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A Federal Highway Administration interim report on leaks in Boston’s Central Artery Tunnel project concludes that the project is structurally sound but recommends that work continue with inspections and repairs.

American Trucking Associations said its Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference has reached consensus with other groups on intermodal equipment standards, known as roadability.

UPS Inc. said Tuesday it has begun accepting returned packages at its 40,000 drop box locations, making it easier to send back online purchases.

Crude oil prices fell Tuesday following Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's comments that the current oil-market "frenzy" may soon moderate, Bloomberg reported.

Chris Patterson will replace Rainer Schmueckle as chief executive officer of Freightliner, parent company DaimlerChrysler said in a statement Saturday.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rival independent heavy-duty engine makers Caterpillar Inc. and Cummins Inc. said last week they would continue to win sales, despite plans by some truck makers to increasingly use their own engines.

Volvo Trucks North America said Saturday that its employees represented by the United Auto Workers ratified new three-year labor agreements covering about 2,800 UAW members at its New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Va.

The Engine Manufacturers Association said it filed a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board, seeking to overturn the agency’s requirement that engine manufacturers upgrade emission-reduction software on many trucks operating in the state.

The New York Thruway Authority plans to begin public hearings Monday on a proposal to raise fees on the nation's longest toll road for the first time in 17 years, the Associated Press reported.