Kevin covers the following stories; the U.S. Labor Department reported the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims; ADP released their Private-Sector Jobs Report; Americas Commercial Transportation Research Co. (ACT) reported July Used Class 8 Truck Sales; Freight Groups indicate their agenda as Congress puts together the next comprehensive policy for the nation's transportation system; Kevin has the details, digs through the information, puts the data into historical perspective, offers his insights and offers some opinions along the way. Oil and gas prices react to a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories, anticipated OPEC+ increasing production increases and other geo-political events.