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The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 5.8% in December and payrolls declined by 124,000, the Labor Department said Friday.

A powerful storm that has been blamed for 10 deaths, thousands of traffic accidents and widespread disruption of business operations, including trucking, has begun to taper off in the South, news services reported.

The amount of money spent in the U.S. for construction projects rose 0.8% in November, marking the second straight month of increase, a government report said Thursday.

A new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration policy, effective immediately, should make it easier for trucking companies to expunge nonpreventable accidents from their safety records and perhaps improve their safety ratings, according to regulators.

FMCSA to Enforce Placard Restrictions • Acid Truck Stolen in Los Angeles • Fuel Haulers Prepare for New DOT Regulations • Coast Guard Getting a Face Lift • And more...

Trucking matters like road congestion that were of primary concern as 2001 began were largely put aside by the issue of security immediately after the September terrorist attacks.

In the process of cleaning up its commercial driver licensing system, Florida is implementing changes that include computerized testing, according to Sandra Lambert, the state’s director of the division of drivers’ licenses.

ATA Economist Sees Trucking Rebound in '02 • Job Cuts Fall in December, Challenger Says • Online Spending Rises in Fourth Quarter • Package Carriers Adopt Special Surchages • And more...

A year ago in this space, we urged the Federal Reserve to make a bold switch from fighting inflation to helping the falling economy bottom out with a soft landing.

The hard-hit manufacturing sector saw signs that its 17-month slump may be soon drawing to a close, an industry report said Wednesday.