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Equipment-leasing and fleet-management firms said they are seeing a rise in demand for truck rentals as customers seek to replace aging vehicles and test new technology in response to improving business conditions.

Navistar Inc.’s International Trucks has introduced a lease program that includes back-to-back three-year leases with fixed payments over the six years.

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association has asked federal regulators to postpone the elimination of “registrant-only” Department of Transportation numbers that are given to the owners of commercial vehicles who are not motor carriers.