P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2016
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Talent matters, especially in trucking. But it’ll stay hard to find and keep.
One of the many definitions of the word “talent” is “a special often athletic, creative or artistic aptitude.” And that fits perfectly with the needs of the trucking industry, for the skills required to safety pilot big rigs on our roadways – much less what's needed to keep them up and running day in and day out – can certainly labeled “talents.”
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Diesel down for fourth week
Diesel prices have fallen, slightly, for the fourth week in a row but continue to run well above $2.50 in much of the country.
The average U.S. retail pump price for diesel dipped 0.4 cents in the Feb. 6 report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to $2.558 per gallon. That's 55 cents higher than this time last year.
Prices slipped in every region except for the West Coast, where California saw a 1.7-cent gain to $2.944, the highest price in the lower 48 states.
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