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Retail diesel prices in the United States rose 0.5 cent to $4.132 a gallon last week, the Department of Energy reported, for its 10th straight gain.

American Trucking Associations has urged Texas to reverse its decision set a speed limit of 85 miles an hour — the fastest in the nation — for cars and trucks on a soon-to-open portion of a toll road between Austin and San Antonio.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Trucking’s experiment with natural gas engines continues to expand, as another major truckload fleet said it was testing the fuel, and a medium-size fleet already reported significantly favorable results in regional and local shipping.

Talks are resuming this week between management and the union that represents East Coast and Gulf Coast dock workers as negotiators work against a Sept. 30 contract expiration.

Natso said last week it had rejected a settlement offer from major banks and credit card networks to end a lawsuit involving credit card swipe fees, saying it does not go far enough to reform a “broken system.”

PITTSBURGH — Christopher Barnett Sr. of Ryder System Inc., who did not place first in any individual event at SuperTech 2012, was named trucking’s top technician after a strong performance on the written test and at the 17 skill stations that are part of the premier contest.

NEW YORK — Aging fleet owners, struggling small carriers and the never-ending search for enough qualified drivers are combining to heat up the trucking acquisition market this year, according to industry executives and experts.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers joined trucking and transportation officials in criticizing the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, saying it targets safe carriers for unfair scrutiny.

Driver turnover at large truckload carriers reached 106% in the second quarter — the highest level since the final quarter of 2007 — as fleets looked for staff to move modestly higher freight volumes this year, American Trucking Associations reported.

The government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program needs changes in order to be better able to achieve its stated goals, a trucking industry official representing American Trucking Associations told a congressional panel Thursday.