YRC Worldwide said it has amended a $950 million credit agreement with lenders, a move that sent its stock higher in after-hours trading, the Associated Press reported.
September 1, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Services Index Improves in August
The economy’s service sector showed improved activity in August, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
September 3, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Second-Quarter Productivity Jumps 6.6%
U.S. workers’ productivity rose in the second at an annual rate of 6.4%, higher than previously reported, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
September 2, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Shows Manufacturing Expansion
U.S. manufacturing showed expansion in August for the first time in more than a year and half, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
September 1, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Plunges 31.5% in June
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 31.5% in June from a year earlier, though rose from May, the Department of Transportation said Monday.
August 31, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago improved in August, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Monday.
August 31, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Calif. County to Get $10 Million for AltFuel Project
San Bernadino County’s transportation agency will get nearly $10 million in federal stimulus funds for a clean-energy truck project, the San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun newspaper reported Sunday.
August 31, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Canadian Inspector Wins Top Award His First Time
PITTSBURGH — Alex Bugeya of Ontario, Canada, became a competitor for the first time this year and earned the right to represent his province at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s North American Inspectors Championship here.
August 31, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Study Finds Anti-Idling Equipment Can Cut Idle Time Up to 78%
A new study by the American Transportation Research Institute found that anti-idling equipment can trim idling time by as much as 78%.
August 31, 2009EditorialBusinessSafety
The Real Story
When trucks and truck drivers are mentioned in the general media, they seem almost invariably to be put in a bad light.
August 31, 2009