Avery ViseBusinessTrucking employment bucks trend, falls in MayThough payroll employment in the for-hire trucking industry has been mostly steadily been increasing, May bucked the trend, shedding 700 trucking jobs.June 7, 2013BusinessTrucking employment continues years-long gainsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that for-hire trucking companies added 5,000 payroll jobs in the month, pushing the total number of trucking payroll employment to 1.375 million jobs.February 1, 2013BusinessDiesel price spikes 5.6 cents 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.October 11, 2012BusinessDiesel tops $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.August 21, 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.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.July 9, 2012BusinessAverage diesel price falls 5.2 centsThe national average retail diesel price fell 5.2 cents to $3.729 a gallon during the week ended June 11.June 18, 2012BusinessDiesel drops 6.5 cents, lowest in 8 monthsThe national average retail diesel price fell 6.5 cents to $3.781 a gallon during the week ended June 11. The average price is 17.3 cents below the same week last year.June 12, 2012BusinessDiesel price falls 5.9 cents to $3.897The national average diesel dropped 5.9 cents to $3.987 a gallon during the week ended May 28. That’s 5.1 cents below the same week last year.May 29, 2012Page 1 of 7Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsParking, predatory truck leasing, ELD certification: Highway bill advancesA marathon markup session concluded last night in the wee hours with the House transportation committee advancing the BUILD America 250 Act highway bill to the full House. Peek into a bevy of trucking provisions here.Custom Rigs'Time capsule': Pristine zero-miles 2002 Peterbilt 379 gliderOverdrive ExtraTrucking brotherhood ain't dead yet: Breakdown, $360K cargo theft brings out the bestBusinessOwner-ops respond to broker group's freakout over SCOTUS decisionBusinessRoadcheck spurs spot rates to new highs
