by - March 1, 2017 8:11 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services opened an enterprise sales branch in Oklahoma City, according to a news release. This is the Lowell-based carrier’s 41st sales branch in the United States. Eric…
by - February 27, 2017 9:51 am
Glen McDonald, director of maintenance for Ozark Motor Lines in Memphis, has been elected as the general chairman and treasurer for American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council. McDonald will…
by - February 24, 2017 11:05 am
The Delta Regional Authority is investing $235,000 in infrastructure projects in southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana with the help of the Economic Development Administration. The projects will add 115 jobs…
by - February 23, 2017 2:48 pm
The value of freight shipped in North America rose 0.4% to $87.1 billion in December from the same month in 2015, with three out of the top five modes of…
by - February 23, 2017 10:30 am
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - February 22, 2017 2:14 pm
Most carriers have been struggling to secure contract rate increases so far in 2017, but James Reed, CEO of Van Buren-based USA Truck, said the carrier and customers recently agreed…
by - February 22, 2017 7:43 am
Orders of class 8 trucks in North America rose to 22,188 units in January, a 13-month high, according to ACT Research. Meanwhile, orders of trailers in North America increased 92%…
by - February 21, 2017 6:19 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - February 20, 2017 1:19 pm
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 - February 17, 2017 1:12 pm
Low crude oil prices have resulted in lower fuel costs and operating expenses for U.S. passenger airlines, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2015, earnings of passenger airlines rose…
by - February 15, 2017 2:48 pm
While some company fleets have been testing in-cab cameras that face drivers, most large carriers in the state either don’t plan to use the systems or declined to talk about…
by - February 13, 2017 2:27 pm
Visibility tracking systems allow shippers to see real-time views of where their goods are in the supply chain, and trucking companies are especially good at letting shippers know where they…
by - February 13, 2017 1:51 pm
When it comes to food, fresh is a must for consumers, whether that’s reaching to the back of the dairy case for the latest “sell by date” or scouring the…
by - February 8, 2017 2:45 pm
One of the biggest concerns of suppliers and retailers like Wal-Mart Stores is not if, but when will a majority of category sales make the shift from in-store to online….
by - February 6, 2017 2:22 pm
Kicking off this new fiscal year Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon is changing things up. Instead of having suppliers at the retailer’s year beginning meetings held as in the past,…
by - January 30, 2017 3:16 pm
Editor’s note: Commentary by David Rice, a member of Tusk to Tail, a group of Hog fans who have been tailgating together sober and otherwise for more than a decade….
by - January 25, 2017 12:20 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - January 23, 2017 2:47 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - January 23, 2017 11:37 am
After a record-setting year in 2015, Arkansas’ dynamic tourism and hospitality industry bolstered the state’s economic growth in 2016 and is forecasted to end the year by eclipsing last year’s…
by - January 11, 2017 12:30 pm
Much of the trucking industry has been riding a wave of Donald Trump euphoria since the Nov. 8 election, but that’s starting to hit reality as analysts downgrade stock ratings…
