Avery ViseBusinessTruck tonnage rises for fourth straight monthThe good news is that for-hire truck tonnage was up in February and has now risen in four straight months for the first time in more than two years. The not-so-great news is that January tonnage wasn’t nearly as strong as initially thought. The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was […]March 19, 2013BusinessDiesel price falls 4.1 centsThe national average retail price decreased 4.1 cents during the week ended March 18 to $4.047 a gallon, Diesel prices are 9.5 cents lower than the same week last year. After hitting the highest price since mid-August 2008, prices have dropped by 11.2 in the last three weeks. Diesel prices fell in all regions, led […]March 18, 2013BusinessSurvey: Trucking conditions improved slightly in FebruaryFebruary business conditions in for-hire trucking appeared slightly better than January with nearly 31% saying conditions were better and less than 14% saying business was worse, according to the latest Randall-Reilly MarketPulse survey of trucking conditions. In addition, the Carrier Sentiment Index, which measures executives’ perception of the current month against the all-time best month, edged slightly higher.March 15, 2013BusinessReport confirms restocking bolstered January freightBy all accounts, January was a strong month for freight, and now we know one of the big reasons why. Manufacturing and trade inventories at the end of January were up 1% from December. That’s the largest month-to-month gain since another 1% increase in May 2011. The increases were particularly strong at the retail and wholesale level, which saw month-to-month gains of 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively.March 13, 2013BusinessFTR ‘cautiously optimistic’ about freight demandA recent uptick in freight volume likely will continue as most fundamental drivers look positive, says the head of a leading transportation forecasting firm. One thing that doesn’t look so strong despite considerable attention is the near-term adoption of natural gas as an alternative to diesel, says Eric Starks, president of FTR Associates. Speaking to […]March 11, 2013BusinessTrucking adds 5,600 jobs in FebruaryFor-hire trucking companies added 5,600 payroll jobs in February on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall economy added 236,000 nonfarm jobs — the most added in a month in a year, according to the latest estimates released March 8 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate dropped to 7.7% — the lowest since December 2008.March 8, 2013BusinessDiesel price drops 2.9 centsA brief but fairly sharp surge in diesel prices has ended. The national average retail diesel price decreased 2.9 cents to $4.13 a gallon during the week ended March 4, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices are 3.6 cents higher than the same week last year. Diesel prices fell […]March 4, 2013BusinessDiesel price ticks up, at highest point in yearsThe sharp run-up in diesel prices may be slowing as the national average retail diesel price increased just 0.2-cents to $4.159 a gallon during the week ended Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices are 10.8 cents higher than the same week last year, and this week’s price […]February 26, 2013BusinessDiesel rises 5.3 cents to $4.157The price of diesel has not been this high nationwide since mid-August 2008. The national average retail diesel price rose 5.3 cents to $4.157 a gallon during the week ended Feb. 18, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices, which are 19.7 cents higher than the same week last year, […]February 19, 2013BusinessTrucking economic outlook — Risk factors to watch for in 2013As part of CCJ’s ongoing “On Thin Ice?” series, Part 3 details what risk factors fleets should watch for in 2013.February 12, 2013Previous PagePage 5 of 85Next PageTop StoriesTest DrivesThe biggest and most power powerful 'green' engine I've ever drivenThe D17 is the largest and most powerful diesel engine Volvo's ever put in a truck.RegulationsHow to pass a roadside inspection: CVSA answers Roadcheck questionsCCJ InnovatorsChief Carriers uses financial incentive, gamifying safety scores and new job opportunities for safety initiativeCompaniesDaimler, union reach tentative deal to avoid strikeCompaniesUnion files unfair labor charges against Daimler Truck with strike looming