(NEW ORLEANS)That bottle of condensed detergent or your lightweight laptop are making the economic downturn even more difficult to bear for the nation's trucking companies, an economist said Mo...READ MORE

(NEW ORLEANS)A senior Wachovia Corp. analyst said Monday the U.S. economy is in its worst state in nearly three decades, even excluding the yet-unknown effects of the spiraling credit crisis.READ MORE

(NEW ORLEANS)The U.S. truck driver shortage will probably get worse as the U.S. economy starts to recover, the chief economist for the sector's main trade group said Monday.READ MORE

(NEW ORLEANS)New legislation to boost spending on U.S. roads, highways and bridges is the most important initiative for the trucking industry in the coming year, the chief executive of the sect...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of leading trucking companies fell with the broader market Tuesday, as a Stephens Inc. analyst noted "sloppy" freight volumes in August and early September.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of many trucking companies stayed in negative territory at midday Wednesday, as the broader market hung on to gains and oil prices fell. The Energy Department said crude inv...READ MORE

Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, Aug. 5, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of American International Group Inc. jumped Tuesday after a UBS analyst upgraded...READ MORE