by - May 9, 2019 3:17 pm
Trucking freight demand was soft in April, and this is likely to continue into May amid high retail inventory levels after the late 2018 and early 2019 pull forward in…
by - May 9, 2019 2:38 pm
Since its founding 25 years ago, Tontitown-based Comstar Enterprises Inc. has carved out its own niche in the trucking business. As a service-based refrigerated carrier, Comstar hauls freight mainly to…
by - May 7, 2019 1:32 pm
WABCO, a global supplier of technologies for the commercial vehicle market, will be in Springdale on Wednesday (May 8) to show its products as part of the WABCO Demo Days…
by - May 6, 2019 1:25 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Monday (May 6) it will offer a new trailer pool and drop-and-hook service for businesses and carriers starting this summer. The new service,…
by - May 5, 2019 5:38 pm
Retail realities are shifting, and many categories from apparel to pets are moving online. But that does not negate the importance of brick-and-mortar that continues to pay the bills for…
by - May 2, 2019 8:54 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Thursday (May 2) its subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Mexico, has opened an enterprise sales branch in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, and is the first…
by - April 30, 2019 3:02 pm
Amazon recently announced the launch of a truck brokerage segment, and the move is expected to put pressure on margins of existing freight brokers as the online retailer shifts to…
by - April 29, 2019 5:25 pm
Sign-on bonuses and guaranteed pay have worked to attract truck drivers to the industry, but the shortage remains, said Gordon Klemp, founder and CEO of National Transportation Institute. In a…
by - April 28, 2019 10:24 am
Retail commerce continues to transition into an omnichannel business with retailers like Walmart investing heavily in online and in-store pickup and e-commerce giant Amazon also looking at more brick-and-mortar stores…
by - April 24, 2019 1:54 pm
City and state officials and Walmart executives gathered Wednesday (April 24) to celebrate the completion of the Eighth Street interchange project along Interstate 49 in Bentonville. The interchange, adjacent to…
by - April 18, 2019 1:42 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services hosted its annual shareholders meeting Thursday (April 18) after posting first-quarter earnings and revenue that missed expectations, leading share prices to fall and an analyst to…
by - April 15, 2019 8:05 pm
P.A.M. Transportation Services earnings per share rose to a record level as the company acquired higher rates from customers amid bad weather and expected plant closures. The Tontitown-based carrier reported…
by - April 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Aaron Burkes has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Burkes is the CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority (XNA)….
by - April 5, 2019 9:18 am
The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has led to improved hours-of-service compliance but has had no effect on the number of crashes, said Dave Osiecki, president of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting….
by - April 4, 2019 3:57 pm
Expectations continue to fall for Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services and other transportation companies as they look to report first-quarter financial results amid high fears related to several factors…
by - April 2, 2019 12:41 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran recently said if the retail giant can’t get its orders on time from suppliers then nothing else it does works. Speaking to the investment community…
by - April 2, 2019 9:57 am
Connect Northwest Arkansas recently launched an online survey to receive feedback on the 10-year transit plan for Northwest Arkansas as those involved in the project host several presentations to take…
by - March 29, 2019 1:19 pm
April Coolidge drives cautiously. Coolidge has been a truck driver for more than six years, and in October, she started to drive for Bentonville-based retailer Walmart. She recently was named…
by - March 27, 2019 4:02 pm
While retailers and suppliers are focused on the unique shopping behaviors and attitudes of the mega Millennial generation, the up and coming Generation Z (ages 18 to 22) has its…
by - March 27, 2019 1:09 pm
About 100 people attended the third annual Arkansas Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit on March 12 in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Drone experts discussed compliance with Federal Aviation Administration rules, homeland…
