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U.S. consumer confidence dropped in August to the lowest since 2014 as consumers soured on employment and business conditions, indicating Americans are becoming despondent amid persistently high joblessness.

Hurricane Laura is poised to strengthen rapidly and come ashore along the Texas-Louisiana coast as a tree-snapping Category 3 storm, forcing residents to flee their homes despite the threat of COVID-19.

The Kansas Department of Transportation recently introduced a new program to support projects that use technology to improve mobility and safety.

Environmentalists and Alaska natives are challenging the Trump administration’s decision to sell drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, arguing the government gave short shrift to the impact on polar bears and the region’s other wildlife.

The Trump administration on Aug. 24 gave American Airlines Group Inc. emergency approval to deploy a new weapon against COVID-19: a surface coating that kills coronaviruses for as many as seven days.

Back-to-back tropical storms pose a combined threat to the U.S. Gulf Coast this week, where more than half of offshore oil production is already shut and residents from Texas to Florida are warily watching the skies.

Our 2020 Top 100 Private Carriers list shows that the COVID-19 pan­demic is reshaping private carriers in ways that will last long after the novel coronavirus subsides.

Private fleet operators have been riding a roller coaster since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March.

It’s not just the drivers who are disappointed the National Truck Driving Championships were canceled this year. The mascot feels like a duck out of water.

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased last week, a stumble for the labor market in its long road to recovery.