Articles by Avery Vise

Avery Vise is executive director, trucking research and analysis for Randall-Reilly Business Media and also serves as senior editor, industry analysis for Commercial Carrier Journal. Previously, he was editorial director of Randall-Reilly’s Fleet/Dealer/Aftermarket group and had served as chief editor of CCJ for 10 years. From 1985 to 1998, Vise worked for McGraw-Hill’s Aviation Week Group, covering Congress and the Department of Transportation for publications about the commercial aviation industry. He has received numerous awards from American Business Media and the American Society of Business Publication Editors for his coverage of the trucking industry. Vise is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., with degrees in government and history.

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Diesel price rises in DOE’s 1,000th week of data

The national retail price for on-highway diesel Diesel prices rose 2.1 cents a gallon during the week ended May 13, halting at 10 weeks the recent string of weekly decreases. According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration, the national average price is ...

By Avery Vise Published May 13, 2013

Diesel price dips slightly to $3.845

Diesel prices declined for the tenth straight week but not by much. The national average retail price for on-highway diesel dropped 0.6 cent to $3.845 a gallon during the week ended May 6, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. The national ...

By Avery Vise Published May 6, 2013

Trucking adds 11,700 jobs in April

A month after the for-hire trucking industry cut a revised 6,300 payroll jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis it added back 11,700 jobs in April, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is the largest month-to-month increase since trucking ...

By Avery Vise Published May 3, 2013

Diesel price falls 3.6 cents to $3.851

Diesel prices are down for the ninth straight week as the national average retail price for on-highway diesel dropped 3.6 cents to $3.851 a gallon during the week ended April 29, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. The national average price ...

By Avery Vise Published April 30, 2013

Diesel price lowest since August

The national average retail price fell 5.5 cents to $3.887 a gallon during the week ended April 22, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. The national average price is at its lowest level since the week ended Aug. 6, 2012, and ...

By Avery Vise Published April 22, 2013

Survey: Trucking conditions improved in March

Business conditions in trucking were improved in March over February, according to the latest Randall-Reilly MarketPulse survey of trucking conditions. More than half -- 53% -- of the MarketPulse panel of for-hire trucking executives reported that business conditions had improved while only 8% said conditions ...

By Avery Vise Published April 18, 2013

Diesel price drops 3.5 cents to $3.942

The national average retail price fell 3.5 cents to $3.942 a gallon during the week ended April 15, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices are 18.5 cents lower than the same week last year. Diesel prices fell in all regions, ...

By Avery Vise Published April 15, 2013

Trucking puts Sir Paul over the top

On his own, ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is only the second-richest musician in the U.K. But throw in the trucking-generated assets of his wife Nancy Shevell, and the couple edges out Cats composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. London's Sunday Times said that its annual Rich List ...

By Avery Vise Published April 12, 2013

Trucking sheds 6,900 jobs in March

Payroll employment in for-hire trucking fell in March by the largest number of jobs in four years, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trucking companies reduced their payrolls by 6,900 jobs month to month on a seasonally adjusted basis ...

By Avery Vise Published April 5, 2013

Diesel price drops below $4

The national average retail price decreased 1.3 cents to $3.99 a gallon during the week ended April 1, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. At 4.006 a a gallon during the week ended March 25, diesel prices are 14.9 cents lower ...

By Avery Vise Published April 1, 2013