Fourth-quarter 2024 earnings reports from leading trucking and logistics companies revealed muted demand amid a challenging freight backdrop. However, a theme of cautious optimism emerged, with many executives anticipating low-to-mid-single-digit increases in volume and mid-to-double-digit rate increases ... READ MORE >
Manufacturing sector jobs dipped in August
The manufacturing sector lost 24,000 jobs in August, following an upward-adjusted addition of 6,000 in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Using a three-month moving average, manufacturing job additions have maintained a breakeven pattern for the past two and a half years but with the ... READ MORE >