many Canadian Truckers Rejected for FAST Program • Low-Risk Truckers May Not Be Inspected at U.S.-Canada Border • N.J. Indicts 24 in Cargo Theft Ring • DOE Halts Planned Nuclear Shipments Across California • And more...

American Trucking Associations, the Agricultural Transporters Conference and the Truckload Carriers Association submitted comments last week that criticized proposed regulations for food-transportation security.