by - January 30, 2018 3:01 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services delayed the release of its 2018 guidance by almost three months to complete the year and “dig a little deeper,” but guidance the Lowell-based carrier released…
by - January 29, 2018 1:00 pm
Russellville-based brokerage Little John Transportation Services recently combined two Fayetteville offices into a 9,809-square-foot building at 5106 S. Thompson St. in Springdale. On Aug. 18, Dale Brothers of Northwest Arkansas…
by - January 24, 2018 2:34 pm
U.S. class 8 truck sales rose 32% to 45,700 units in December, and U.S. trailer orders increased 30% to 45,200 units as carriers purchased trailers to accommodate for tightening capacity…
by - January 24, 2018 8:36 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ brokerage segment, Integrated Capacity Solutions, recently eclipsed a milestone company founder Johnnie B. Hunt once thought elusive for the Lowell-based carrier. In a LinkedIn post, Shelley…
by - January 22, 2018 6:49 pm
American Trucking Associations has worked to see a meal and rest break rule that would be applied nationally and included in a federal spending bill, but the issue cannot be…
by - January 18, 2018 10:46 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services said tax reform led fourth-quarter earnings to rise 227.8% as the company’s effective tax rate was -175.65%, compared to 37.63% in the same period in 2016….
by - January 17, 2018 5:28 pm
The gas station and convenience store industry has evolved, and few nationwide brands continue to grow their footprint while some have closed. But Arkansas-based, family-owned Workman’s Travel Centers looks to…
by - January 16, 2018 11:52 am
E-commerce sales have nearly doubled in the past five years to $450 billion, accounting for 8.4% of all retail sales, and the rise has significantly impacted the supply chain as…
by - January 11, 2018 5:49 pm
America’s Car-Mart will give former CEO Hank Henderson a $1.1 million retirement bonus. Also, the company’s chief financial officer has joined the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank…
by - January 11, 2018 2:08 pm
Truckload company earnings reports for the fourth quarter are expected to show the best peak season in years, and should set up 2018 nicely as the industry looks to ride…
by - January 9, 2018 4:18 pm
Deep subprime lending has tightened in the used car industry, and America’s Car-Mart expects to see customer traffic increase. But the level at which the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here…
by - January 8, 2018 4:17 pm
Demand for less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers continued to rise in the fourth quarter as freight demand from traditional LTL markets and truckload spillover increased and pricing trends accelerated, but difficult negotiations…
by - January 5, 2018 3:58 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the Dec. 25 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s Forty…
by - January 4, 2018 2:15 pm
Automated technology in trucking and the data gathered from them can help reduce crashes and save lives, technology providers said. The providers recently discussed benefits of the technology in a…
by - January 4, 2018 2:05 pm
Fayetteville City Council approved establishing an energy action plan on Jan. 2 after city staff worked with community and city leaders and stakeholders to develop the plan over the past…
by - January 3, 2018 4:14 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services should see intermodal demand rise as import container volumes increase on the West Coast and its rail partner’s volumes surge in the West. In a fourth-quarter…
by - December 31, 2017 2:22 pm
America’s Car-Mart is ready to grow, and Jeff Williams, president and chief financial officer, will be leading the way when he becomes CEO in January. “We have built this big…
by - December 27, 2017 5:25 pm
Amazon has launched smartphone app Relay for truck drivers, and it’s expected to improve pickup and delivery at the e-commerce company’s fulfillment centers and warehouses. Its launch comes as freight…
by - December 21, 2017 8:40 am
Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, told a Senate panel that the federal government needs to invest more into highway infrastructure to keep up with rising freight…
by - December 19, 2017 3:19 pm
A former truck inspector expects the number of exemptions to the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate to rise as requests pile up, but the number of denied exemptions will be…
