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Covenant Transportation Group Inc. said its third-quarter earnings per share will be triple what they were a year ago, excluding charges.

Diesel’s national average retail price will be $3.86 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering its most recent forecast by 2 cents.

MARSHALL, Mich. — Eaton Corp. unveiled a new automated transmission for Classes 6-7 medium-duty trucks that company officials said will boost fuel economy 8% to 10% over torque-converter automatics.

New trailer orders rose 36.7% in July from a year ago, the strongest July since 2006, ACT Research reported.

Diesel’s national average price fell for the eighth straight week, dipping 1.4 cents to $3.821 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Aug. 25.

Diesel will average $3.83 a gallon in the second half of this year, slightly lower than its current pump price, the Department of Energy said Aug. 12.

The national average price of retail diesel fuel dipped 1 cent to $3.843 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Aug. 11.

Class 8 truck orders surged 70% year-over-year to 29,900, the highest July on record, as trucking companies continued to shore up their fleets, ACT Research reported.

The average price of diesel fuel in the U.S. dipped a half-cent to $3.853 a gallon, its fifth consecutive decline, the Department of Energy reported Aug. 4.

Con-way Inc.’s second-quarter profit rose as its truckload, less-than-truckload and logistics operations all improved.