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Truck stop chain TravelCenters of America said Monday it lost $41.2 million, or $2.39 per share, in the first quarter, up from a loss of $18 million, or $1.08, a year ago.

BOSTON — Volvo Trucks North America said the United States should adopt a policy of allowing longer, heavier trucks on the nation’s highways as a way to increase driver productivity and to conserve fuel.

Dana Holding Corp. and Menlo Worldwide Logistics said they have expanded their relationship, with the parts manufacturer asking the third-party logistics provider to handle transportation management for its Mexican operations.

I agree wholeheartedly with op-ed writer Ryan McDonald’s opinion on the value of tail-ride checks, when they are performed by safety professionals. These on-the-road driver observations are an integral part of my company’s services to the Canadian transportation industry.

If you have any doubts about the future direction of fuel prices, pay attention to what’s happening today.

Federal legislation to permit so-called card check union registration is running into trouble in the Senate, one of the bill’s co-sponsors said last week.

A new legislative proposal would provide $20 million in each of the next six years for a pilot program designed to generate more truck parking spaces across the country.

Chrysler’s filing for Chapter 11 protection is spilling over into the trucking industry as suppliers adjust to a bankruptcy process that has shut down the company’s auto production for at least 30 days.

Truckload rates continued their downward slide during the first quarter, and there is no sign recession-driven levels of intense competition, weak demand and excess capacity are abating, carriers and industry analysts said.

Twenty-seven years ago at a bankruptcy sale, New England Motor Freight bought 22 acres at the Port of New York & New Jersey for just over $1 million.