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The Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund in Hempstead, New York, has gone insolvent and received protection by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to issue benefits to retirees.

Volvo Trucks North America introduced safety and performance features Auto Neutral and Paver Assist for its Volvo I-Shift, I-Shift for Severe Duty and I-Shift with Crawler Gears automated manual transmissions.

Jim Harris, whose family owned Dick Harris & Son Trucking Co. Inc. for nearly 50 years, sold his business at the end of February to Cowan Systems, another family-owned company, which began in 1924.

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders is the strongest since the mid-2000s housing boom as sales prospects improve despite rising mortgage rates, according to data March 15 from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo.

U.S. retail sales in February posted the smallest gain in six months, indicating a tempering of the consumer spending that’s been carrying the economy.

The U.S. cost of living rose in February, while prices increased from a year ago by the most since March 2012, reinforcing the view that inflation is in line with the Federal Reserve’s goal.

Federal trucking regulators intend to host seminars on the minimum training requirements for entry-level drivers and the implementation plan for electronic logging devices at the Mid-America Trucking Show next week.

Former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley weighs in on regulations, P3s, TIGER grants and more in a one-on-one interview with TT's Eugene Mulero. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Dozens of U.S. cities are willing to buy $10 billion of electric cars and trucks to show skeptical automakers there’s demand for low-emission vehicles, just as President Trump seeks to review pollution standards the industry opposes.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in February fell 29.5% from a year earlier, as all truck makers posted double-digit declines, WardsAuto.com reported.