So often, what appears at first glance to be mind-numbing statistical minutiae is actually a matter of genuine importance with significant real-world consequences.

The year is not coasting to a quiet conclusion.

With the end of 2015 coming up fast, the dam broke on the reservoir of governmental inactivity and the executive and legislative branches produced a torrent of trucking news.

Like life-giving rain on parched land, the December gift and package season brings joy and happiness to the recipients of holiday-themed freight and necessary sustenance to the people and carriers who deliver it.

Rolling into the year’s final month, we are pleased to observe that Congress appears to be actually making progress on a multiyear surface transportation plan.

Houston, we have a problem. Actually, looking at the American Transportation Research Institute’s report on freight congestion locations, the problems are far wider than just Houston.

Watch TV for just a few minutes and you come across a commercial from an insurance company proclaiming why it is right for you.

After so much talk — and even more short-term extensions — Congress appears finally ready to approve a long-term highway bill.

Suddenly it’s cold and unpleasant and, no, it’s not really the weather. It’s the business climate.

Many of the transportation industry’s most influential people came together last week at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia.