by - November 12, 2019 2:32 pm
The trend in which customers expect low-cost, fast and transparent delivery of goods doesn’t look to be going away, and it has expanded into business-to-business shipping, according to a new…
by - November 11, 2019 7:38 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host a public meeting in December to discuss a proposed road between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill and Arkansas Highway 612,…
by - November 9, 2019 10:58 am
A business major, an engineer and a sales marketer rolled the dice with a new outdoor game they invented while dreaming up a way to make extra money. Two years…
by - November 7, 2019 2:02 pm
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently launched a website to help 18- to 20-year-olds who have a U.S. military equivalent of a commercial driver’s license to find and…
by - October 30, 2019 7:07 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to pay $44.2 million as a result of an arbitration between the carrier and Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway Co., according…
by - October 30, 2019 2:35 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill recently announced it would be one of the first airports to receive service from the only two-cabin, 50-seat regional jet. Chicago-based United Airlines…
by - October 30, 2019 2:24 pm
Carriers soon will begin using the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to determine whether existing or prospective drivers have drug or alcohol violations. The Federal Register posted the…
by - October 29, 2019 2:28 pm
Diesel-powered big rigs are expected to account for the majority of the commercial fleet in the United States over the next decade as newer diesel engines release fewer emissions. Vehicles…
by - October 29, 2019 12:36 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is one of the first seven carriers to be named a Certified Cold Carrier by the International Refrigerated Transportation Association, a partner of…
by - October 28, 2019 2:10 pm
While the General Motors strike has ended, Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. looks to continue to haul the new freight it started to handle to make up for the…
by - October 24, 2019 1:33 pm
Walmart will be a go-to retailer for a majority of consumers this holiday season, according to new research from Fayetteville-based Field Agent. The data research firm found Walmart was among…
by - October 17, 2019 3:59 pm
The driver shortage remains the top issue for the trucking industry for the third consecutive year in the United States, according to a recent survey. In Arkansas, it is still…
by - October 15, 2019 8:11 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. said earnings and revenue fell in the third quarter amid an auto industry strike, and the stock ended the day down more than 16%….
by - October 15, 2019 7:26 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. missed earnings expectations but beat revenue expectations as earnings and revenue increased in the third quarter. Revenue per load was up in intermodal…
by - October 8, 2019 4:18 pm
Connect Northwest Arkansas, the group leading the development of a 10-year transit plan for the region, plans to host two events to show the proposed route recommendations in the plan…
by - October 7, 2019 1:58 pm
A groundbreaking ceremony for the final projects to complete the Bella Vista Bypass in Arkansas is set for 11 a.m. Oct. 15 in northern Benton County. The ceremony will take…
by - October 2, 2019 1:12 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to report a decline in earnings per share in the third quarter, and analysts expect the carrier’s brokerage segment will be…
by - September 30, 2019 3:41 pm
The truckload market has started to show signs of stability in the third quarter after nine difficult months, analysts said. In a third-quarter earnings preview, analysts Jack Atkins and Scott…
by - September 29, 2019 2:21 pm
Fresh is the name of the retail game for brick-and-mortar players like Walmart. It’s one area Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran has focused for the past three years. But there…
by - September 26, 2019 3:43 pm
The Christmas holiday peak shopping season is just 10 weeks away, and a recent survey by Coresight Research found more than 75% of consumers plan to buy goods from Walmart…
