by - June 21, 2017 2:08 pm
Prices of used semitrailer tractors aren’t expected to rise over the next two years, said Steve Clough, president of Arrow Truck Sales, a prediction suggesting flat to slow growth in…
by - June 20, 2017 3:29 pm
Augmented reality technology was once only dreamed of in movies, like “Terminator” or “Minority Report,” before expanding into smartphone games, such as Pokémon Go, but it’s now starting to make…
by - June 14, 2017 4:48 pm
Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville is adjusting to a 5.5-acre expansion the car dealership completed earlier this year. The project more than doubled the size of the 10-acre dealership, adding a…
by - June 12, 2017 4:23 pm
Orders of medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks in North America fell 11% to 38,100 units in May, from April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. The sales provide some…
by - June 6, 2017 4:52 pm
More than 1,000 people are expected to be in Northwest Arkansas next month as the Arkansas Trucking Association hosts the 50th annual Arkansas Trucking Championship in Rogers. The trucking championship will…
by - June 5, 2017 4:31 pm
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 30th annual International Roadcheck starts Tuesday (June 6), and analysts believe the impact of the 72-hour event sheds light on how the ELD mandate will…
by - June 1, 2017 1:13 pm
The Little Rock Port Authority received the green light to start a $10.3 million expansion project, and this week, surveyors are on site working to design it, said Bryan Day,…
by - May 31, 2017 2:40 pm
In this ever-changing world of technology, the people of Wal-Mart will set it apart and elevate it above the competition, said Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores. On…
by - May 31, 2017 10:18 am
Wal-Mart Stores employees have another way to purchase passes for the Commuter Express, a park-and-ride route of Ozark Regional Transit. Home office employees can buy the passes using payroll deduction,…
by - May 30, 2017 1:06 pm
New car dealers are looking to sell more used cars, but automobile dealers like America’s Car-Mart don’t expect it will impact their business, as its customers would likely not have…
by - May 25, 2017 2:20 pm
McLarty Daniel recently gave away four new vehicles to students with perfect attendance at schools in Benton County. The fourth vehicle was given away Wednesday (May 24) at Rogers Heritage…
by - May 25, 2017 11:46 am
Northwest Arkansas cities are growing more quickly than cities in other areas of the state, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Bentonville’s population increased 5.4% to 47,093 in…
by - May 23, 2017 3:09 pm
Inventory levels of large retailers are returning to healthier levels for the U.S. trucking industry, while an index measuring freight volumes has been falling. Transportation analyst Brad Delco of Stephens…
by - May 22, 2017 6:56 pm
America’s Car-Mart ended fiscal 2017 with a 74% increase in profit, compared to the previous year, beating analysts’ estimates but missing on revenue. On Monday (May 22), the Bentonville-based buy…
by - May 22, 2017 3:06 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services collaborated with Mid-America Truck Driving School and Northwest Technical Institute to establish a program allowing military veterans to receive commercial driver’s license training from the school….
by - May 18, 2017 2:27 pm
The takeaway from an annual shipper survey about less-than-truckload carriers is Old Dominion Freight Line leads the industry in quality. Kevin Huntsman of research company Mastio recently discussed its 12th…
by - May 17, 2017 5:53 pm
For the trucking industry, automated technology is about a return on investment, a trade organization executive said. It’s not investing in automated technology “because it’s cool,” said Michael Cammisa, vice…
by - May 16, 2017 3:11 pm
Logistics managers with strong e-commerce skills are earning 42% more than those in the same position without those skills, according to a recent salary survey. In April, Logistics Management released…
by - May 15, 2017 11:26 am
A fourth-grade assignment sparked Brandon Wall’s interest in design and led him into a career in construction. The assignment was to draw the floor plan and elevations of his house,…
by - May 15, 2017 11:21 am
Growing up in Colorado, Lisa Smith learned life, like farming, has good and bad seasons. Her father, a dryland farmer, taught the Dove Creek native how to persevere and to…
