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Two sets of numbers in the monthly BLS report show a decline in seasonally adjusted numbers, but an increase in the less widely watched not-seasonally adjusted figures suggest more hires.
May 28, 2021
Trucking employment began bouncing back soon after the spring 2020 pandemic-related economic setbacks. Federal data indicate that women have accounted for a disproportionate amount of those new jobs.Getty ImagesTaking a cue from the TV game show “Jeopardy,” here’s the answer first: Very possibly through the end of the year, but don’t bet the farm on it.
And the winning question – part of the title of a Convoy webinar this week – “Freight Market Update: How long can trucking’s endless summer last?
It was presented by Aaron Terrazas, economist for Convoy, a digital freight network for shippers and carriers. He also showed government figures indicating that women have been much more eager than men to party through the extended good times of strong freight demand and rising driver pay.
Mar 17, 2021
New leadership in Washington, D.C., means that private sector initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of America’s supply chains suddenly have new, powerful advocates at the highest levels of government. The American public largely supports more proactive measures to reduce the effects of climate change, but in pursuing a more sustainable vision of the future we must make sure that we do not trade one market dysfunction for another.
Despite some notable (though still very, very modest) advances, long-haul trucking runs almost exclusively on diesel. The U.S. domestic trucking industry emitted an estimated 425 million metric tons of carbon in 2020, about 6 percent of the country’s total emissions and roughly on par with the total carbon emissions of a mid-sized country like Australia or Turkey. The average fuel economy of the heavy trucks that criss-cross our highways has barely budged over the past four decades, while there s been substantial progress