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BusinessEquipment

Peterbilt’s Denton head count up 1,000 since start of 2026

The expansion comes as 2026 truck orders through September ran 95% above 2025 levels and Paccar shifted additional production to Denton.

October 16, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

U.S. job market rebounds with 162,000 new jobs

Labor Department revisions added 55,000 to June and July payrolls. Employers created 21,000 jobs in July; the Labor Department had originally reported that they’d cut 23,000.

September 4, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

U.S. hiring slows sharply in June

Nonfarm payrolls increased 57,000 last month after downward revisions to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released July 2.

July 2, 2026
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Valenzuela Earns 2025 Top Recruiting Professional Award

Tommy Valenzuela, director of recruiting at Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport, was named the 2025 Transport Topics Recruiting Professional of the Year.

February 27, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

Sluggish Hiring Closes Out Frustrating Year for Job Seekers

Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Department said Jan. 9. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.4%.

January 9, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

Lack of Jobs Data Muddies View of Hiring, Economy

It’s the first time since a government shutdown in 2013 that the jobs report has been delayed.

October 3, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Truck Driver Recruitment and Retention Face Q2 Headwinds

The Q2 2025 Driver Recruiting and Retention Data Download report found that the pool of truck drivers declined in the second quarter even as the number of job postings grew.

August 14, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Hiring Slows, but Solid 139,000 Jobs Added in May

U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

June 6, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Hiring Cools to Slowest Pace in Two Years, ADP Data Shows

Hiring decelerated to the slowest pace in two years as sectors including transportation shed jobs, pointing to a weakened demand for workers.

June 4, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US Employers Added Just 114,000 Jobs in July

WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring decelerated sharply last month in the face of high interest rates as employers added an unexpectedly weak 114,000 jobs.

August 2, 2024

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