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Chrysler LLC, the U.S. automobile manufacturing unit of Daimlerchrysler, has appointed Jeff Nardelli as its chief executive officer, Bloomberg News reported Monday.

Fleet management services firm Telargo Inc. said Monday it will provide telematics systems for vehicle leasing company LeasePlan USA, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Hub International Transportation Insurance Services has acquired two San Antonio-based insurance brokers that provide coverage to the trucking industry, the company said Monday.

Ceva Logistics, which last Thursday completed its acquisition of Houston-based EGL Inc., said John Pattullo has joined the company as its new chief executive officer.

Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said Monday its net income rose to $17.6 million or 28 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $21 million or 34 cents a share a year ago.

Just weeks after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson said he would delay ruling on California’s nearly 2-year-old request for approval to limit vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases until the end of the year, a Senate committee passed a bill directing him to decide by October.

30Truck manufacturer Kenworth Truck Co., Kirkland, Wash., on Monday announced it had delivered its first hybrid-electric truck to a U.S. customer.

Trailer Bridge Inc. said Monday it lost $1.9 million or 16 cents a share in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $9 million or 76 cents a year ago.

Refrigerated truckload carrier Frozen Food Express Industries said it lost $661,000 or 4 cents a share in the second-quarter, compared with a net income of $2.1 million or 10 cents a share a year earlier.