Two truck dealers in different states are too close for comfort. R.I. Supreme Court weighs in.

Two truck dealers in different states are too close for comfort. R.I. Supreme Court weighs in.

The Rhode Island Truck Center on Amaral Street in the Riverside section of East Providence is in a legal dispute with Daimler Trucks North America, LLC over a competing dealership selling the same Freightliner trucks 18 miles away in Raynham, Massachusetts. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)Can a “relevant market area” in Rhode Island’s general law extend beyond the state’s borders? A federal appeals panel in Boston posed this very …