ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking and U.S. economic trends continue along a familiar path of slow, steady improvement that is likely to carry into next year, three industry experts said
October 20, 2013Special Coverage, Government, Business
Economy, Trucking To Improve in 2014, Analysts Say
Government, Business
IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast Amid Uncertainty in U.S.
The International Monetary Fund cut its global outlook for this year and next, warning that a U.S. government default could seriously damage the world economy, Bloomberg News reported.
October 9, 2013Government, Business, Fuel
U.S. Eyes More Truck Rules
President Obama last week announced that the administration will begin work on a new round of fuel-economy standards that will apply to heavy- and medium-duty trucks starting in 2019.
July 1, 2013Government, Business
Economy Grew Modestly in May, Fed Says; Trucking Execs Cite Growth, Concerns
The U.S. economy improved at a “modest to moderate†pace†in late April and early May, with transportation services and manufacturing showing gains, the Federal Reserve said in a report.
June 5, 2013Editorial, Government, Business
Editorial: Our Resilient Economy
The latest financial data show that the U.S. economy has exhibited amazing resilience in recent months, despite the fear and uncertainty that some political developments in Washington have spread and that many analysts feared would paralyze the nation’s recovery from the Great Recession.
June 3, 2013Government, Business
Economy, Transport Services Show Modest Growth, Fed ‘Beige Book’ Says
The U.S. economy improved at a moderate pace in March, with transportation services and manufacturing showing gains, the Federal Reserve said.
April 17, 2013Editorial, Government, Business
Editorial: Growing ‘Cliff’ Worries
Concerns about the “fiscal cliff†seem to be spreading into lots of unexpected places, including the heart of the trucking industry.
December 10, 2012Government, Business
ISM Services Index Slips in October
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector declined in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
November 5, 2012Editorial, Government, Business
Editorial: Surviving the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
The “fiscal cliff†lurks as a major potential danger, and not far down the road. The danger is to us all, in the form of higher taxes, spending cuts in vital areas and what a failure to act might mean to the country’s psyche.
October 29, 2012Government, Business
U.S. to Show Modest Growth in 2013, Economists Tell MCE
LAS VEGAS — If Congress and the president can avoid a “self-inflicted†recession early next year, the U.S. economy in general, and trucking specifically, will probably keep limping along with very modest growth in 2013, economists said here Tuesday at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 10, 2012