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NewsMarch 17, 2001

Freight Volume To Grow As Inventories Decrease

Lower inventories are the key to a growth in freight volume later this year. In spite of headlines about layoffs, lower profits and plunging stock prices, there are very clear signs that the economy is now on the upswin

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NewsMarch 8, 2001

NAFC Meeting to Cover Financial Topics

The slowing economy and e-business will be among the topics tackled at this year's National Accounting & Finance Council's Annual Conference

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NewsFebruary 5, 2001

Truck Traffic Down Along Ohio Turnpike

A slowing economy is translating into fewer trucks taking the Ohio Turnpike

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NewsJanuary 31, 2001

Trucking Welcomes Interest Rate Cut

Trucking and the rest of the U.S. economy received news they were hoping for yesterday, helping overshadow other glum financial reports issued earlier in the day and on Tuesday

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NewsJanuary 31, 2001

A Weaker Economy, But No Recession Expected

There has been talk that we will see the first economic recession in 10 years, but a soft landing and slow growth for about a year is more likely

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NewsJanuary 26, 2001

Truck Sales Projections Dismal but Uncertain

The economy and the topic of used truck values was a recurring theme throughout Freightliner President Jim Hebe's State of the Industry briefing Thursday at Freightliner headquarters in Portland, Ore. But the market projections made everyone sit up

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NewsJanuary 25, 2001

Expect Recovery By Year End, Economic Guru Says

The slowing economy, while not a classic recession, means the trucking industry will struggle through the first half of the year - but it will get better

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NewsDecember 29, 2000

Will Fleets Buy More Trucks?

Editor's Note: This is the final installment in a series of predictions for 2001, both serious and tongue-in-cheek, from Truckinginfo.com's editors. Our economist offers thoughts on how the economy will affect truck sales, while Truck Sales &

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NewsDecember 14, 2000

FedEx, UPS: Holiday Volume Shows Impact of Slowing Economy

FedEx Corp. and UPS yesterday both announced that they are expecting flat growth this month thanks to soft shipment volumes

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NewsDecember 1, 2000

Worst Of Economic Downturn Is Here

Recent economic reports confirm that the U.S. economy is now near the bottom of this business cycle.

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