The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point in October to 4.1%, the lowest level since December 2000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics
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The 18 Former Employees Charged in the Pilot Flying J Federal Investigation
Eighteen former employees have been charged in the federal investigation of Pilot Flying J, the family business of Jimmy Haslam. Fourteen have pleaded guilty but have not been sentenced.
DHL Supply Chain, ExxonMobil Partner on New Texas Logistics Center
DHL Supply Chain cut the ribbon, along with ExxonMobil Global Services, on a 160,000-square-foot center in Baytown, Texas, that will serve as a regional distribution center for the maintenance, repair and operations for six refineries and chemical plan…
Strick Adds Production Line for Custom Trailers
Strick Trailers announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Monroe, Ind., adding a 44,000-square-foot production line dedicated to its custom trailer business.
John Verble, the Informant Who Helped Sack Jimmy Haslam’s Family Business, Pilot Flying J
For more than a year, the informant met secretly with FBI agents. He repeatedly slid into a dark sedan with tinted windows, sharing a narrative that would rock the family business of Cleveland Browns’ owner Jimmy Haslam.
Jurors in Pilot Flying J Criminal Trial to Hear How Sales Team Veered Into Corruption
Jurors in a Chattanooga courtroom will be going inside what the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer concedes was a corrupt sales division where fraud was taught and celebrated.
Crowley Maritime to Offer Central America to North Carolina Service
Crowley Maritime Corp., having recently made news for its Jacksonville-to-Puerto Rico less-than-containerload service, will begin two new weekly routes between Central America and Wilmington, N.C., beginning Nov. 21 and Nov. 22.
Fontaine Offers Lightweight Steel Fifth Wheel
Fontaine Fifth Wheel now offers the Fontaine 6NWB, the lightest steel fifth wheel assembly in the industry, according to the company.
NTI: Truck driver pay poised to spike
An aging and shrinking labor pool coupled with rising demand for capacity is going to force fleets to push up pay, bonuses, and other benefits in order to recruit and retain enough drivers.
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