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XRS Corp. said Monday it has appointed Brendan Reidy its president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.

Ryder System said Eagle Distributing in Louisiana signed a deal to lease 23 compressed natural gas tractors.

Engine maker Cummins Inc. and component manufacturer Eaton Corp. unveiled a new powertrain package for the North American heavy-duty truck market that they said will boost fuel economy by 3% to 6%.

Diesel and gasoline both fell for a second straight week, with diesel dropping 4.2 cents to $4.088 a gallon and gas down 4.9 cents to $3.71, the Department of Energy reported.

President Obama has nominated Gina McCarthy, an expert on clean air regulations and no stranger to the trucking industry, to head the Environmental Protection Agency.

Building roads with harder surfaces could save more than $15 billion in annual fuel costs in the United States, according to a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sales of used Class 8 vehicles slipped 3.1% in January from the same month last year as limited inventories and economic concerns put a damper on purchases, ACT Research reported.

Navistar International Corp. announced last week it narrowed its loss during its first fiscal quarter and has chosen Troy Clarke, its current president and chief operating officer, to take over as CEO on April 15.

LAS VEGAS — Simultaneous improvement in freight demand and a sharp shrinkage in driver candidates is squeezing truck capacity and ratcheting up pressure to raise rates now, ahead of expected productivity losses from upcoming hours-of-service rule changes, according to several fleet executives.