With the federal Highway Trust Fund projected to be unable to support any new highway, bridge and public transportation improvements in fiscal year 2015, a national coalition of associations and labor unions announced that it is launching a campaign to help educate Congress about the connection between local jobs and federal highway and transit investment.
ACT Research and FTR have released preliminary expected Class 8 orders that are solid for the month of February.
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System will increase general rates and charges effective March 24.
While the amount of freight that’s available on the spot market has increased over the past week rates are mixed, according to the freight matching service provider DAT.
UPDATED -- Private sector employment increased by 139,000 jobs from January to February, according to the National Employment Report released Wednesday by the payroll management services provider ADP.