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 - January 3, 2019 2:30 pm
Turnover at large truckload carriers declined 11 percentage points to 87%, and a strong peak season has ended in the transportation sector while the outlook for 2019 remains uncertain. After…
by - January 2, 2019 10:38 am
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has granted trade organization American Trucking Associations’ request to pre-empt meal-and-rest break rules in California after the organization sought federal legislation to overrule the state mandate….
by - December 21, 2018 11:27 am
Air freight carrier Air Transport Services Group announced Friday (Dec. 21) it would operate 10 additional 767-300F aircraft on behalf of e-commerce giant Amazon. The carrier already operates 20 aircraft…
by - December 20, 2018 4:26 pm
Freight demand in the trucking industry has been healthy in the fourth quarter, but it’s softer compared to the same period in 2017 as spot rates have declined and impacts…
by - December 20, 2018 1:52 pm
Transportation services provider BNSF Logistics is planning to double the office space at its U.S. headquarters along Interstate 49 in Springdale. The company will build a 30,000-square-foot office on nearly…
by - December 17, 2018 3:15 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to pay $134 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 as a result of an arbitration with Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway…
by - December 13, 2018 2:13 pm
Board members for Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit approved a $3.35 million budget for 2019 on Thursday (Dec. 13) and received an update on items they discussed in a…
by - December 11, 2018 4:33 pm
Supply chain visibility has become an increasingly important technology as carriers look to control costs, improve efficiency and address consumer demands that have risen along with e-commerce sales. Visibility between…
by - December 10, 2018 10:58 am
Northwest Arkansas carriers have nearly 50 drivers hauling wreaths to U.S. cemeteries and thousands of employees helping to place wreaths on headstones of military veterans for Wreaths Across America. Lowell-based…
by - December 7, 2018 4:02 pm
The city of Fayetteville will host two public meetings to receive input on its plan for U.S. Highway 71B. The meetings from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12…
by - December 5, 2018 1:30 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has added five Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter trucks to its fleet, and they are the Lowell-based carrier’s first all-electric trucks. The carrier on Wednesday (Dec. 5) had…
by - December 4, 2018 3:12 pm
Northwest Arkansas planners and legislators continue to await a decision from the federal government on the fate of a $25 million grant that would be used to build a 4.81-mile…
by - December 4, 2018 1:32 pm
Four trucking industry executives in Arkansas were among those named to serve on the 2019-2020 Research Advisory Committee of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), a nonprofit research organization for…
by - November 30, 2018 12:25 pm
Van Buren-based carrier USA Truck has abbreviated its name and added two words: Capacity Solutions. The carrier announced Friday (Nov. 30) the change to “USAT Capacity Solutions” is a better…
by - November 29, 2018 6:13 pm
Board members of Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit discussed a 2019 balanced budget of $3.35 million that will include a 2% salary increase for all employees. ORT employees have…
by - November 15, 2018 10:57 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened a 6,100-square-foot internship office at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in south Fayetteville. The research park is managed by the University…
by - November 5, 2018 11:32 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services has a new board member. Edwin J. Lukas has been selected to serve on the company’s board of directors, according to a Monday (Nov. 5)…
by - November 5, 2018 10:21 am
Fayetteville-based logistics provider CaseStack, founded by CEO Dan Sanker in 1999 (in Santa Monica, Calif.,) is being acquired by the Hub Group (NASDAQ: HUBG), a large, publicly traded transportation logistics…
by - October 31, 2018 3:00 pm
A 30-foot renovation to the security checkpoint at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) about 12 years ago was supposed to add enough extra capacity to last 20 years, but growth…
by - October 30, 2018 11:01 am
Logistics providers that have received awards for customer service and environmental sustainability have reported better revenue growth and improved cost efficiency, according to a study published in the Journal of…
