Archive for December 4th, 2009

U.S. Worker Productivity Jumps to 8.1% Rate »

U.S. workers’ 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. More: continued here

Trucking Scams Deserve Attention of State Attorney General »

As 2009 winds down, Truth About Trucking will continue to push forward in 2010 by our continual exposing of scams, abuse and fraud within the over the road trucking industry.   As professional truck drivers, there still exists employee and constitutional rights and those trucking companies which continue to take advantage of drivers, students and trainees, [...]

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. More: continued here

Ancra appoints new Western Canadian regional sales manager »

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ancra International has appointed William Booth to be its Western Canadian regional sales… [Full Story] More: continued here

Dynamex Reports Lower 1Q Income »

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s 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. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

OTA challenges planned toll increase at public hearing »

LANSING, Mich. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was at a public hearing this week to voice its condem… [Full Story] More: continued here

UPS’s Davis Says Free Trade `Absolutely Works’ For All: Video »

Dec. 3 — Scott Davis, chief executive officer of United Parcel Service Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about the impact of free trade on job creation in the U.S. and Canada. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

Initial Jobless Claims Fall to One-Year Low »

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

Dogwood Crossing Travel Center now offers Transflo Express »

Pegasus TransTech announced that Dogwood Crossing … More: continued here