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Share prices fell for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and ArcBest as trucking/transportation analyst Jason Seidl of Cowen and Co. lowered stock ratings for the companies to hold, from buy. He…
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Third-quarter earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services fell 8% as driver wages and recruiting costs increased, rail purchase transportation rates rose and the deal closed to purchase Special Logistics Dedicated….
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Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) updated its enplanement numbers as far back as 2015 to reflect aircraft landings that weren’t reported, leading to a more than 57,000 enplanement discrepancy over…
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The hurricanes might have hurt the modest third-quarter growth in the economy, but efforts to clean up and rebuild should help trucking and logistics operators by generating “a lot of…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Oct. 2 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
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The price of used vehicles continues to rise at record levels, and increased 6.3% in September, from the same month in 2016. Since August, the price of used vehicles has…
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The new normal for interest rates might not be the old normal, or what they were before the Great Recession, economist Michael Pakko said. Buy here, pay here used car…
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Arkansas accountants might have been given the all clear to provide professional services to medical marijuana businesses in the state, but some of the largest accounting firms in Northwest Arkansas…
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Salvage auction operators have been rapidly recovering the nearly 200,000 vehicles totaled by Hurricane Harvey, and they should start to enter the market between the middle of the fourth quarter…
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Michael Moore and Bobby Carlson, franchisees of the first GymGuyz in Arkansas, want to bring the gym to the customer, instead of the customer having to go to the gym….
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In the aftermath of the recent hurricanes, the outlook of the trucking industry has improved, but more drivers might leave it for higher paying jobs close to home as they…
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Trucking stocks have been trading at above historical levels as the number of mergers and acquisitions rise, freight demand improves, supply tightens and pending government regulations prop up shares of…
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Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will apply for federal grant money to fill a $32.4 million funding gap that has prevented the Missouri Department of Transportation from completing a 4.8-mile…
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A 10-minute discussion in the car five years ago led to the naming of an aerobatic airplane that recently received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. Aerobatic airplane designer Philipp…
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Following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, spot freight activity has been robust “giving the disruptions, which amplifies the cyclical inflection in core contractual truckload pricing growth that occurred during the (first…
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J.B. Hunt Transport Service has deployed all of its 86,000 intermodal containers, has had its dedicated segment “hitting on all cylinders,” and shifted the mix in its brokerage division toward…
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The greenhouse gas emissions requirements and SuperTruck II funding have increased interest in electric powered trucks and tractors, according to a report by ACT Research and Rhein Associates. The report,…
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Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused major disruptions in the supply chain, and will impact the trucking/transportation industry for weeks and even months to come, said John Kent, director of the…
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Springdale residents took another look at plans to extend Don Tyson Parkway in the western part of the city. The parkway, which runs parallel to U.S. Highway 412, is becoming…
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The Wolfspeed team in Fayetteville and North Carolina plans to put plenty of speed into an electric car charging device, using wide bandgap semiconductor technology the company has developed over…
