Avery ViseBusinessTrucking sheds 3,500 jobs in JuneThe for-hire trucking industry continued to pull back from its recent hiring binge, cutting another 3,500 payroll jobs in June, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.July 5, 2013BusinessDiesel price falls 2.1 cents to $3.817The national retail price for on-highway diesel declined for the sixth straight week, falling 2.1 cents to $3.817 a gallon during the week ended July 1.July 1, 2013BusinessDiesel price dips to $3.838The national retail price for on-highway diesel declined three-tenths of a cent to $3.838 a gallon during the week ended June 24.June 25, 2013BusinessDiesel price drops slightly to $3.841The national retail price for on-highway diesel declined eight-tenths of a cent to $3.841 a gallon during the week ended June 17.June 18, 2013BusinessTrucking employment dips in MayThe for-hire trucking industry took a bit of a breather in hiring in May, shedding 700 payroll jobs on a seasonally adjusted from revised April figures, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This reduction, however, followed an upward adjustment of 700 jobs in April to an increase of 12,500 over March. So the 1.3858 million payroll jobs added in May is actually 200 higher than initially reported in April. Net new payroll jobs throughout the U.S. economy, meanwhile, totaled 175,000 — just slightly ahead of the monthly average over the past 12 months. The national unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a point to 7.6%.June 7, 2013BusinessDiesel price drops 1.1 cents to $3.869The national retail price for on-highway diesel decreased 1.1 cents to $3.869 during the week ended June 3, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices nationwide are 2.3 cents higher than the same week last year. Diesel prices fell in all but one region: the Rocky Mountain states, where diesel […]June 3, 2013BusinessSurvey: Trucking conditions largely unchanged in AprilBusiness conditions in trucking barely changed in April from March, according to the latest Randall-Reilly MarketPulse survey of trucking conditions. Nearly half — 48% — of the MarketPulse panel of for-hire trucking executives reported that business conditions were the same while 32% said business was better and 20% said conditions were worse. The experience for larger carriers was even choppier as 36% reported better conditions but 23% said things were worse.May 22, 2013BusinessDiesel price rises 2.4 cents to $3.89The national retail price for on-highway diesel increased for the second straight week, rising 2.4 cents a gallon to $3.89 during the week ended May 20, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices nationwide are 6.6 cents lower than the same week last year. Diesel prices rose in all but […]May 21, 2013BusinessDiesel price rises in DOE’s 1,000th week of dataThe 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 $3.866 a gallon — 13.8 cents below the same week […]May 13, 2013BusinessDiesel price dips slightly to $3.845Diesel 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 average price is at its lowest level since early August. […]May 6, 2013Previous PagePage 3 of 85Next PageTop StoriesCompaniesUnion files unfair labor charges against Daimler Truck with strike loomingUAW accuses DTNA of retaliation, interference, discrimination and failure to bargain in good faith.Alternative powerRenewable diesel a more effective tool to decarbonize trucking than BEV, report saysCompaniesForward Air names new CEO post Omni Logistics mergerPreventable or NotRunning a red light leads to a brutal collision. Was this accident preventable?Featured SponsorReport: The 2024 State of Heavy-Duty Repair