The Arkansas Transportation Report provides a monthly compilation of data and news regarding the trucking, railroad, airline, and river barge industries. Individually, these different components of transportation and cargo offer unique insight into the current state of the economy. Combined, the totality of the information paints a much broader picture of the health of the transportation sector.
by - February 22, 2020 10:26 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit recently broke ground on an 8,800-square-foot office building that will replace ORT’s existing administrative offices at 2423 E. Robinson Ave. The $2.9 million project…
by - February 19, 2020 12:00 pm
Traffic congestion costs the trucking industry $74.5 billion annually and accounts for 1.2 billion in lost hours of productivity, which is equal to 425,533 truck drivers sitting idle for a…
by - February 18, 2020 3:20 pm
Heavy-duty truck manufacturers expect production to decline by about 30% in 2020, from 2019, as truck orders fall to below levels needed to replace existing fleets, a market expert said….
by - February 17, 2020 2:51 pm
Intermodal transportation provides reliable and predictable shipment of freight, according to a recent whitepaper, and it’s available at a competitive price and can be integrated into an existing freight transportation…
by - February 10, 2020 9:50 am
Design work continues on a project to renovate the front of the terminal at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. The project also includes building a sky bridge from…
by - February 7, 2020 10:36 am
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Friday (Feb. 7) that chief financial officer David Mee will retire effective March 1. Mee will stay with the company as an employee and…
by - February 6, 2020 6:54 pm
Logistics companies face increasing customer demands, expanding global supply chains, growing capacity limitations and rising costs, and according to a recent whitepaper, technology could help to ease some of these…
by - February 4, 2020 4:01 pm
The past can be an indicator for the future when it comes to freight market cycles, and data shows that 2020 looks to be a year of tightening capacity and…
by - January 29, 2020 7:26 pm
Trade group American Trucking Associations and Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Wednesday (Jan. 29) their support of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking…
by - January 28, 2020 12:31 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. looks to purchase 53.15 acres in Laredo, Texas, from Celadon Group Inc. for $19.8 million, court documents show. The deal was included in documents…
by - January 27, 2020 1:24 pm
2020 looks to bode well for some truckload carriers with a small market capitalization as rates become positive, but the fourth quarter of 2019 for truckload carriers is not expected…
by - January 22, 2020 7:49 pm
A $25.4 million interchange project on Interstate 49 in Fayetteville won’t be ready as previously planned, and money from the project will be diverted to other highway projects in the…
by - January 22, 2020 3:53 pm
A recent poll of likely voters shows a majority of respondents would support a proposed half-cent sales tax extension if the money it would raise is spent statewide, but the…
by - January 21, 2020 1:37 pm
High delivery costs, consumer demand for immediate fulfillment, price increases in traditional distribution space and the rise of e-commerce have created a multitude of issues for logistics managers, a shipping…
by - January 15, 2020 3:28 pm
Springdale-based Arkansas & Missouri Railroad recently announced it would again start to use its Hewitt Street property along the east side of its office at 306 E. Emma Ave. It…
by - January 15, 2020 10:32 am
Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) will launch a new service in Rogers that’s been described as the Uber for public transit. ORT announced Wednesday (Jan. 14) that On-Demand…
by - January 14, 2020 7:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) enplanements rose 17% to a record of 922,533 in 2019, from 788,261 in 2018. “The record growth in 2019…
by - January 9, 2020 11:11 am
When it comes to the transportation system in Northwest Arkansas, residents are most satisfied with the availability of off-street paths and trails but least satisfied with traffic flow during peak…
by - January 8, 2020 2:58 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill recently opened an expanded security checkpoint that will allow for a fourth checkpoint lane. Board members of the Northwest Arkansas National Airport Authority…
by - January 7, 2020 1:08 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to report declines in earnings per share for the fourth quarter and for 2019 as weakness continues in the brokerage segment…
