In The News

• Oil near $70 as rising stocks boost confidence

  By Pablo Gorondi - The Associated Press
  Posted Sep 8th 2009 4:24AM

  Oil prices rose to near $70 a barrel Tuesday, buoyed by rising stock markets and investor interest in commodities as ...

• Truck Orders See Strongest Month Since November

  By TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Sep 8th 2009 4:19AM

  August Class 8 net orders for all major North American OEMs was its strongest since November 2008, according to preli...

• Sleep apnea teleconference to be Sept. 21

  By eTrucker Staff
  Posted Sep 8th 2009 4:10AM

  Truckers can take part in a teleconference on sleep apnea at 7 p.m. CDT Sept. 21, the advocacy group Aware Well an...

• Leasing Provides an Alternative for Weathering the Storm

  By Diana Britton, Managing Editor - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Sep 4th 2009 5:50AM

  In this economy, trucking companies are struggling. Revenue and earnings are down; capacity is too high; freight is h...

• Jobless rate at 9.7 pct.; trucking loses another 4,000

  By Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press
  Posted Sep 4th 2009 5:37AM

  WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983...