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BusinessSafety

Intermodal Falls 15.4% for Week

Rail and intermodal traffic both fell last week compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

April 3, 2009
Business

Navistar Protests Military Truck-Ordering Plan

Navistar International Corp. has protested to U.S. government officials about the method the Pentagon is using to select providers of mine-resistant all-terrain vehicles to be used by U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

April 2, 2009
Business

Saia Sets New Pay Cuts

Saia Inc. said Thursday it will take new cost-cutting measures to cope with the slow economy and reduced tonnage, including trimming its executives’ pay by 10% and its hourly, linehaul and salaried employees’ pay by 5%.

April 2, 2009
BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics

Con-way, TNT Start New Europe-to-U.S. Service

Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight will take over the final leg of express shipments from Europe under a new partnership with Dutch transportation and logistics firm TNT.

April 2, 2009
Business

Jobless Claims Rise; Continuing Claims Reach Record

Initial jobless claims rose by 12,000 last week and continuing claims reached a new record, the Labor Department said Thursday.

April 2, 2009
Business

Jury Backs FedEx in Wash. Overtime Case

FedEx Corp. did not illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who said the company wrongly called them entrepreneurs, a Seattle jury decided late Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.

April 1, 2009
BusinessLogistics

Pa. Trucking Company Cutting Driver Pay 8.9%

Ward Transport and Logistics Corp. is cutting the pay of its drivers and hourly workers by 8.9%, Pennsylvania television station WTAJ reported on its Web site Tuesday.

April 1, 2009
BusinessSafetyGovernment

ISM Manufacturing Index Improves, but Still Shows Contraction

Manufacturing in the U.S. improved in March but showed contraction for a 14th straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

April 1, 2009
GovernmentBusiness

Construction Spending Decline Slows

Construction spending fell 0.9% in February, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

April 1, 2009
BusinessGovernmentFuel

House Democrats Introduce Greenhouse Gas Bill

Democratic lawmakers announced legislation Tuesday that they say would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one fifth, reduce dependence on foreign oil and create energy-related jobs, the Associated Press reported.

April 1, 2009