The U.S. economy improved modestly from October through mid-November as consumer spending rose in most areas and transportation activity showed some signs of improvement, the Federal Reserve said.
December 2, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Services Index Contracts
The U.S. economy鈥檚 service sector contracted last month, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
December 3, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Former ATA Chair Shorty Whittington Attends White House 鈥楯obs Summit鈥
American Trucking Associations Immediate Past Chairman Charles 鈥淪horty鈥 Whittington is attending the White House鈥檚 economic forum Thursday, which is being billed as a 鈥渏obs summit.鈥
December 3, 2009BusinessFuelGovernment
UTi Worldwide鈥檚 3Q Profit Falls
Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide reported a decline in net income and revenue for its fiscal third quarter.
December 3, 2009BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Five-Day Teamsters Strike at CN Ends
A five-day strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference against Canadian National Railway ended Wednesday as negotiations resumed between the parties.
December 3, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafety
U.S. Worker Productivity Jumps to 8.1% Rate
U.S. workers鈥 productivity surged in the third quarter to an annual rate of 8.1%, increasing at the fastest in six years, the Labor Department said Thursday.
December 3, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentEquipment
Navistar Sets Venture to Build Electric Trucks
Navistar International Corp. said Wednesday that one of its affiliates will create a joint venture with U.K.-based Modec Ltd. to build Class 2 and 3 all-electric commercial trucks in the United States for sale to North, Central and South American markets.
December 2, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Bill Calls for Study of Cargo Tank Rollovers
A provision in the hazmat safety bill pending passage by the full House instructs the Department of Transportation to issue a report summarizing the agency鈥檚 research and its efforts to address the growing problem of cargo tank truck rollovers.
December 1, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Colo., N.C. Set Text-While-Driving Bans
Colorado and North Carolina have joined what is now nearly two dozen states banning texting while driving.
December 1, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Declines in September
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 20.2% in September from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
December 1, 2009