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Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 1.8%, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Wright Express, which provides payment processing and information management services to the trucking industry, reported Tuesday it earned $18.3 million, or 45 cents a share in the second quarter, compared with $9.9 million or 24 cents in 2006.

About 425 drivers and dock workers at USF Reddaway, a unit of less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide, have ratified a new labor contract with the Teamsters, the union said Tuesday.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s second-quarter profit rose 16% to $65.5 million or 30 cents a share, from $56.3 million or 25 cents a year ago.

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington’s second-quarter profit rose 16% to $65.5 million or 30 cents a share, from $56.3 million or 25 cents a year ago.

General Motors Corp. on Tuesday closed the sale of its Allison Transmission commercial and military business to buyout firms Carlyle Group and Onex Corp., Bloomberg News reported.

Chrysler LLC, the U.S. automobile manufacturing unit of Daimlerchrysler, has appointed Jeff Nardelli as its chief executive officer, Bloomberg News reported Monday.

Fleet management services firm Telargo Inc. said Monday it will provide telematics systems for vehicle leasing company LeasePlan USA, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Hub International Transportation Insurance Services has acquired two San Antonio-based insurance brokers that provide coverage to the trucking industry, the company said Monday.