Oklahoma City-based refrigerated carrier Rocor International Inc. said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday.

The U.S. economy added just 6,000 jobs in July and the national unemployment rate held fast at 5.9%, just under the eight-year high of 6% recorded in April, the Labor Department said in a report Friday.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety said Tuesday that more than half of all fatal crashes involving a car and a heavy-duty truck are caused by driver error, and most of those are by drivers of the cars.

FedEx Corp's FedEx Freight unit was one of three trucking-related companies to announce rate increases this week.

Navistar International Corp.’s Chatham, Ontario factory was closed Tuesday, after Monday’s incident when six members of the striking Canadian Auto Workers union were struck by a van driven by security guards outside the facility, the Windsor Star reported.

Con-Way Transportation Services Inc. announced several management changes on Thursday, most notably the promotion of Douglas Stotlar to the post of chief operating officer.

The amount of freight shipped by trucks rose in April, signalling an improvement in the outlook for the trucking sector, a report by the American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.

Consumer confidence rose in May to its second-highest level since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

The average price of diesel fuel made its largest move in three weeks, slipping 0.6 cent per gallon, but continued to hover around the $1.30 mark, a report by the Department of Energy said Monday.

The American Trucking Associations and other North American trucking groups unveiled a plan Monday that mobilizes truck drivers to prevent terrorists from using trucks as weapons.