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Kevin talks about the celebration and events of Independence Day and the weekend. What happened to newspapers? While cleaning out his office, Kevin found some old newspapers. Kevin takes a walk down memory lane and how the industry destroyed itself. The "One Big Beautiful Bill" has been signed; Kevin takes a look at some of the details of the bill, especially as it affects individuals. Oil reacts...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Nonfarm Payrolls Report was released today and the Initial Jobless Claims Report was released by the U.S. Department of Labor; Kevin looks at the data, digs into details, offers his insights/opinion and puts the information into historic perspective. The American Transportation Research Institute released their 2025 findings "An Analysis of the Oper...

ADP released their Private Sector Jobs Report; AAA, in a news release, projected the number of people traveling this Independence Day weekend: Kevin looks at the reports, offers his insights and puts the information into perspective. Kevin speaks with Jody Pollard, Senior Vice President, Truck Sales and Aftermarket Sales; they discuss the ongoing freight recession and when we can expect an improve...

Kevin reviews and summarizes some of the recent economic news, trade deals coming together and how this will affect the trucking industry. More and more evidence is mounting regarding tariffs and inflation. The "Big Beautiful Bill" has passed; Kevin talks about some of the details, especially involving the so-called clean energy credits from Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and how effective they h...

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released the 3rd estimate of 1st Quarter GDP; the U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau released the Orders for Durable Goods Report; the U.S. Labor Department released the Weekly Jobless Claims; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, offers his insights and puts the information into historic perspective. Phil Flynn, Senior Market Analyst Price Futures G...

Kevin summarizes the historic events from last week, from eliminating a nuclear threat, a ceasefire, a peace treaty, Supreme Court decisions and much, much more; Kevin has the details. The University of Michigan released their final June Consumer Sentiment Index; Kevin has the details and offers his insights. Kevin speaks with Lewie Pugh, Executive Vice President Owner-Operator Independent Drivers...

Kevin describes a first-hand experience regarding a computer scam which freezes your computer and directs you to call a specific number. Also, Kevin talks about various states warning residents about scam texts and e-mails regarding unpaid traffic tickets or toll fees; Kevin talks about what to do and who to contact. The U.S. Census Bureau released the May New Home Sales Report; Kevin has the deta...

Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell gave his semi-annual report to Congress; Kevin talks about his testimony and offers his insights and opinion. The Conference Board issued their Consumer Confidence Index; Kevin digs into the details, puts the data into perspective, offers his insights and opinion. The Case-Shiller National Home Price Index was released yesterday; Kevin takes a look at the da...

Kevin discusses the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, offers his insights and opinion on some of the questions being asked. Kevin talks about some of the details revealed by an invitation only group of retired generals and members of the Israel Defense Force. Kevin talks about Fred Smith, founder and executive chairman, FedEx Corp., who passed away over the weekend. S&P Global released the...

After Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced, on Wednesday, that interest rates would remain unchanged, he answered reporters' questions; Kevin reviewed the transcript and points out the inconsistencies with comments made during the press conference and previous comments over the last two years. The head of a different independent Federal agency agrees with Kevin and has called on Jerome...

The Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, announced the decision to maintain a wait and see approach on the economy and left the interest rate unchanged; Kevin has the details, offers his insights and opinion on the decision. Kevin explains how the Fed's policy to keep interest rates high, affects credit card interest rates, business loans and home loans. The Atlanta Fed reported the GDPNow for...

The U.S. Commerce Department released the May Retail Sales Report; Kevin discusses the details and offers his insights. President Trump accomplished something no other President has ever done and he just did it again; Kevin reveals the details. GM's quickest sports car ever built; Kevin discusses this. President Trump and U.K. Prime Minster Starmer reached a trade agreement; Kevin explains, review...

The U.S. Labor Department released the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Report; Kevin has the details, offers his insights and puts the information into historic perspective. The Producer Price Index was released yesterday; Kevin digs into the data, offers his insights and explains how this plays into future Consumer Price Index numbers. President Trump expresses his frustration with Federal Reserve...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index Report, Kevin digs into the data, discusses the details, offers his insights and puts the information into historic perspective. Progress has been made on negotiations between the U.S. and China regarding rare earth minerals and tariffs; Kevin has the details and offers his insights. Kevin discusses some of the factors affecting...

The National Federation of Independent Business released their monthly Small Business Optimism Index; Kevin takes a look at the data, offers his insights and puts the information into historical perspective. The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is considering "watering down" Trump's tax promises; Kevin looks at the items and adjustments, offers his opinion, insights and how you can voice your opinion...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May Nonfarm Payroll report; Kevin looks into the data, offers his insights and puts the report in perspective. Additionally, the Unemployment Rate and Wage Growth reports were released; Kevin has the details and offers his insights. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will now be enforcing a law suspended for nearly a decade due to an Obama-era e...

Campbell's Soup Company released a report regarding consumers' dinning habits as a sign of economic times; Kevin has the details, some thoughts on this and an opinion or two. On Wednesday the Federal Reserve released the data, on the economy, from their "Beige Book"; Kevin has the details, offers his insights and discusses the information. The U.S. Labor Department released the Weekly Jobless Clai...

ADP Research released the Private-Sector Payroll report; Kevin digs into the data, explains the information and offers his insights. The Institute for Supply Management released the Services ISM Report on Business; Kevin sorts through the data, clarifies the information and puts it into perspective. S&P Global issued their Services Purchasing Managers Index; Kevin has the details. Oil and gas pric...

The latest Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate for the 2nd quarter has been released; Kevin has the details and offers his insights. Additionally, the Atlanta Fed further explained the reason for the negative growth in the 1st quarter and put it into perspective. The U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported new orders for manufactured goods: Kevin digs through the data, which sectors are u...

The U.S. Commerce Department released the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index and the Core Inflation Index, the Federal Reserve's key inflation measure; Kevin has the details, discusses the data and offers his perspective. Also released on Friday, Consumer Spending and Personal Income reports; Kevin digs into the numbers and offers his perspective. A business news network commits journal...

Hurricane season begins on June 1st and runs through November 30th ; Kevin has the forecast/estimates of named storms and hurricanes and offers his insights. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell visited the White House for a meeting with President Trump on Thursday; Kevin has the details and offers his insights and opinion. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis revised the first quarter Gross Dom...

The U.S. Senate voted to block California's Clean Air Standards; Kevin has the details, why this is important to the trucking industry, the general driving public and the entire Country. Oregon and Vermont halt zero-emission truck mandates; Kevin discusses this, how these mandates came to be and offers his insights. Oil and gas prices react to OPEC+ keeping their output policy unchanged, Canadian...

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for May was released on Tuesday; Kevin has the details, discusses the information and offers his insights and perspective. The U.S. Commerce Department released the April Durable Goods Orders report: Kevin sorts through the data, explains the information and puts it into perspective. Americas Commercial Transportation Research Company and the Freigh...

On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department released the April New Home Sales Report; Kevin has the details, offers his insights and adds an historic perspective to the report. Kevin makes the case that it is time for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates by taking a look at how an average home price is affected by different interest rates. Also, using a $110,000 annual income, Kevin takes a loo...

The U.S. Labor Department reported the weekly Initial Jobless Claims; Kevin has the details, digs into the data and offers his insights. S&P Global released the U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) and U.S. services PMI; Kevin discusses the report and offers his perspective. The National Association of Realtors reported April existing home sales; Kevin looks at the data and puts it i...