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EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 227,000 payroll jobs in November as unemployment ticks up
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EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: The Fed cuts the target federal funds rate by half a point
EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 142,000 payroll jobs in August; the unemployment rate edges lower.
EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: Vehicle purchases spur consumer spending; personal saving rate sinks.
EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: Home sales rise in July, especially sales of new homes
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EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: The U.S. economy adds just 114,000 payroll jobs in July
EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: The freight transportation economy posts strong gain in Q2
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EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: May sees no inflation at either the consumer or producer level
EconomyFreight VolumesRailTruckload RatesTruck FreightWTUWeekly Transportation Update: U.S. adds 272,000 payroll jobs in May; unemployment ticks up
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