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March Payrolls Grow By 308,000; Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.7%
Payrolls surged by 308,000 in March, the largest gain in nearly four years, but the unemployment rate rose to 5.7% from 5.6% as more people returned to the labor force to look for work, the Labor Department said Friday.
April 2, 2004TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Transport Topics Seeks Feedback on New Engines
If you are running post-October 2002 EPA-compliant diesel engines, we want to know about your experiences. Have you had good results?
April 2, 2004Sandberg Says Hours Change to Reduce Deaths, Related Costs
ARLINGTON, Va. — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told a major freight shippers’ group that the new driver hours-of-service rules would cut fatalities and related costs, but several audience members said the rules were raising their cost of doing business.
April 2, 2004Mineta Calls on Shippers to Help Ease Congestion
ARLINGTON, Va. — Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urged freight shippers at the National Industrial Transportation League’s spring policy forum here to help trucking firms and other freight haulers to ease congestion.
April 2, 2004House Passes $275 Billion Highway Spending Bill
The House on Friday voted 357-65 in favor of a $275 billion highway and transit spending bill despite the threat of a presidential veto, news services reported..
April 2, 2004News Briefs - April 1
Highway Bill Temporarily Stalls in House • UP to Transfer Some UPS Freight to Trucks • Caterpillar, UAW Extend Contract • Jobless Claims Fall By 3,000 in Latest Week • And more...
April 1, 2004ISM Manufacturing Index Rises in March
The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday factory activity in March expanded at a faster pace than the previous month.
April 1, 2004Opinion: Tolls Are Taking a Toll on Trucking
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.For the trucking companies that use our nation’s highways to carry freight, paying for those roads through a variety of fuel and other taxes is a part of doing business. Today, however, rising toll costs are also becoming a significant cost factor for motor carriers.
April 1, 2004TCA Exhibits Technology, Services Shift
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Technology and business services dominated the exhibition at the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention here March 14-17.
April 1, 2004OPEC Agrees to Cut Production Quotas
The OPEC oil cartel on Wednesday agreed to move ahead with its Feb. 10 decision to lower oil production quotas by 1 million barrels to 23.5 million barrels a day.
March 31, 2004