by - November 27, 2017 3:12 pm
Ozark Regional Transit looks to increase the pay of its drivers and technicians in 2018 but needs about $500,000 in order to boost pay to the level needed to remain…
by - November 27, 2017 1:33 pm
As demand for spot truckload freight and spot rates accelerate, shippers have increased the amount of transportation and logistics services they outsource to third-party logistics (3PL) providers. In a recent…
by - November 27, 2017 6:17 am
The question of the day Friday was whether Craig May could get back home to Little Rock before Coach Bret Bielema had been fired. May couldn’t even get back to…
by - November 21, 2017 4:22 pm
The approaching holiday season can be a make-it or break-it time for retailers and their suppliers. Fayetteville-based retail data collection firm Field Agent recently released a report outlining potential pitfalls…
by - November 19, 2017 7:23 pm
“November sun is felt by none. A chilly breeze has blown my thoughts to what’s to come.” – “Driving Song” by Widespread Panic They say kids and yoga pants do…
by - November 17, 2017 8:01 am
An app-based service allowing members to fly as much as they’d like is coming to Northwest Arkansas. Surf Air is expected to start flying out of Bentonville Municipal Airport by…
by - November 16, 2017 7:55 pm
Two games remain in Arkansas’ 2017 football season. Two games in a stadium that only serves Pepsi products. Long is gone, Bret remains and you can’t give away a ticket…
by - November 16, 2017 4:08 pm
Believe it or not, we had a great trip to Baton Rouge last weekend. With the exception of losing the football game, everything went as well as we could have…
by - November 16, 2017 11:43 am
The Arkansas Trucking Association received the American Trucking Associations’ State Excellence in Safety Award, and ABF Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, was presented the Excellence in Claims…
by - November 15, 2017 3:40 pm
The number of commercial vehicle drivers, including truck drivers, who wear seatbelts has risen more than 20% since 2007, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The FMCSA recently…
by - November 15, 2017 12:05 pm
Jeff Long has been fired as the University of Arkansas athletics director, with Julie Cromer Peoples named interim vice chancellor and director of athletics, UA Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz announced Wednesday…
by - November 12, 2017 5:48 pm
There is no reason for an Arkansas football fan to be happy right now, especially those who have invested significant time and American dollars to travel to every game. I’ve…
by - November 10, 2017 2:52 pm
A federal fuel tax increase is the “only meaningful mechanism” to pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure improvements, according to the nonprofit research organization of the American Trucking Associations….
by - November 9, 2017 8:45 pm
When the win don’t seem like a win, and what is witnessed can’t be explained, sometimes all you can do is keep on tailgating and bust out the ALL CAPS….
by - November 8, 2017 7:32 pm
By this time last year, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had released its financial expectations for the upcoming year, but John Roberts, president and CEO of the Lowell-based carrier, said the…
by - November 8, 2017 2:42 pm
Over the past 10 weeks, we Hog fans have been submitted to this coaching staff’s own version of “Shock and Awe.” The “shock” has been just how poorly Arkansas seems…
by - November 7, 2017 9:22 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened sales branches in Texarkana, Texas, and Mobile, Ala. The Lowell-based carrier announced the two openings on Tuesday (Nov. 7). “Expanding our network of enterprise…
by - November 7, 2017 8:24 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will host the Arkansas Run for the Fallen Traveling Memorial through Nov. 12 outside the Lowell-based carrier’s corporate offices. The memorial is open to the public…
by - November 6, 2017 5:32 pm
The retail industry is undergoing an evolution and the supply chain, the backbone that holds up the important sector, also faces turmoil and challenges, according Colby Beland, vice president of…
by - November 6, 2017 12:21 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, urged U.S. legislators to support the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as for-hire trucking employment rose by 13,100 jobs in…
