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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 24, 2020 3:00 pm
An unscheduled mechanical repair for heavy-duty commercial vehicles rose 24% to an average of $407 in the third quarter of 2019, from the same period in 2018, according to a…
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 22, 2020 10:20 am
Editor’s note: Since this story was originally published in the Feb. 17 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Walmart reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2020 earnings. In the quarter ending…
by - February 19, 2020 12:00 pm
Traffic congestion costs the trucking industry $74.5 billion annually and accounts for 1.2 billion in lost hours of productivity, which is equal to 425,533 truck drivers sitting idle for a…
by - February 18, 2020 3:20 pm
Heavy-duty truck manufacturers expect production to decline by about 30% in 2020, from 2019, as truck orders fall to below levels needed to replace existing fleets, a market expert said….
by - February 17, 2020 2:51 pm
Intermodal transportation provides reliable and predictable shipment of freight, according to a recent whitepaper, and it’s available at a competitive price and can be integrated into an existing freight transportation…
by - February 15, 2020 11:17 am
Artificial intelligence (AI), otherwise known as machine learning, is slowly reshaping retail from optimizing back-end supply chain operations to in-store execution. It is also impacting marketing, customer service engagement and…
by - February 10, 2020 9:50 am
Design work continues on a project to renovate the front of the terminal at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. The project also includes building a sky bridge from…
by - February 8, 2020 10:35 am
Direct-to-consumer brand SmileDirectClub is spreading its wings with a recent deal that puts oral care products in 3,800 U.S. Walmart stores. The Nashville, Tenn.-based company approached Walmart about a year…
by - February 7, 2020 10:36 am
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Friday (Feb. 7) that chief financial officer David Mee will retire effective March 1. Mee will stay with the company as an employee and…
by - February 6, 2020 6:54 pm
Logistics companies face increasing customer demands, expanding global supply chains, growing capacity limitations and rising costs, and according to a recent whitepaper, technology could help to ease some of these…
by - February 5, 2020 1:40 pm
Nielsen Brandbank is partnering with Springdale-based WhyteSpyder’s SKU Ninja service to provide retailers and brands more insights and richer content creation aimed at increasing online sales. The partners announced the…
by - February 4, 2020 4:01 pm
The past can be an indicator for the future when it comes to freight market cycles, and data shows that 2020 looks to be a year of tightening capacity and…
by - February 3, 2020 12:59 pm
One of the most surprising retail trends of 2019 included more digitally native brands seeking brick-and-mortar exposure, according to Scott Benedict, director at the Center for Retail Studies at Texas…
by - January 29, 2020 7:26 pm
Trade group American Trucking Associations and Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Wednesday (Jan. 29) their support of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking…
by - January 28, 2020 12:31 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. looks to purchase 53.15 acres in Laredo, Texas, from Celadon Group Inc. for $19.8 million, court documents show. The deal was included in documents…
by - January 27, 2020 1:24 pm
2020 looks to bode well for some truckload carriers with a small market capitalization as rates become positive, but the fourth quarter of 2019 for truckload carriers is not expected…
by - January 26, 2020 5:24 pm
Industry analysts expect several changes for the consumer packaged goods industry in 2020. Top predictions include increased demand for pet products, further integration of the in-store and online shopping experiences…
by - January 23, 2020 1:59 pm
Merchants, also known as buyers, are at the core of Walmart’s retail operation. Sam Walton was a merchant at heart, as are president and CEO Doug McMillon and Walmart U.S….
