by - February 20, 2017 7:47 pm
America’s Car-Mart saw third-quarter earnings fall 30% as a result of the delay in income tax refunds, market softness related to years of excess lending and a customer base that…
by - February 16, 2017 3:38 pm
The Fed might raise interest rates up to three times this year, but barring any dramatic increases, two of the largest buy here, pay here dealers in Arkansas don’t expect…
by - February 15, 2017 2:48 pm
While some company fleets have been testing in-cab cameras that face drivers, most large carriers in the state either don’t plan to use the systems or declined to talk about…
by - February 14, 2017 1:21 pm
From his office in the Willard J. Walker Hall at the University of Arkansas, John Kent, director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center, sees an autonomous robot driving on…
by - February 13, 2017 2:27 pm
Visibility tracking systems allow shippers to see real-time views of where their goods are in the supply chain, and trucking companies are especially good at letting shippers know where they…
by - February 8, 2017 3:08 pm
While the trucking industry has embraced some autonomous vehicle technology, carriers won’t soon start hauling freight with self-driving semitrailers like the one that hauled beer on a Colorado interstate last…
by - February 7, 2017 4:06 pm
Earnings plummeted for P.A.M. Transportation Services as an abundance of capacity drove down rates while operating expenses increased because of the rising cost of employee health insurance and driver recruiting….
by - February 6, 2017 12:14 pm
The outlook is improving for trucking transportation equipment manufacturers as a result of an expected rise in the freight economy, which should mean more orders by late 2017 and increased…
by - January 30, 2017 6:32 pm
One year after USA Truck replaced its president and chief executive officer, the Van Buren-based carrier has done it again. James Reed, who was hired in October as chief financial…
by - January 30, 2017 4:09 pm
Used car dealers have shifted to using GPS tracking devices to keep tabs on vehicles over the years, and they’ve come with several benefits, including automated collection and payment reminders…
by - January 26, 2017 3:45 pm
The banking “industry is very strong,” and it’s expected to be “even better” in 2017, said Tim Yeager, financial professor with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the…
by - January 25, 2017 12:50 pm
Economists are mixed on the outlook of the energy sector, but they don’t see it getting worse than it was this past year. Looking back on 2016, “it hasn’t been…
by - January 24, 2017 3:07 pm
The trucking industry can expect revenue and freight volume to rise while the driver shortage continues and carriers adjust to electronic logs. The industry is “facing a monumental deadline,” said…
by - January 23, 2017 11:12 am
Truck driving schools are pushing forward in the long wake of a semitrailer driver shortage ongoing for more than a decade as carriers maintain relationships with the schools to attract…
by - January 19, 2017 5:15 pm
Increased revenue, a lower income tax rate and a one-time, paid-time-off benefit accounted for a slight increase in fourth-quarter earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. For fiscal 2016, earnings increased…
by - January 12, 2017 7:49 pm
Semitrailer drivers and carriers will be challenged to maintain productivity when they adapt to electronic logging devices (ELDs), but they also might find the devices more difficult to cheat when…
by - January 11, 2017 12:30 pm
Much of the trucking industry has been riding a wave of Donald Trump euphoria since the Nov. 8 election, but that’s starting to hit reality as analysts downgrade stock ratings…
by - January 10, 2017 1:27 pm
Nonresidential construction jumped nearly 5% in November as construction unemployment rates fell in 38 states across the nation, including Arkansas, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. Nationwide, nonresidential spending rose…
by - January 9, 2017 4:39 pm
A 53,453-square-foot Holiday Inn Express is under construction on 2 acres in the 2100 block of U.S. Highway 412 in Siloam Springs. The 80-room, four-story hotel is being built with…
by - January 5, 2017 1:27 pm
The outlook for the trucking industry is improving, but some headwinds remain just two weeks before J.B. Hunt Transport Services is slated to release fourth-quarter earnings, analysts said. Lowell-based carrier…
