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Payrolls Rise by 108,000; Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.9%

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. payrolls rose by 108,000 jobs in December and the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9% from 5% the previous month, the Labor Department reported Friday.

January 6, 2006

Manufacturers to Offer Programs Preparing Technicians for ’07

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. everal diesel engine and truck manufacturers said they would prepare their technicians and distributors to work on 2007-model engines, offering new certification programs with online and hands-on training.

January 6, 2006

Editorial: Celebrating 2005 and Looking Ahead

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. or many in the trucking industry, 2005 turned out to be a much better year than most of us imagined 12 months ago.

January 6, 2006

Distillate Inventories Rise For Week, DOE Reports

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil supplies fell but distillate inventories, which include diesel and heating oil, rose last week, the Department of Energy reported Thursday.

January 5, 2006

California Reportedly Considering Adding Toll, Truck Lanes

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. alifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) plans to propose Thursday adding special toll lanes, including some exclusively for trucks, on the state’s freeways, the Los Angeles Times reported.

January 5, 2006

Sirva Appoints John Miller as Chairman

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. irva Inc. said Thursday it has appointed John Miller chairman of its board.

January 5, 2006

ISM's Services Index Rises for December

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he economy’s service sector growth rose last month, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.

January 5, 2006

Initial Jobless Claims Plunge 35,000 for Week

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he number of U.S. workers filing initial unemployment benefits fell by 35,000 last week to 291,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

January 5, 2006

Landstar System Promotes Executives

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. andstar System said Thursday that its Landstar Express America unit President Ron Stanley was named chief operating officer of Landstar System and that Landstar Logistics unit president Jim Handoush was named president of its global logistics unit.

January 5, 2006

Diesel's Average Price Slips 0.6 Cent to $2.442

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he average price of retail diesel fuel slipped 0.6 cent to $2.442 a gallon in the first week of the new year compared with the last week of 2005, the Energy Department reported Tuesday.

January 4, 2006