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There are many businesses out there aimed at helping trucking companies. Some provide appropriate permits, some track your fleet, and, in recent years, more and more companies promise to improve driver recruitment and retention.

Canadian transportation firm Trimac Income Fund late Thursday reported it earned C$5.7 million in the fourth quarter or 13 cents per unit, up from C$2.1 million a year earlier.

Trailer Bridge Inc., a provider of integrated trucking, intermodal and marine freight services, reported fourth-quarter income Friday of $2.8 million or 22 cents a share, up from $1.3 million or 10 cents a year earlier.

Payrolls rose 243,000 in February while the unemployment rate rose to 4.8% from 4.7% the previous month, the Labor Department said Friday.

A number of fleets are using technology and services from third-party providers to help manage driver screening and hiring processes. USIS is the largest provider of background screening services to the trucking industry and keeps information on more than five million drivers.

FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg will stay in her position through March 31, even though she has resigned and had planned to step down on March 1.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is not properly screening truck drivers going into port terminals, the New York Times reported Thursday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week named five medical experts who will serve on the agency's new medical review board.

Transportation and logistics firm EGL Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit rose to $19.1 million or 47 cents a share, from $12.9 million or 26 cents for the same quarter last year.

The U.S. trade deficit grew in January to a record $68.5 billion, as record imports led by high oil prices outstripped record exports, the Commerce Department said Thursday.