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Payrolls Rise by 97,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.5%
U.S. payrolls rose by 97,000 in February and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.5% from 4.6% the previous month, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 9, 2007Dynamex Reports Higher Second-Quarter Profit
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said its fiscal second-quarter net income rose to $3.7 million or 35 cents a share, from $2.7 million or 24 cents a year earlier.
March 9, 2007Class 8 Fleet Size Grows 5.2% in 2006 as Carriers Stock Up
The number of heavy-duty trucks in use in the United States increased 5.2% to 3.51 million Class 8 commercial vehicles last year, as fleet owners stocked up on new trucks and kept more old vehicles in service, market research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said.
Sirva CEO Leaving Company for Position with Coca-Cola
Moving company Sirva Inc. said Friday that Chief Executive Officer Brian Kelley is leaving the company to take a position at Coca-Cola North America.
March 9, 2007DOT Issues Daylight-Saving Time Reminder
The Department of Transportation issued a reminder that starting in 2007, daylight-saving time will begin three weeks earlier, starting this weekend.
March 9, 2007Cummins Sets Two-for-One Stock Split
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Thursday that its board declared a two-for-one split of the company鈥檚 stock, to be payable on April 9 to shareholders of record as of March 26.
March 8, 2007DHL to Focus on Boosting Overseas Shipments From U.S.
DHL Worldwide Express plans to focus on expanding overseas shipments from the United States after investing in a domestic package delivery network, Bloomberg reported.
March 8, 2007ATA Pushes for Flexibility in HOS Sleeper-Berth Provisions
Truck drivers need greater flexibility within federal driver work and rest rules to allow them to select sleep times and duration based on individual need, according to a study released jointly by American Trucking Associations and a sleep research firm.
March 8, 2007Fed 鈥楤eige Book鈥 Cites Mixed Picture of Trucking
Federal Reserve districts reported some regional slowdowns in trucking in the first few months this year, the Fed said Wednesday in its latest 鈥渂eige book鈥 survey of economic conditions.
March 8, 2007Initial Jobless Claims Fall by 10,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 last week, following the previous week鈥檚 gain to a 14-month high, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 8, 2007