Category: News

Tonnage Dips 2.3% in August

Truck tonnage in August declined 2.3% compared with year-ago levels but inched up sequentially for the second consecutive month, an indication that the worst of the trucking industry’s freight recession may be behind it, American Trucking Associations …

UAW Threatens Expanded Strikes

The leader of the United Auto Workers said that a limited strike targeting plants in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio may be expanded if “serious progress” toward an new contract agreement isn’t made by Sept. 22 at noon.

Diesel Price Climbs 9.3¢ to $4.633

The national average diesel price continued its steady ascent, rising 9.3 cents to reach $4.633 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Sept. 18.