by - August 21, 2017 1:01 pm
Car-Mart will have a new CFO, CEO in 2018
America’s Car-Mart President Jeff Williams will become CEO on Dec. 31, and he will also step away from his role as chief financial officer. CEO Hank Henderson announced Aug. 12…
Author: Jeff Della Rosa
by - August 17, 2017 5:47 pm
Car-Mart CEO Hank Henderson to retire, fiscal first quarter earnings fall 1%
America’s Car-Mart will have a new CEO come 2018. CEO William “Hank” Henderson, who has worked for the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here company for 30 years, announced his retirement…
by - August 17, 2017 5:38 pm
Trucking industry execs discuss five best practices for safety, technology issues
The culture of safety in fleets has changed from being just the safety department’s responsibility to the entire company’s responsibility, trucking executives said. On Thursday (Aug. 17), executives of three…
by - August 16, 2017 5:26 pm
XNA seeks succession plan, implements geofence
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport has received three proposals from nationwide executive consultants to help it to develop a plan for succession of its administrative staff, the skills of the future…
by - August 15, 2017 5:47 pm
98% of consumers want some aspect of car buying, shopping experience to happen online
Consumers want to go online to complete some part of process to buy or shop for a vehicle, but whether they’ll be able to complete the process there remains to…
by - August 15, 2017 3:29 pm
XNA starts therapy dog program, passengers react positively to pets
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport recently established a therapy dog program to provide another layer of customer service at the Highfill-based airport. So far, public reaction to the Runway Rovers program…
by - August 15, 2017 6:30 am
Tradeoff to flying cheap might be delay of days, not hours
Passengers might love the low cost of flights for carriers, such as Allegiant, but the tradeoff might be they don’t reach their destination on the day they planned to arrive….
by - August 11, 2017 1:33 pm
In select markets, Slim Chickens getting revenue bump with late-night service
This past spring Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens started offering late-night service at select locations, and so far, it’s been successful for the chicken restaurant chain, chief operating officer Sam Rothschild said….
by - August 10, 2017 3:22 pm
Most of Arkansas Congressional delegation balks at ATA proposal to raise fuel tax
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, wants to pay for highway infrastructure with a federal gas tax increase, but Arkansas’ Congressional delegation either opposes a tax…
by - August 9, 2017 3:21 pm
XNA to track Uber, Lyft drivers with geofence technology, require them to pay for passenger pickups
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) plans to implement a geofence system that will monitor transit providers at the airport and to charge them when they pick up passengers. Ridesharing companies…
by - August 8, 2017 11:15 am
6.3% of Arkansas bridges are structurally deficient, ARTBA analysis shows
Motorists in Arkansas crossed structurally deficient bridges 2.07 million times daily in 2016, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The ARTBA recently looked into 2016 bridge data…
by - August 8, 2017 9:38 am
Rath Auto Resources opens car dealership in Springdale
Fort Smith-based Rath Auto Resources has opened a car dealership and full-service Meineke Car Care Center at 3558 S. Thompson St. in Springdale. The used car dealership is operating an…
by - August 2, 2017 6:32 pm
Former Deltic Timber boss Ray Dillon joins Car-Mart’s board of directors
America’s Car-Mart shareholders elected Ray Dillon to replace Kenny Gunderman on the board of directors for the Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealership. Dillon’s term on the board…
by - August 2, 2017 6:21 pm
USA Truck posts 2Q loss, year-to-date loss climbs to $7.73 million
While USA Truck saw another loss in its quarterly financial report, the second-quarter loss wasn’t as bad as the first quarter. And, the company has made progress on its previously…
by - August 1, 2017 12:55 pm
E-commerce, economic trends change face of trucking, logistics industries
For big carriers of brick-and-mortar retailer Sears, it’s not too early to start looking for other core customers, said John Larkin, transportation analyst for Stifel. He said this when responding…
by - July 31, 2017 10:29 am
ELD provider explains myths related to upcoming mandate for the trucking industry
Carriers and drivers, not the providers of electronic logging devices (ELD), are required to make sure their ELDs are compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said Kelly Frey,…
by - July 28, 2017 2:57 pm
Springdale will be the site of Slim Chickens’ 70th location
In response to customer demand, Slim Chickens will build its sixth Northwest Arkansas restaurant in Springdale in the Ozark Center Point Place shopping center at the Highway 412/Interstate 49 intersection….
by - July 27, 2017 6:30 pm
Low rates, weather hurt P.A.M. 2Q earnings, falling 59%
Low freight rates continue to plague P.A.M. Transportation Services, and on Thursday (July 27), the Tontitown-based carrier reported second-quarter earnings declined 59%. In the second quarter that ended June 30,…
by - July 26, 2017 5:25 pm
Northwest Arkansas transit providers coordinate efforts, work to establish transportation plan
A lot of transit providers in the state don’t realize they’re coordinating services because they might be working together on a small scale, said Greg Nation, public transportation administrator for…
by - July 21, 2017 9:44 am
J.B. Hunt buys e-commerce freight carrier, first company acquisition in 26 years
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will spend $136 million to purchase Houston-based carrier Special Logistics Dedicated, allowing the Lowell-based carrier to expand its e-commerce delivery platform. If the deal closes, it…