Boise to manage legal affairs at Meritor

Boise to manage legal affairs at Meritor

Meritor announced that April Miller Boise has joined the company as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective immediately.

"April's impressive background in corporate law will be a great asset to Meritor," said Jay Craig, CEO and president. "We are very happy she has decided to join us as the next step in her career."

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Trailer orders down, Class 8 bloat expands

“Severe weakness” seen for both commercial equipment categories, analysts says.

The supply of Class 8 trucks increased far faster than demand for the fifth time this year, according data tracked by ACT Research Co., while trailer orders dropped 25% from June to July and are now at less than half the amount reported at the same time in 2015.

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Fuel prices down, but gasoline more mixed for the week

EIA adds that U.S. now exporting oil to broader array of countries.

While the national average retail pump price for diesel and gasoline remained on a downward track this week, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed price declines for both fuels overall were very small, with a wide swath of modest regional increases and decreases for gasoline.

The national average retail pump price for diesel dropped 6/10ths of a penny to $2.310 per gallon this week, according to EIA, which is 30.5 cents per gallon cheaper compared to the same week in 2015.

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