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A federal appeals court in Washington will hear arguments in March urging it to overturn portions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s latest hours-of-service rule.

Dozens of truck drivers will undergo a rigorous two-day test this week in hopes of qualifying for America’s Road Team.

Trimble Navigation Ltd. last week said it has purchased navigation software provider ALK Technologies Inc., continuing its aggressive expansion in the trucking technology field.

The forecast for the year ahead for trucking looks a lot like what happened in the year just ended, with economic growth hampered by elevated levels of unemployment, weak spending by consumers and businesses, and ongoing uncertainty about federal spending and taxes.

U.S. retail diesel prices declined a combined 2.7 cents a gallon over the final two weeks of 2012, to reach $3.918, while the gasoline average rose 4.4 cents to $3.298 over the same span, the Department of Energy reported.

Lost amid the hoopla surrounding Congress’ last-minute agreement on avoiding the economic “fiscal cliff” as the new year dawned was a provision in the deal that could help the trucking industry as it moves to replace aging equipment during 2013.

RLJ Equity Partners LLC said it has acquired regional waste hauling company, R. Thompson Trucking Inc. No terms were disclosed.

The retail pump price of diesel exhaust fluid at U.S. truck stops was flat from November to December, remaining at $2.79 a gallon, Integer Research Ltd. said Wednesday.

Third-party services provider Radiant Logistics Inc., said it has acquired Portland, Ore. counterpart International Freight Systems.