by - August 29, 2017 9:21 am
A Missouri-based manufacturer has paid $1.16 million for a vacant commercial building in Benton County, and is planning to relocate its Bentonville office. Vanguard Packaging, which makes point-of-purchase displays, signage,…
by - August 28, 2017 6:03 pm
We’ve got questions, questions, and more questions, with no answers for any of them yet. Just conjecture, speculation and wild @*$ guessing coming from the usual media outlets on the…
by - August 25, 2017 9:33 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT), along with the Walton Family Foundation, is asking the public to complete a survey to assess the potential to operate a higher level…
by - August 24, 2017 3:22 pm
The natives are getting restless. Can you feel it? It always happens this time of year. “The long, horrible nightmare is finally over,” Tusk to Tail proclaimed exactly five years ago….
by - August 21, 2017 7:22 am
North American class 8 production rose in July, and it was boosted by the continued strength in orders, according to ACT Research. U.S. sales of class 8 trucks, which are…
by - August 17, 2017 5:38 pm
The culture of safety in fleets has changed from being just the safety department’s responsibility to the entire company’s responsibility, trucking executives said. On Thursday (Aug. 17), executives of three…
by - August 15, 2017 3:29 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport recently established a therapy dog program to provide another layer of customer service at the Highfill-based airport. So far, public reaction to the Runway Rovers program…
by - August 15, 2017 10:48 am
Springdale-based On Time Logistics has expanded its final mile delivery service in central Arkansas after signing a two-year lease for 10,400 square feet at Little Rock Corporate Center. On Tuesday…
by - August 10, 2017 3:22 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, wants to pay for highway infrastructure with a federal gas tax increase, but Arkansas’ Congressional delegation either opposes a tax…
by - August 9, 2017 12:44 pm
Ecoark Holdings said Wednesday (Aug. 9) it is exploring a possible spin-off of Zest Labs, one of the portfolio companies owned by the Rogers-based holding company. In a company news…
by - August 8, 2017 12:04 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and other retailers have spent billions trying to gain omnichannel proficiency in the past three years, but few retailers have attained proficiency, according to a recent study conducted…
by - August 8, 2017 9:35 am
The 80th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships of the American Trucking Associations will take place Aug. 9-12 at the Orange County Convention Center in…
by - August 4, 2017 11:03 am
Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, wants to see President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure proposal paid for with an increase in the federal gas tax. “The fuel…
by - August 3, 2017 11:32 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 - August 3, 2017 10:26 am
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently updated its website on the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate to make it more user friendly and to highlight important information. On Dec….
by - August 2, 2017 6:21 pm
While USA Truck saw another loss in its quarterly financial report, the second-quarter loss wasn’t as bad as the first quarter. And, the company has made progress on its previously…
by - August 2, 2017 4:03 pm
Tyler Rushforth has been named executive director of the Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference. He started in the position this week, according to trade organization American Trucking Associations. “Intermodal is an…
by - August 1, 2017 7:12 pm
Two Wal-Mart logistics managers spent most of Tuesday morning fielding supplier questions and explaining the reasoning behind the new On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) policy that was first unveiled by the retail giant…
by - August 1, 2017 12:55 pm
For big carriers of brick-and-mortar retailer Sears, it’s not too early to start looking for other core customers, said John Larkin, transportation analyst for Stifel. He said this when responding…
by - July 31, 2017 12:48 pm
More sales of grocery, apparel and even electronics are gravitating online, but consumers still value the option to pick up online orders in-store, according to a recent report from JDA…
