Business

Busy storefronts and an inflation pickup show the world’s largest economy is starting 2017 much the same way it ended 2016: driven by the consumer.

Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications last week for unemployment benefits, underscoring a vibrant labor market.

Builders started work on more U.S. homes than forecast in January after an upward revision to starts in the prior month, a sign construction was on a steady path entering 2017.

The latest challenges and trends in the maintenance of heavy-duty trucking equipment, such as engine exhaust aftertreatment systems and the impact of greenhouse-gas regulations on fleets, are among the topics to be addressed at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2017 annual meeting and transportation technology exhibition set for later this month.

WASHINGTON — The country's freight transportation network must be modernized and expanded to handle the projected increase in freight volume, Schneider International Inc.'s top executive told a Senate panel Feb. 15.

Julianna Marler’s role as CEO of the Port of Vancouver was cemented Feb. 14 when the board of commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the terms of her employment.

The global shipping industry has urged the European Union to drop the sector's inclusion in proposals adopted Feb. 15 to reform the bloc's carbon market, saying it risks distorting trade and international efforts to cut the sector's emissions.

For manufacturers who have to get products to you, shipping remains a troublesome, inefficient and stubbornly analog business.

When officials from R&R Trucking were looking for quality commercial driver’s license training, they looked long and far.

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida — Daseke Inc. will become a publicly traded company on Feb. 28, costing $10 per share, which will raise capital for more acquisitions during 2017, the company announced at the Stifel 2017 Transportation & Logistics Conference here in Key Biscayne, Florida.