Kevin checks out the latest numbers on jobs and earnings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He also has the estimated consumer holiday spending report. Kevin tells you what all these numbers mean for the trucking industry.

Kevin covers the following stories: U.S. Labor Department reported the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims; how different news outlets report the same Initial Jobless Claims numbers; Oxford Economics takes a look at supposed layoffs due to AI; the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco takes an interesting view on higher tariffs; data regarding the U.S. economy's "secret weapon" was released yesterday; Kevin has the details, sifts through the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin covers the following stories: U.S. Labor Department reported the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims; how different news outlets report the same Initial Jobless Claims numbers; Oxford Economics takes a look at supposed layoffs due to AI; the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco takes an interesting view on higher tariffs; data regarding the U.S. economy's "secret weapon" was released yesterday; Kevin has the details, sifts through the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions along the way.

Kevin covers the following stories: ADP reported December Private Sector Job Creation data; percentage of jobs in small, medium and large companies; U.S. Bureaus of Labor Statistics reported Job Openings and Labor Turnover; Transport stocks react to the level of economic optimism; oil and gas prices react to the events in Venezuela and other geopolitical events and comparisons to this time last year; Kevin has the details, digs into the numbers, puts the data into historical perspective and offers his insights and opinions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin covers the following stories: ADP reported December Private Sector Job Creation data; percentage of jobs in small, medium and large companies; U.S. Bureaus of Labor Statistics reported Job Openings and Labor Turnover; Transport stocks react to the level of economic optimism; oil and gas prices react to the events in Venezuela and other geopolitical events and comparisons to this time last year; Kevin has the details, digs into the numbers, puts the data into historical perspective and offers his insights and opinions.

Looking ahead to what we expect to see in 2026. IKC Trucking's Mike Kucharski joins Kevin to talk about the effect of illegal immigrants driving trucks. Kevin also compares his 2025 predictions against the so-called experts. And Kevin has the details on the car sales numbers that were released by Ford, Toyota and GM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking ahead to what we expect to see in 2026. IKC Trucking's Mike Kucharski joins Kevin to talk about the effect of illegal immigrants driving trucks. Kevin also compares his 2025 predictions against the so-called experts. And Kevin has the details on the car sales numbers that were released by Ford, Toyota and GM.

The Christmas Season has come to an end with the celebration of the Epiphany. Nicolas Madura, the illegitimate president of Venezuela, had an epiphany of his own with the FO phase of the FAFO policy of the Trump Presidency during Operation Absolute Resolve; Bank of America CEO, Brian Moynihan offered his view on the U.S. Economy during a recent interview; ABC News takes a look at some holiday shopping season results; Kevin has the details, digs into data, puts the information into historical pespective, offers his insights and opinions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Christmas Season has come to an end with the celebration of the Epiphany. Nicolas Madura, the illegitimate president of Venezuela, had an epiphany of his own with the FO phase of the FAFO policy of the Trump Presidency during Operation Absolute Resolve; Bank of America CEO, Brian Moynihan offered his view on the U.S. Economy during a recent interview; ABC News takes a look at some holiday shopping season results; Kevin has the details, digs into data, puts the information into historical pespective, offers his insights and opinions.

Kevin discusses a story criticizing President Trump's tariffs; compares the stock market at the beginning of the year and the end of the year; President Trump's push for U.S. energy dominance; November Truck tonnage numbers; November Pending home sales; Kevin has the details and offers his insights and opinions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.