by - August 5, 2020 2:07 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill rose in May and June but remained significantly below the level they were in the same months in 2019 as airlines…
by - August 5, 2020 1:00 pm
Customer expectations for low-cost, quick delivery of goods have been rising in recent years, but customers continue to expect their orders to be shipped inexpensively and quickly even amid a…
by - August 3, 2020 2:48 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) continues to expand its on-demand transit service in Rogers as Northwest Arkansas ridership remains down through the first half of the year. ORT…
by - August 3, 2020 10:52 am
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas will use $1.5 million to develop a new traffic-sensing technology to track cargo as it moves on roadways and through…
by - July 30, 2020 1:33 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. continues to develop its technology platform J.B. Hunt 360 to improve efficiency and remove waste in the supply chain, said Craig Harper, the…
by - July 23, 2020 7:02 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported a second consecutive loss in 2020 as revenue fell in the second quarter amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the markets closed Thursday (July…
by - July 22, 2020 3:38 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Wednesday (July 22) a 27-cents per share cash dividend would be paid Aug. 21 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 7….
by - July 16, 2020 7:21 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s net income and revenue declined in the second quarter. Freight volume fell in the company’s intermodal and brokerage segments amid the COVID-19 pandemic…
by - July 16, 2020 4:21 pm
The retail supply chain has seen dramatic shocks amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Two of the largest logistics and transportation companies in Northwest Arkansas said technology innovation investments had helped better…
by - July 12, 2020 11:00 am
A research organization of American Trucking Associations recently released a report that shows so-called nuclear verdicts — large jury awards, sometimes in excess of $10 million — have continued to…
by - July 8, 2020 2:29 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit will expand its on-demand transit service in Rogers by offering a new route and extended hours. ORT announced Wednesday (July 8) the new service…
by - July 7, 2020 1:35 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to report a 39.4% decline in earnings per share for the second quarter of 2020 as freight volumes recovered over the period…
by - July 1, 2020 2:10 pm
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit will continue to remain fare-free in light of the COVID-19 pandemic as ridership fell 53% in May, from the same month in 2019. ORT…
by - June 24, 2020 1:15 pm
As economic activity has risen so has freight demand, yet for-hire truck shipments fell slightly in May, from April. The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage…
by - June 23, 2020 11:19 am
Enplanements increased at the three largest commercial airports in the state in May, from April, but the number of people flying out is still down almost 90% from May 2019….
by - June 17, 2020 11:26 am
Joel Gardner, executive director for Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit, looked at a brown spot in the ceiling tile above his desk and said that’s probably not a water…
by - June 16, 2020 2:00 pm
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has advanced by three to five years the digital space for pickup and home delivery without almost any marketing investment, a Walmart executive said. “This was…
by - June 15, 2020 9:29 am
The widening work along Interstate 49 in Northwest Arkansas should be completed by the end of summer as work on two I-49 interchange projects continues amidst the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic….
by - June 11, 2020 4:56 pm
The Little Rock Port Authority (LRPA) Board of Directors elected Greg Joslin as chair of the Board of Directors. His term will run from July 2020 through June 2021. The…
by - June 10, 2020 3:09 pm
The number of trucking companies that have filed for bankruptcy during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been as bad as expected even as freight demand fell, an analyst said. In…
