The Texas Department of Transportation plans to double the amount of roads banning trucks with three or more axles from the left lane in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Truck fleet failures continued to decline early this year, despite high diesel prices that stubbornly remained above $4 per gallon, according to a new report.

Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies snack cakes and Wonder bread, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, less than three years after completing an earlier restructuring.

A day after announcing its bankruptcy filing, Trailer Bridge said late Thursday that its stock will be delisted by Nasdaq on Nov. 28.

The Senate passed its version of banking reform on May 20, including provisions that would impose tighter regulations on the trading of derivatives such as crude oil.

Trucking company failures leaped to 730 during the first quarter, the largest number since the third quarter of 2008, as the recession continued to take a toll on freight carriers, said Donald Broughton of Avondale Partners.