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An index of leading economic indicators improved in July, the New York-based Conference Board said Monday.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Truck drivetrain manufacturer Eaton Corp. said its electric-diesel hybrid system for medium-duty trucks is now in commercial production and that it would produce heavy-duty hybrids in a few years.

The Department of ������ýland Security, the lead U.S. agency for fighting cyber threats, suffered more than 800 hacker break-ins, virus outbreaks and other computer security problems over two years, senior officials acknowledged to Congress, the Associated Press reported.

Less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide said Monday it named Stephen Bruffett its chief financial officer, replacing Don Barger, who is retiring, effective Sept. 1.

Severe thunderstorms that dropped up to a foot of rain in the upper Midwest over the weekend washed out roads and bridges and killed five people stranded in their cars in Minnesota, the Associated Press reported.

The most common way of delivering data from truck telematics involves the system vendor storing, and probably massaging, the information, which the customer accesses through a secure Web site.

The California Air Resources Board has approved more use of ethanol as part of several changes to its reformulated gasoline regulations.

Wireless laptop users in Philadelphia are finding more “hot spots” throughout the city, as a planned expansion of the municipal Wi-Fi network proceeds, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. retail Class 8 truck sales continued to slide in July, falling more than 54% from the same month last year, according to the latest survey by Ward’s Communications.