Volvo Financial Services appointed Marcio Pedroso president of its Americas region, succeeding Leo Hawkes, who retired after 13 years with VFS, the company announced April 16.

CSX Corp. reported first-quarter earnings rose 11% from a year ago, while Norfolk Southern Corp. said its first-quarter profit will be down about 15% from the first quarter of 2014.

Diesel’s national average price fell to the lowest level since 2009, dropping 3 cents to $2.754 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported April 13.

General Electric Co. said it will sell most of its GE Capital assets in the next two years and focus on its traditional industrial and manufacturing businesses.

Xtra Lease said its 2015 Size & Weight Guide, which contains state-by-state listings of size and weight regulations, is available to fleets for free download.

The Department of Energy lowered its 2015 forecast for diesel prices by 3 cents to $2.86 a gallon and said it will average $2.77 for the six months through September.

Diesel’s national average price fell 4 cents for a second straight week, to $2.784 a gallon, while gasoline took its biggest drop since January, the Department of Energy reported April 6.

USA Truck CEO John Simone, 53, is taking a medical leave “to address issues relating to a serious medical condition," the truckload carrier said April 6.

UPS Inc. plans to build 15 compressed natural gas fueling stations to support its purchase and deployment of 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year.

Raven Transport is expanding its natural-gas fleet with 115 Peterbilt trucks fueled by liquefied natural gas, which it will use throughout the Southeast.