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NEW YORK — YRC Worldwide Inc. has received relief from lenders who waived an earnings target for the second quarter, and company head William Zollars said the less-than-truckload carrier’s performance is improving because of several cost-cutting moves, including potential pension-payment relief from the Teamsters union.

NEW YORK — Trucking fleets saddled with potential multibillion-dollar liability for underfunded union pension plans will look to Congress for a legislative remedy this year, company officials and experts said.

For 72 continuous hours covering June 2-4, law enforcement officers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico will conduct commercial vehicle inspections in the annual Roadcheck, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced.

Mack Trucks said it has reached a new tentative labor agreement with the United Auto Workers after more than 19 months of talks, which would cover about 1,700 employees at seven facilities in three states.

With fuel prices dramatically lower than just a year ago, carriers that engage in hedging are questioning whether the market is close enough to a bottom to begin locking in prices, according to several fuel-purchasing analysts.

Trucking fleets and tire makers said increased use of tire-pressure monitoring systems and automatic inflation systems is saving lives and money.

An index of leading economic indicators rose 1% last month, the biggest gain in three-and-a-half years, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.

Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region contracted this month at the slowest pace in eight months, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.