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Ryder's Profits Rise in 4Q • Weekly Jobless Claims Rise to 356,000 • Mineta: Veto Highway Bill If It Raises Taxes • Chicago's Budget Chief Resigns Over Trucking Contracts • And more...

U.S. worker productivity grew at a 2.7% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2003, well below the pace of the previous quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Fewer trucking companies failed during 2003, as the industry gained few new members and existing players did a better job of recouping high fuel costs and raising freight rates, according to market analysts.

Sales of knockoff and counterfeit parts are causing losses in the aftermarket industry and generating potential reliability problems for customers that buy them, said an industry report and manufacturing executives interviewed by Transport Topics.

Report: 'Fallen Angel' Also Sent Ricin to White House • ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Gets Big Boost in Bush's Budget • Study: Thousands of Fake Licenses Issued in 2003 • Radiation Detectors to Be Installed at Seaports, Borders

Orders placed with U.S. factories rose 1.1% in December, the third increase in four months, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Enforcement of new federal driver hours-of-service rules appeared to vary around the country as the first month of a 2-month educational period came to a close, according to carrier and enforcement officials.

One month after new federal driver work rules took effect, motor carriers and shippers are grappling with detention fees designed to offset the change’s productivity declines and keep driver pay scales on par with last year’s levels.

Dana Names Burns New CEO • ISM Services Index Rises to Record High • Pacer Reports Higher Profits • Rep. Tauzin to Retire • And more...

Senate Votes to Take Up Transportation Legislation • Job-Cut Announcements Total 117,000 in January • Quality Distribution to Restate Some Results • U.S. Xpress Reports Higher Profits • And more...