Fourth-Quarter Productivity Falls
Fourth-quarter U.S. worker productivity fell at a 0.4% annual rate, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 5, 2009Daimler Dedicates Freightliner Plant in Mexico
SALTILLO, Mexico — Daimler Trucks dedicated its $300 million Freightliner plant here Feb. 27, as Mexican President Felipe Calderon joined company officials to formally launch the 1.3 million-square-foot facility.
March 4, 2009Oil Rises Past $45 a Barrel
Oil jumped almost $4 Wednesday to more than $45 a barrel, on signs that OPEC may reduce its output and China may take steps to improve its economic output, Bloomberg reported.
March 4, 2009ISM Services Index Continues Contraction
The U.S. economy’s service sector contracted in February, at a faster pace than the previous month, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
March 4, 2009U.S. Auto Sales Fall to 27-Year Low
February U.S. automobile sales fell to the lowest rate in more than 27 years, led by a 53% plunge for General Motors Corp., Bloomberg reported.
March 4, 2009Letters: APU Market Slump, Fuel Prices, Execs vs. Dealers, E-Logs, Outrageous Terms
Your story on the demise of RigMaster comes as no surprise in a sector of the truck market that has seen a drastic downturn of new business, mostly exacerbated by tightening of credit markets (2-9, p. 4).
March 3, 2009December NAFTA Surface Trade Plunges 13.1%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 13.1% in December from a year earlier, to $52.9 billion, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
March 3, 2009ISM Factory Index Shows Slight Increase
U.S. manufacturing activity showed a slight increase in January but still showed contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said.
March 3, 2009Medallion Logistics Is Created to Offer Trucking, Brokerage
Gary Weilheimer and Tom Tranovich, who have more than 40 years combined transportation experience, said they are opening linked non-asset-based businesses to serve the logistics industry.
March 3, 2009Construction Spending Falls 3.3%
Construction spending fell 3.3% in January, the Commerce Department said Monday.
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