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China’s largest truck maker, Sinotruk, boosted a first-half profit 40% as consumers rushed to buy vehicles before the introduction of a new emissions regulation, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Initial jobless claims fell for a third straight week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Beginning Thursday, Missouri will ban big rigs from driving in the left lane of highways with three or more lanes in a single direction, the Kansas City Star reported.

A good rule of thumb is that you cannot appreciate truck drivers too much. But we’re convinced that expression of admiration for what America’s 3.5 million professional drivers accomplish on a daily basis carries a certain value.

The Transportation Security Administration for the first time has used a mobile X-ray machine capable of screening contents of large cargo containers to check trucks entering Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the Associated Press reported.

Durable goods orders rose 1.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The transportation industry is in a dangerous place, one where even well-known industry players such as Jevic Transportation, which closed its doors in May, and Jim Palmer Trucking, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, can go under — taking their employees with them.

New home sales rose in July from a 17-year low the previous month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.