Business

Second-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 1.8%, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, said Tuesday it appointed Mark Schmitz its new chief financial officer.

Priority and express volumes at U.S. Postal Service declined during the organization’s fiscal third quarter, while parcel post shipments increased slightly, the postal service said.

Just weeks after Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson said he would delay ruling on California’s nearly 2-year-old request for approval to limit vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases until the end of the year, a Senate committee passed a bill directing him to decide by October.

30Truck manufacturer Kenworth Truck Co., Kirkland, Wash., on Monday announced it had delivered its first hybrid-electric truck to a U.S. customer.

Fleet management services firm Telargo Inc. said Monday it will provide telematics systems for vehicle leasing company LeasePlan USA, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Wright Express, which provides payment processing and information management services to the trucking industry, reported Tuesday it earned $18.3 million, or 45 cents a share in the second quarter, compared with $9.9 million or 24 cents in 2006.

Ceva Logistics, which last Thursday completed its acquisition of Houston-based EGL Inc., said John Pattullo has joined the company as its new chief executive officer.

Chrysler LLC, the U.S. automobile manufacturing unit of Daimlerchrysler, has appointed Jeff Nardelli as its chief executive officer, Bloomberg News reported Monday.

Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said Monday its net income rose to $17.6 million or 28 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $21 million or 34 cents a share a year ago.