Avery ViseBusinessCCJ selects O&S Trucking as Innovator of the YearSpringfield, Mo.-based O&S Trucking’s efforts to carry the same amount of freight in nine loads that used to take 10 and to brand that offering to gain a competitive edge earned the trucking company the distinction as Commercial Carrier Journal’s 2010 Innovator of the Year. O&S Trucking executives received the award at the annual CCJ […]February 8, 2010BusinessTrucking employment rises in JanuaryThe trucking industry added 2,500 jobs in January, but the job loss in December turned out to be far more severe than preliminary estimates. Revised figures released Friday, Feb. 5, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics show that trucking lost nearly 13,000 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in December. The […]February 8, 2010BusinessKey manufacturing index surgesA key indicator of manufacturing activity in January reached its highest level since August 2004. The Institute of Supply Management’s PMI rose for the sixth straight month in January to 58.4 percent, 3.5 percentage points above the December level. A PMI above 50 percent means the manufacturing sector is expanding. “This month’s report provides significant […]February 1, 2010BusinessFMCSA bans texting by commercial driversThe Department of Transportation announced today, Jan. 26, that it has decided to use its existing regulatory authority to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The ban, adopted as regulatory guidance by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, was effective immediately and applies to texting on “handheld or other wireless electronic devices […]January 26, 2010BusinessTrucking loses more than 94,000 jobs in 2009Payroll employment among for-hire trucking companies dropped 7 percent – or 94,200 jobs – in 2009 to approximately 1.247 million workers, according to the latest figures released Friday, Jan. 8, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the month of December, payroll employment was down 0.3 percent from November. With the […]January 11, 2010BusinessA long road backTrucking’s slump is now in its fourth year, and a recovery is still not clearly in sight. If there’s a consensus, it’s that things will be at least a little better by the end of 2010 than they are now.January 2, 2010BusinessNavistar: Legal flaws doom SCR and NOx standardIn a brief filed in November in its ongoing litigation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, truck and engine maker Navistar argued that EPA violated federal law not only by allowing its competitors to use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) as their solution for achieving reductions in oxides of nitrogen (NOx) but also by continuing to […]January 1, 2010BusinessManufacturing sector continues to growThe manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy grew for the fourth consecutive month in November, although the growth was slower than in October, the Institute of Supply Management reported today, Dec. 1. ISM’s closely watched PMI stood at 53.6 percent in October – down from an index level of 55.7 in October. Despite the slower […]December 7, 2009BusinessEPA to decide if SCR guidance is bindingThe Environmental Protection Agency told a federal appeals court that it will reconsider its Feb. 18 guidance letter to truck and engine makers regarding selective catalytic reduction (SCR).In an Oct. 23 motion for a 60-day stay of Navistar’s lawsuit, EPA said itsreconsideration of the guidance “may resolve or otherwise moot some or all of the […]December 1, 2009BusinessFontaine debuts new line of fifth wheelsFontaine Fifth Wheel introduced the new Ultra family of fifth wheels that includes substantial design upgrades to existing products as well as new products aimed at equipment owners looking to shave weight or replace competitive products. • Ultra NS: The next generation of Fontaine’s premium fifth wheel with infinite automatic slack adjustment, the Ultra NS […]December 1, 2009Previous PagePage 22 of 85Next PageTop StoriesBusinessHow to sell a trucking company: Maximizing buyer interest requires reducing perceived risk, analysts sayBesides ensuring your financial books are in order, it’s important to build trust between buyer and seller.Driver coaching and scorecardingDrivers rank camera as top safety tech, as long as it faces outwardTest DrivesQuick spin: Pete's electric Model 579Recruiting & retentionTrucking's youth movement lagging, but no retirement in sight for most driversFeatured SponsorDownload the Heavy Duty Maintenance Checklist