by - December 11, 2017 1:51 pm
The 2017 holiday season is already shaping up to be highly promotional. Wal-Mart Stores, Amazon and their competitors seek to woo consumers with price rollbacks, with Wal-Mart already rolling back…
by - December 11, 2017 11:37 am
Net income for U.S. passenger airlines fell 1.73% to $3.743 billion in the third quarter of 2017, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
by - December 10, 2017 5:29 pm
Growing up in the south, an athletic director’s term was similar to that of the pope. Tusk to Tail came of age as Hog fans during the 1978 Orange Bowl,…
by - December 7, 2017 4:30 pm
A J.B. Hunt executive said in a congressional roundtable hosted by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that autonomous vehicle legislation under consideration by Congress should address commercial and passenger…
by - December 7, 2017 3:50 pm
Getting products on Wal-Mart shelves is still thought of as reaching the Holy Grail for many suppliers, but the journey can be long and challenging in what is a highly…
by - December 4, 2017 9:27 am
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - December 1, 2017 3:29 pm
Class 8 same-dealer used truck sales rose 37% in October, from the same month in 2016, according to ACT Research. Class 8 trucks are the largest class of big rigs…
by - November 29, 2017 2:41 pm
Denver-based consumer technology startup Ibotta recently set up shop in Northwest Arkansas to try and grow the company’s client list, which already includes dozens of product suppliers and most retailers…
by - November 28, 2017 5:44 pm
Though some had been clamoring for his departure well before this football season went south, Jeff Long’s termination was swift and unexpected. It was the first time the University of…
by - November 27, 2017 4:23 pm
Rachel Christensen, vice president of intermodal operations at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, has been named to the Women In Trucking (WIT) Association Board of Directors. The board provides guidance for…
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…
