U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell every month in 2022, sinking in December to a level not seen in more than a decade outside of the pandemic amid elevated mortgage rates and high construction costs. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge dropped 2 points this month to 31, the lowest level since June 2012 excluding ...more

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific says it will stop imposing temporary limits on certain businesses’ shipments while it reviews the policy that federal regulators and shippers criticized at a hearing in mid-December. Union Pacific has put more than 1,000 of these embargoes in place this year — significantly more than all the other major freight ...more

The national average price for diesel fuel continued to tumble, falling 15.8 cents to settle at $4.596 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 19. Highlights The price of a gallon of diesel has fallen six consecutive weeks for a total of 73.7 cents. The last time the cost was below $4.60 ...more

Longtime Great Dane CEO Bill Crown announced he will step down effective Jan. 1. Dean Engelage, Great Dane’s president, will succeed Crown. Engelage’s appointment is part of a managed executive transition, the trailer maker reported. “It has been a privilege to serve Great Dane as CEO over the past 25 years, where both our internal ...more

WASHINGTON — A young mother from Texas who is a 15-year combat veteran won the keys to a T680 Next Generation Kenworth truck Dec. 16 after capturing the 2022 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The award, launched in 2016 to address the nationwide driver shortage and create immediate ...more

Content Sponsored by ES AdvantageBy Jeff ReeseDirector of Sales & Marketing,ES – Vendor Network ServicesAs we approach the Christmas season, it’s always good to reflect on the gifts that we have been given during the past year. In counting our blessings for 2022, I want to take a moment to thank all the owner-operators and ...more

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The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) shared dramatic traffic camera video of a semi truck’s wild ride on an icy roadway last week. The video was captured on I-80 at mile marker 192 in the Des Moines area on December 15.In the video, you can see that the sliding semi truck nearly clips a pickup ...more