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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 2.1% for the 12 months ending November 2019, a larger rise than the 1.8% increase for the period ending October. The index for...

Premium heavy-duty trailer manufacturer Kalyn Siebert has announced a new partnership with Purpose Wrecker, a provider of top-quality tow trucks, carriers and heavy-duty wreckers f...

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for October, at -1.04, reflected improved conditions although still in negative territory. Freight demand was the principal factor driving ...

Eager to add to its growing team, Minimizer has hired Debra Lundell, PHR, SHRM-CP, as its new Director of Human Resources. “I’ve always been attracted to thriving companies tha...

In the week ending Nov. 30, 2019 unemployment claims were 203,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 213,000. The four-week moving average was ...

Background On Oct. 25, 2016, the U.S. EPA (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized a regulation that established federal greenhouse gas (GHG...

FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 orders for November at a disappointing 17,300 units, down 21% from October. This is the lowest November total since 2015 and 39% low...

In October 2019, 15 states had unemployment rates that were lower than the U.S. rate of 3.6 percent. Vermont had the lowest unemployment rate in October 2019, 2.2 percent. North Da...

Country Supply, Inc. located in Manteno, IL, has received the prestigious National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Counc...