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(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)The Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls report for September showed a drop of 16.1 percent from August in the transportation and warehousing segment of the report.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A Longbow Research analyst upgraded the trucking sector to "Neutral" from "Underweight" Thursday, citing a recent survey in which truckers seem more positive about business improve...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Wednesday it expects overcapacity, poor pricing and soaring fuel costs to plague the trucking sector through at least next year.READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)The trucking industry's trade group spent more than $418,000 lobbying in the first quarter on a variety of energy, transportation and environmental issues, according to a recen...READ MORE