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Intermodal Traffic Declines for Week

U.S. intermodal rail traffic fell 6.4% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.

December 4, 2009
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Cummins Cutting 400 Jobs at Truck Engine Plant

Cummins Inc. plans to temporarily cut about 400 jobs at a plant in western New York state starting in January because of expected lower demand for the heavy-duty engines produced there, Bloomberg reported.

December 3, 2009
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ISM Services Index Contracts

The U.S. economy鈥檚 service sector contracted last month, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.

December 3, 2009
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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, 2009
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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, 2009
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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, 2009
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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, 2009
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Initial Jobless Claims Fall to One-Year Low

Initial jobless claims fell to their lowest level in a year, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

December 3, 2009
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Dynamex Reports Lower 1Q Income

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.鈥檚 fiscal first-quarter profit fell slightly to $3.03 million, or 31 cents a share, from $3.05 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.

December 2, 2009
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Economy, Transport Activity Show Modest Increases, Fed Says

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, 2009