An index of U.S. manufacturing fell to a 26-year low in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
November 3, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Mullen鈥檚 Third-Quarter Income Slips
Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group Income Fund said Thursday its third-quarter profit slipped to C$36.2 million, from C$38 million a year ago, while earnings per unit held at 45 cents.
November 6, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Third-Quarter Productivity Rises 1.1%
Third-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 1.1% in the third quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.
November 6, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Services Index Slips Into Contraction
The U.S. economy鈥檚 service sector declined in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
November 5, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Letters to the Editor: LTL Reweighing; DOE鈥檚 Fuel Surveys; TWIC: Why Bother?; Limit Cars, Not Rigs; Goodbye, California
The letter writer who commented on less-than-truckload reweighing in the Oct. 13 issue of Transport Topics聽 has led a sheltered experience in the trucking industry.
November 5, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Expeditors鈥 3Q Income Improves
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its third-quarter net income rose 15% to $85.5 million, or 39 cents a share, from $74.3 million, or 34 cents, a year ago.
November 4, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelTechnologyEquipment
SCR Group Urges Strict Urea Guidelines
When heavy-duty engines with selective catalytic reduction technology start rolling in 2010, truckers refilling their trucks鈥 urea tanks will need to follow strict guidelines to protect the product鈥檚 purity to avoid damaging the aftertreatment system, urea experts said.
November 3, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
TransForce Reports Lower 3Q Income
Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its third-quarter net income slipped to C$26.5 million, or 31 cents per unit, from C$28.5 million, or 33 cents, a year ago.
November 3, 2008BusinessSafety
Intermodal Traffic Declines for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic declined last week compared with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
October 31, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
NTSB Adds EOBRs to 鈥楳ost Wanted鈥 List
The National Transportation Safety Board has added mandatory use of electronic onboard recorders to its annual list of 鈥渕ost wanted鈥 safety reforms.
October 31, 2008