by - March 16, 2020 4:29 pm
The trucking industry has received a reprieve from the hours of service rule for drivers who are hauling freight to provide relief in the national emergency that is the healthcare…
by - March 12, 2020 3:48 pm
John Roberts, president and CEO of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., received a 5.6% salary increase in 2019, and his total compensation declined 3.8% to $6.58 million in…
by - March 12, 2020 2:53 pm
A two-year delay to a commercial vehicle driver training regulation isn’t expected to have an impact on Mid-America Truck Driving School Inc., with locations in Springdale and Malvern. The truck…
by - March 11, 2020 3:40 pm
The 5,177 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) reported net income fell 1.5%, or by $3.6 billion, to $233.1 billion in 2019, from…
by - March 11, 2020 11:19 am
New research on tolling shows toll facility costs are high and a large portion of toll revenues pay for unrelated transportation costs. American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the research organization…
by - March 10, 2020 9:15 pm
City, county and state officials along with chamber executives and business leaders offered Tuesday (March 10) their support to permanently extend a half-cent sales tax for highway projects. More than…
by - March 10, 2020 10:08 am
Average home prices in Northwest Arkansas rose by more than $100,000 over the past five years as the availability of lots declined to the lowest level since 2004, according to…
by - March 5, 2020 4:47 pm
United Airlines flights between Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be suspended as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. XNA has yet to…
by - March 4, 2020 6:42 pm
Jeff Williams, CEO of America’s Car-Mart Inc., will receive a base salary of $750,000 starting May 1, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. May 1…
by - March 4, 2020 2:44 pm
Aaron Burkes, CEO of Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), said he doesn’t expect long-term impacts as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, but it will likely affect the Highfill…
by - March 3, 2020 1:41 pm
Ozark Catholic Academy in Tontitown will use a $3 million gift to reduce by half the tuition for students who graduate from a Catholic elementary school as part of the…
by - March 2, 2020 2:46 pm
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has thrown a new level of uncertainty into the 2020 outlook for the transportation industry. Meanwhile, spot rates are expected to rise as contract rates fall…
by - February 27, 2020 3:44 pm
Little Rock-based Entegrity, an energy services, sustainability and solar development company, is developing a nearly $1 million solar project for the city of Prairie Grove. The project will include two…
by - February 27, 2020 3:40 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) rose 18.8% in January, from the same month in 2019, as the region continues to grow with no end in sight, said Andrew…
by - February 26, 2020 2:56 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently started to handle ocean freight as a non-vessel operating common carrier, according to an industry expert. Meanwhile, an analyst started coverage of…
by - February 25, 2020 10:46 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. earnings were negatively impacted by a proposed lawsuit settlement involving failure to pay minimum wage to drivers and driver misclassification as the company reported…
by - February 25, 2020 10:43 am
A proposal in front of regulatory bodies in three states would allow electricity utility Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) to purchase more than half of the wind energy from three…
by - February 22, 2020 10:26 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit recently broke ground on an 8,800-square-foot office building that will replace ORT’s existing administrative offices at 2423 E. Robinson Ave. The $2.9 million project…
by - February 21, 2020 12:57 pm
Reality TV-like series “Down to Earth” features surveyors of Rogers-based engineering company Crafton Tull in the first three episodes, titled “The Ozarks.” Bret Burghdurf, marketing director of the Americas for…
by - February 20, 2020 10:14 am
Bentonville arts venue the Momentary is set to open Feb. 22, and members can visit it the day before. The 63,000-square-foot satellite to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art was…
