by - July 31, 2017 10:29 am
Carriers and drivers, not the providers of electronic logging devices (ELD), are required to make sure their ELDs are compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said Kelly Frey,…
by - July 28, 2017 9:27 am
A boost in tonnage and the number of shipments helped Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. post second quarter net income of $15.777 million, up 54% compared to the same quarter in…
by - July 27, 2017 6:30 pm
Low freight rates continue to plague P.A.M. Transportation Services, and on Thursday (July 27), the Tontitown-based carrier reported second-quarter earnings declined 59%. In the second quarter that ended June 30,…
by - July 26, 2017 1:13 pm
April Richardson and sisters Deborah Wilson and Tamekia Dorsey of DC Sweet Potato Cake drove 17 hours from their home in Hyattsville, Md., to pitch their sugary confections to Wal-Mart…
by - July 25, 2017 11:03 am
Former Wal-Mart Stores executives Karenann Terrell and Jeff Davis have landed new executive roles with one of the retail giant’s suppliers, and a competitor. Terrell was recently named chief digital…
by - July 24, 2017 2:33 pm
Freight demand in the trucking and logistics industries was mixed, but mostly positive for the week of July 9-15, according to Stifel analysts. The Truckstop.com Market Demand Index rose 129.3%…
by - July 21, 2017 9:44 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will spend $136 million to purchase Houston-based carrier Special Logistics Dedicated, allowing the Lowell-based carrier to expand its e-commerce delivery platform. If the deal closes, it…
by - July 20, 2017 2:53 pm
ABF Freight will change its pricing structure to include freight dimensions as a supplement to the existing weight-based pricing structure. The less-than-truckload carrier, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp.,…
by - July 20, 2017 10:27 am
The outlook is good for the U.S. transportation sector, with freight volumes to rise almost 3% in 2017, said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello. On Wednesday (July 19),…
by - July 19, 2017 2:48 pm
McCormick & Co. has agreed to purchase the food division of Reckitt Benckiser for $4.2 billion, according to a company announcement Wednesday (July 19). The deal includes the brands Frank’s…
by - July 17, 2017 9:01 am
Intermodal load growth and a rise in revenue producing trucks weren’t enough for J.B. Hunt Transport Services to offset higher costs and lower rates in the second quarter. Income fell…
by - July 16, 2017 8:05 pm
On a hot and humid Saturday (July 15), 170 truck drivers competed in the 50th annual Arkansas Truck Driving Championship of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Cheering them on, were family,…
by - July 14, 2017 12:22 pm
At a time when tech investments among retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and Amazon are in the billions, suppliers should remember that technology can’t do it all with respect to selling…
by - July 12, 2017 7:14 pm
Freight demand is starting to increase, but compared to levels before 2016, it’s still sluggish, said Eric Fuller, CEO of U.S. Xpress. Fuller was featured Wednesday (July 12) on a…
by - July 11, 2017 4:52 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax set records in March and April, but the number of tourism jobs in the state fell slightly compared to 2016. Overall, the pace of…
by - July 11, 2017 4:33 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has regained some ground as the dynamics of supply and demand have strengthened recently, transportation analysts said. Analysts Brad Delco and Justin Long, both of Little…
by - July 6, 2017 3:45 pm
Visibility in the supply chain offers more than just where a specific item is within the supply chain, a logistics professional said. Visibility also offers data that can be used…
by - July 5, 2017 1:47 pm
The Wal-Mart Culinary and Innovation Center in Bentonville has been open one year. In that time, the retailer says hundreds of food and beverage products have been reformulated, and hundreds…
by - July 5, 2017 1:45 pm
Traffic at the state’s three largest commercial airports improved in May, according to the latest data. And year-to-date traffic through the first five months is up at all three locations….
by - June 29, 2017 5:04 pm
Northwest Arkansas and the Jonesboro metros again set new records for employment in May, and the Texarkana (Ark.-Texas) metro area was the only metro area in or connected to Arkansas…
