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Technology might help to reduce capacity tightness in the trucking industry and improve safety as truck driver fatalities have continued to rise. For the week ending Jan. 19, truckload capacity…
by - January 18, 2019 4:12 pm
The diesel technician program at Springdale-based technical school Northwest Technical Institute (NWTI) has earned the accreditation of the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation. NWTI announced Friday (Jan. 18) it…
by - January 17, 2019 6:58 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services missed analyst estimates on net income in the fourth quarter as driver pay and rail transportation costs rose, but it beat revenue estimates as…
by - January 16, 2019 2:01 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. said earnings fell from 2017 results that included the effects of tax reform, but the carrier set operating records for best quarter and year…
by - January 16, 2019 1:11 pm
Online grocery is slowly growing its share in the U.S., but in the next five years, analysts expect e-commerce food sales will be a $59.5 billion market, a compound annual…
by - January 16, 2019 12:34 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ earnings should rise in the fourth quarter even though peak season was not as strong as expected and intermodal freight volumes were impacted by…
by - January 11, 2019 3:16 pm
The city of Fayetteville will host two studio sessions to discuss design elements for the northern part of the 71B Corridor project, near the Northwest Arkansas Mall. The public meetings…
by - January 9, 2019 9:44 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services has reached a deal to purchase New Jersey-based carrier Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery for $100 million as the company continues to invest into…
by - January 8, 2019 12:49 pm
Truckload companies operated in a favorable environment in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t as strong as previous quarters in 2018. And capacity wasn’t as tight as it was in…
by - January 4, 2019 3:24 pm
State and city leaders celebrated the completion of a segment of Arkansas Highway 265 and honored Dick Trammel of Rogers, outgoing chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission, in a ceremony…
by - January 3, 2019 3:41 pm
In early 2019, consumers across Northwest Arkansas will be among the first in the country to eliminate clunky coin change using digital piggybank software developed by Bucket Technologies. Bringing the…
by - January 3, 2019 2:30 pm
Turnover at large truckload carriers declined 11 percentage points to 87%, and a strong peak season has ended in the transportation sector while the outlook for 2019 remains uncertain. After…
by - January 2, 2019 10:38 am
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has granted trade organization American Trucking Associations’ request to pre-empt meal-and-rest break rules in California after the organization sought federal legislation to overrule the state mandate….
by - December 21, 2018 11:27 am
Air freight carrier Air Transport Services Group announced Friday (Dec. 21) it would operate 10 additional 767-300F aircraft on behalf of e-commerce giant Amazon. The carrier already operates 20 aircraft…
by - December 20, 2018 4:26 pm
Freight demand in the trucking industry has been healthy in the fourth quarter, but it’s softer compared to the same period in 2017 as spot rates have declined and impacts…
by - December 20, 2018 1:52 pm
Transportation services provider BNSF Logistics is planning to double the office space at its U.S. headquarters along Interstate 49 in Springdale. The company will build a 30,000-square-foot office on nearly…
by - December 17, 2018 3:15 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to pay $134 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 as a result of an arbitration with Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway…
by - December 13, 2018 2:13 pm
Board members for Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit approved a $3.35 million budget for 2019 on Thursday (Dec. 13) and received an update on items they discussed in a…
by - December 11, 2018 4:33 pm
Supply chain visibility has become an increasingly important technology as carriers look to control costs, improve efficiency and address consumer demands that have risen along with e-commerce sales. Visibility between…
by - December 10, 2018 12:56 pm
Rogers-based tech company RichContext is a startup launched in mid-2016, but it has rapidly grown its client base to include some of the biggest names in the consumer packaged goods…
