The unemployment rate dropped in January to 8.3%, the lowest almost in three years, while the economy added 243,000 jobs, including 5,300 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
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ISM Services Index Jumps in January
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector rose in January at the fastest pace in nearly a year, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
February 3, 2012Railroads, Union Agree; Possible Strike Averted
The largest U.S. freight railroads reached a tentative agreement last week with a union representing track and bridge maintenance workers, eliminating the possibility of a nationwide work stoppage.
February 3, 2012Opinion: Driver Recruiting Against the Odds
According to analysts at a transportation research organization, the industry is facing an increasingly acute shortage of drivers — as many as 135,000 this year.
February 6, 2012Letters: Cellphone Safety
In regard to the piece on the new cellphone ban for commercial drivers, I am in almost total agreement — with a couple of caveats.
February 6, 2012ATA Promotes Sharma to General Counsel
American Trucking Associations said last week that Prasad Sharma has been promoted to general counsel and senior vice president.
February 6, 2012Executives Say Used Trucks Remain Scarce, Despite 2011 Rise in New Class 8 Deliveries
The increase in new Class 8 deliveries in 2011 hasn’t yet done anything to ease the scarcity of used vehicles and, if anything, has added even more upward price pressure, industry executives and analysts said.
February 6, 2012Highway Funding Is Urgently Needed, CEOs of Two Top Trucking Fleets Say
YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch and FedEx Freight President William Logue, the top leaders at the two largest less-than-truckload carriers, last week underscored the urgent need for highway funding legislation and the potential for longer trailers to improve productivity.
February 6, 2012Earnings Jump at Truckload Fleets on Higher Rates, Freight
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Werner Enterprises Inc. continued the parade of truckload operators whose fourth-quarter earnings rose with help from higher rates, stronger freight trends and key businesses such as intermodal.
February 6, 2012Editorial: A Little Progress
Well, it appears that trucking has at least made some progress in getting Congress to address some of the issues that are impeding the industry’s efforts to deliver the nation’s freight.
February 6, 2012