by - September 24, 2022 9:40 am
Once seen as a small possibility, drone delivery for online orders has become a reality for Walmart and some of its competitors. Drone deliveries are increasing with ongoing investments among…
by - September 21, 2022 1:46 pm
Executives said that Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is on track to have its second-best year in enplanements amid a pilot shortage that’s stymied industry growth. In an…
by - September 18, 2022 9:48 am
A recent report by Jessica Mathews, a Bentonville-based senior writer for Fortune magazine, featured some interesting discoveries about electric vehicle startup Canoo, which has ties to Arkansas. “Inside the chaos at Canoo, the zero-revenue,…
by - September 14, 2022 1:59 pm
Lucas Kemper, Baxter Conley and Melissa Maltarich converged in downtown Bentonville amid the global COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new line of men’s hair care products created out of a…
by - September 14, 2022 1:39 pm
Diesel-fueled trucks remain the short-term solution while alternative fuels and technologies continue to advance and fleets work to reduce emissions amid pressure to do so, according to a recent whitepaper…
by - September 13, 2022 1:44 pm
U.S. spot rates are expected to continue to fall in the third quarter amid weakening consumer demand and high inflation, according to a recent report. The FreightWaves Q3 Shipper Rate…
by - September 13, 2022 10:40 am
A Springdale step van driver with more than 1 million miles of accident-free driving recently competed at the National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis. Chris ‘CJ’ James is a driver…
by - September 11, 2022 10:02 am
Drive Electric NWA in Rogers is expected to raise awareness of electric vehicles and allow attendees to ask about issues, such as charging infrastructure or range anxiety. Springdale-based nonprofit Northwest…
by - September 11, 2022 9:07 am
A recent survey report from First Insight, a predictive analytics firm, looked at how inflation and consumer attitudes showed that nearly all of those surveyed in April and July are…
by - September 8, 2022 2:40 pm
Rising prices and product shortages continue to change consumer shopping behaviors, forcing retailers to focus more on customer loyalty and acquiring and retaining their shopping base, according to a new…
by - September 8, 2022 11:21 am
New York-based Inc. magazine recently released its annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in the United States, and 18 Arkansas companies, including 11 in Northwest Arkansas, are on…
by - August 31, 2022 4:13 pm
For the foreseeable future, autonomous trucks are expected to operate under a hub-to-hub model, allowing human drivers to complete the first and final miles of deliveries, according to a recent…
by - August 30, 2022 3:01 pm
U.S. shippers don’t expect rail service to recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least the second half of 2023 as shippers plan for a recession, according to a recent survey….
by - August 28, 2022 10:50 am
Consultants with Olsson, a Nebraska-based engineering and design firm, recently recommended about $3.63 million in improvements to bus stops of Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) as part of…
by - August 27, 2022 11:00 am
Brick-and-mortar retail is alive in 2022, with more than twice the number of new store openings compared to store closures through the first seven months of this year. Coresight Research…
by - August 26, 2022 2:41 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Friday (Aug. 26) that Andrew Branch has been promoted to chief operating officer. He replaces Kelly Johnson, who had been COO since…
by - August 23, 2022 1:02 pm
New financial technology has helped Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services improve invoicing and onboard new customers more quickly, sometimes within a week, a company director said. In a recent…
by - August 22, 2022 1:28 pm
Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The St. Louis Fed created four…
by - August 22, 2022 10:40 am
Bentonville-based logistics technology company FR8relay will receive a nearly $650,000 federal grant to complete a pilot project for its relay trucking model, according to a Sunday (Aug. 21) news release….
by - August 20, 2022 9:35 am
Rising prices are pushing consumers to private-label products for food, consumables and general goods, according to a report from Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space….
