Avery Vise (CCJ)BusinessTrucking adds 3,600 jobs in OctoberFor-hire trucking companies added 3,600 payroll jobs in October on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall U.S. economy added 171,000 nonfarm jobs, according to preliminary estimates. Also, BLS revised upward by 84,000 the number of jobs added in September. The national unemployment rate in October was 7.9% — a tenth of a point higher than in September.November 2, 2012BusinessDiesel price drop largest in nearly four yearsThe national average retail diesel price fell by 8.6 cents to $4.03 during the week ended Oct. 29.October 29, 2012BusinessAverage diesel price falls 3.4 centsThe national average retail diesel price dropped 3.4 cents to $4.116 a gallon during the week ended Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The latest weekly price is 29.1 cents above the same week last year. The average diesel price fell in all regions except New England, which might […]October 23, 2012BusinessDiesel price jumps to $4.15The national average retail diesel price increased 5.6 cents to $4.15 a gallon during the week ended Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The latest weekly price is 34.9 cents above the same week last year.October 15, 2012BusinessTrucking adds 700 jobs in SeptemberFor-hire trucking companies added 700 payroll jobs in September on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall U.S. economy added 114,000 nonfarm jobs, according to the latest estimates released Friday, Oct. 5, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, the unemployment rate in September was 7.8% — the lowest level since December 2008, according to BLS figures.October 5, 2012BusinessTrucking adds 1,400 jobs in AugustFor-hire trucking companies added 1,400 payroll jobs in August as the overall U.S. economy added 96,000 nonfarm jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s the weakest month-to-month growth in trucking since April, although BLS had revised July figures upward by 3,700 before calculating the August change. Trucking employment is up by 117 jobs, or 9.5%, from the bottom in March 2010, but it remains 101,900 jobs, or 7.0%, below the peak in January 2007.September 7, 2012BusinessU.S. diesel price above $4 for first time in 3 monthsThe national average retail diesel price rose 6.1 cents to $4.026 a gallon during the week ended Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. It was the seventh straight increase for diesel prices, which are now above $4 on average nationwide for the first time since mid-May. The average price is 21.6 cents a gallon above the same week last year.August 20, 2012BusinessDiesel price jumps 11.5 cents to $3.965A major oil refinery fire last week in California appears to be one of the big factors behind a sharp rise in regional and national diesel prices during the week ended Monday, Aug. 13.August 13, 2012BusinessTrucking adds 3,100 jobs in JulyFor-hire trucking companies added 3,100 payroll jobs in July as the overall U.S. economy added a net of 163,000 nonfarm jobs, according to the latest estimates released Aug. 3 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Payroll employment in trucking was up 0.23% over May and 3.3% over July 2011. Employment is up by 112,200 jobs, or 9.1%, from the bottom in March 2010, but it remains 107,000 jobs, or 7.4%, below the peak in January 2007.August 3, 2012BusinessTrucking adds 2,000 jobs in JuneFor-hire carriers added 2,000 payroll jobs in June, but that was coupled with a 2,600-job downward revision in initial May figures, according to the latest estimates released Friday, July 6, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Payroll employment in trucking was up 0.15 percent over May and 3.1 percent over June 2011. Employment is up by 108,500 jobs, or 8.8 percent, from the bottom in March 2010, but it remains 110,700 jobs, or 7.6 percent, below the peak in January 2007.July 6, 2012Previous PagePage 8 of 85Next PageTop StoriesFreight demandProposed rail merger would slash 2.1 billion long-distance truck miles from the highway annually, report findsA massive freight rail merger aims to eliminate cross-country handoffs, reduce millions of long-haul truck-miles, and deliver billions in logistics savings to shippers and consumers.Mergers & AcquisitionsPS Logistics expands flatbed footprint with Roane Transportation acquisitionIndustryDemocratic sweep of Congress sets up high-stakes battle over trucking regulationsAsset tracking & managementVisibility gives trucking a competitive advantage over railCCJ InnovatorsLoad One drives efficiency in time-critical freight with in-house AI control tower
