TTNews.com http://www.ttnews.com Trucking News Throughout the Day. Dynamex's 2Q Income Falls Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter profit fell slightly to $2.22 million, or 23 cents a share, from $2.3 million, or 24 cents, a year ago. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23897 By Transport Topics - Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT Fourth-Quarter Productivity Revised Upward Worker productivity jumped 6.9% in the fourth quarter, capping the largest one-year gain since 2002, the Labor Department said Thursday. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23895 By Transport Topics - Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:45:00 GMT Jobless Claims Drop for Week Initial jobless claims fell by 29,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23896 By Transport Topics - Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:40:00 GMT Fed Notes Modest Improvement in Transport Activity The U.S. economy improved in nine of the Federal Reserve's 12 districts early this year, with transportation levels improving modestly, the Fed said Wednesday. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23894 By Transport Topics - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT NAFTA Surface Trade Increases in December Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico grew in December from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23893 By Transport Topics - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT Obama Signs Measure Restoring Transportation Funds President Obama signed a bill reinstating transportation funding and ending a two-day furlough of 2,000 U.S. Department of Transportation employees. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23888 By Transport Topics - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT New Ambassador Bridge Span Rejected The U.S. Coast Guard has rejected plans for a second Ambassador Bridge span connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, the Detroit News reported. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23892 By Transport Topics - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT ISM Services Index Improves The U.S. economy's service sector improved in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23891 By Transport Topics - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:15:00 GMT ISM Manufacturing Index Expands for Seventh Month U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for a seventh straight month in February, the Institute for Supply Management said. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23890 By Transport Topics - Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:10:00 GMT States Scrambling Following Transport Funding Shutdown ARLINGTON, Va. - State transportation officials said the sudden shutdown of the federal highway program is putting them at risk of abandoning projects and cutting safety programs unless Congress reaches a deal to extend the now-lapsed reauthorization. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23887 - Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:30:00 GMT Construction Spending Drops 0.6% Construction spending fell 0.6% in January, the Commerce Department reported. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=23889 By Transport Topics - Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:30:00 GMT