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GRAPEVINE, Texas — Successful recruiters must communicate with truck-driver applicants in a fashion consistent with his or her preferred technology method, which is often different based on age.

Xata Corp. has unveiled a product called ComplianceConnect that allows fleet managers to add the compliance component of driver productivity software without paying extra costs.

Less than three months after announcing it would introduce a low-cost, in-cab electronic onboard recorder, Rand McNally Co. said it was rolling out the TND 760 Fleet Edition.

Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems and Takata Corp.’s U.S. subsidiary, TK Holdings, have signed a letter of intent to market and distribute two of Takata’s products in North America.

DeKalb County, Ga., has ordered 24 Freightliner compressed natural gas trucks, which it will use for sanitation and maintenance, said Freightliner, a division of Daimler Trucks North America.

Nextran Corp. has purchased Premier Truck Centers, with locations in Birmingham, Tuscumbia and Madison, Ala. Terms were not released.

Truck and auto components maker Eaton Corp. said Monday it posted record third-quarter earnings per share, up 37% from last year.

Volvo AB is planning investments in India and China to bolster its truck business and meet demand from those markets, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing a company executive.

Gasoline’s national average price climbed 5 cents in the past two weeks to an average $3.47 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said Monday its third-quarter profit jumped on higher sales.