1.   The container was commissioned on a contract hire agreement with David Robertson Haulage.

2.   Guinness has long been exported to the Caribbean and Latin America and is now supplied through licensed and contract brewing agreements and some direct exports.

3.   Ford says it has provided more than half of the Motability-registered cars currently used under contract hire agreements.

4.   AMR Corp. reached a contract agreement Friday with baggage handlers, who earlier voted down a six-year concessions package, a chief union official said.

5.   At the same time, the musicians turned down a proposal that would have made any benefits and wage increases from a contract agreement retroactive.

6.   A contract agreement could be forged by fall.

7.   A tentative contract agreement was reached with all three employee groups of the Machinists union last month.

8.   AirTran Airways and its pilots union are expected to announce a tentative contract agreement when the airline reports second quarter earnings today.

9.   AirTran pilots make substantially less than their counterparts at Delta, and the gap will grow if Delta pilots approve a new tentative contract agreement.