The three-day Roadcheck 2009 event sponsored by the Commercial Safety Vehicle Alliance wraps up Thursday, with more than 1,000 checkpoints set up on roads and highways across North America to monitor truck safety compliance.
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Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.4%
The U.S. unemployment rate jumped half a percentage point to 9.4% in May from 8.9% in April, but employers cut the fewest amount of jobs in eight months, the Labor Department said Friday.
June 5, 2009Oil Closes Week Below $70
Oil topped $70 Friday before falling to close the trading week at more than $68 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.
June 5, 2009FedEx to Take $885 Million 4Q Charge
FedEx Corp. will report $885 million in costs for its fourth fiscal quarter ended May 31 to write down the value of its Kinko’s Inc. and Watkins Motor Line acquisitions, Bloomberg reported.
June 4, 2009Dynamex Reports Lower 3Q Income
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal third-quarter profit fell to $1.6 million, or 17 cents a share, from $3.8 million, or 37 cents, a year ago.
June 4, 2009Continuing Jobless Claims Decline for First Time in Five Months
Initial jobless claims dipped 4,000 last week, while the number of Americans collecting continuing jobless benefits fell for the first time in five months, the Labor Department said Thursday.
June 4, 2009Productivity Level Rises 1.6% in First Quarter
First-quarter U.S. worker productivity improved at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter, twice the level originally reported, the Labor Department said Thursday.
June 4, 2009Maryland Motor Truck Assn.’s Anne Ferro Named to Head FMCSA
President Obama has named Maryland Motor Truck Association President Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Administration.
June 5, 2009Intermodal Traffic Falls for Week, Month
Intermodal rail traffic fell 19.2% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 5, 2009Oil Closes Near $70 a Barrel
Crude oil rose to near $70 a barrel Thursday before receding to close the trading day at just under $69 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.
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