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New Jobless Claims Fall 21,000 for Week | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News

Initial jobless claims fell by 21,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The decline to 454,000 claims for the week ended Saturday was below economists’ forecasts of 460,000 new claims, Bloomberg reported.

The four-week moving average, a less volatile measure, declined to 466,000, from 467,250 the previous week.
Continuing claims for the previous week ended June 26 fell by 224,000 to 4.413 million, the lowest level since November 2008.

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FHWA Launches Congestion-Tracking Tool

Article Summary

  • FHA is monitoring congestion points on roads
  • Freight Performance Measurement Tool will help truckers and government
Key quote from article

"FPMweb, uses truck speeds from satellite data to measure congestion along significant freight routes."

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Heavy-duty truck net orders continue to strengthen

Article Summary:

  • 91% percent increase in orders for trucks from last year at this time
  • Both medium and heavy duty truck segments are showing strong signs of recovery



Key quote from article:


“From top to bottom, April was a healthy month for the Class 8 segment, at least in relative terms,” says Kenny Vieth, partner and senior analyst with ACT. 

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