Avery ViseBusinessTrucking adds 3,600 jobs in NovemberThe for-hire trucking industry added 3,600 new payroll employees in November, according to preliminary numbers released Friday, Dec. 2, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS, however, revised downward its preliminary figures for October by 600 jobs. Compared to November 2010, trucking employment is up by 33,800 jobs, or 2.7 percent. Payroll employment is up […]December 2, 2011BusinessDiesel price tops $4 for first time since MayAlthough the price of a gallon of on-highway diesel rose just 2.3 cents during the week ended Monday, Nov. 21, the U.S. average diesel price crossed a notable threshold by exceeding $4 a gallon for the first time since mid-May, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. That […]November 21, 2011BusinessU.S. average diesel price jumps 6.7 centsThe U.S. average price of a gallon of diesel increased for the third straight week, rising 6.7 cents to $3.892 during the week ended Monday, Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. That price is 82.5 cents higher than the same week last year. Prices rose in every region, led […]October 31, 2011BusinessU.S. average diesel price rises 2.4 centsThe U.S. average price of a gallon of diesel increased for the second straight week, rising 2.4 cents to $3.825 during the week ended Monday, Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. That price is 75.8 cents higher than the same week last year. Prices rose in every region, led […]October 24, 2011BusinessSenate measure seeks to block hours ruleSen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) is proposing to add language to the transportation appropriations bill (H.R. 2112) that would block the planned changes to truck driver hours-of-service regulations. The measure, Senate Amendment 754, states that “none of the funds made available under this heading may be used to finalize, enforce, or implement the hours-of-service regulations proposed […]October 19, 2011BusinessATA, TCA jointly call for increased truck productivityOver the past several days, two leading trucking groups have compromised on their previously differing policies on truck weight in an effort to establish that the trucking industry is unified on the need to improve truck productivity. The American Trucking Associations board of directors on Tuesday, Oct. 18, voted to expand ATA’s policy on truck […]October 18, 2011BusinessU.S. average diesel price drops 2.8 centsThe U.S. average price of a gallon of diesel fuel saw its fifth straight drop during the week ended Monday, Oct. 10, falling 2.8 cents to $3.721, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. That price is 65.5 cents higher than the same week last year. At this point last year, diesel […]October 11, 2011BusinessTrucking adds 2,600 jobs in SeptemberThe trucking industry hired 2,600 new payroll employees in September, according to preliminary numbers released Friday, Oct. 7, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS also revised downward its employment estimates for trucking during July and August by a total of 800 jobs. Compared to September 2010, trucking employment is up by 42,200, or 3.4 […]October 7, 2011BusinessU.S. average diesel price falls 3.7 cents to $3.749The U.S. average price of a gallon of diesel fuel dropped for the fourth straight week during the week ended Monday, Oct. 3, retreating 3.7 cents to $3.749, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. That price is 74.9 cents higher than the same week last year. Prices fell in every region, […]October 3, 2011BusinessU.S. average diesel price falls 4.7 centsThe U.S. average price of a gallon of diesel fuel retreated for the third straight week during the week ended Monday, Sept. 26, falling 4.7 cents to $3.786, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. That price is 83.5 cents higher than the same week last year. Prices fell in every region. […]September 26, 2011Previous PagePage 12 of 85Next PageTop StoriesDriver coaching and scorecardingDrivers rank camera as top safety tech, as long as it faces outwardTruck drivers ranked a camera, depending on which way it faces, as having a good and bad influence on driver safety.Test DrivesQuick spin: Pete's electric Model 579Recruiting & retentionTrucking's youth movement lagging, but no retirement in sight for most driversTechnologyTransportation a top 10 target of cyberattackers, cases nearly triple last yearFeatured SponsorDownload the Heavy Duty Maintenance Checklist