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Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Dips to 5.5%
The U.S. economy added jobs in February for the first time since July, pushing the unemployment rate down to 5.5% from 5.6% in January, the Labor Department reported Friday.
March 8, 2002Falling Competition Aids Carriers' Bottom Lines
By virtue of having almost 7,700 fewer competitors to outmaneuver than they did two years ago, many large truckload carriers reported better earnings at the end of 2001 than at the same time in 2000.
March 8, 2002Midrange Commercial Truck Market Expected to Remain Sluggish
Despite signs of a strengthening economy, several medium-duty truck manufacturing executives said they expect the midrange commercial truck market to remain in the doldrums this year with sales comparable to 2001, perhaps even dropping slightly.
March 8, 2002News Briefs - March 8
Kmart to Close 284 Stores, Cut 22,000 Jobs • Senate Passes Stimulus Bill • Analysts Believe More Bankruptcies Coming • Study: Ergonomics Policy Would Have Big Impact on Trucking • And more ...
March 8, 2002Expanded TMC Endeavoring to Integrate IT Members
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The new name is old hat now, but the Technology and Maintenance Council and some of its newest members were still getting used to one another as the council opened its annual meeting March 4.
March 8, 2002TMC Lauds Strawhorn As He Nears Retirement
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Larry Strawhorn, vice president of engineering for American Trucking Associations, was honored by the Technology and Maintenance Council March 6 at its annual meeting.
March 8, 2002Productivity Jumps 5.2% in 4Q, Revised Report Says
A combination of increased output and reduced employment sent the productivity of U.S. workers and businesses, as reported by the Labor Department Thursday, up 5.2% in the fourth quarter of 2001, revised from a previously reported 3.5% figure..
March 7, 2002Congress Still Awaiting FMCSA Rule Proposals
No new truck safety regulations have been issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since October when the chairman of a key Senate subcommittee urged the head of the FMCSA to take aggressive action to eliminate the backlog of more than a dozen overdue rules.
March 7, 2002Senators Prefer U.S. Port Inspections Over Pre-Clearance at Point of Origin
WASHINGTON — Two senators expressed support last week for anti-terrorist measures to increase inspection levels of ships and containers at U.S. ports rather than pre-clearing most shipments at their international points of origin as proposed by the Bush administration.
March 7, 2002Security Briefs - March 1 - March 7
National Guard May Stay at Airports Longer • Man Sentenced in Airport Shutdown • National Guard Troops Expected on Border • U.S., Mexico Aim to Untangle Border • And more ...
March 7, 2002