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…
by - January 6, 2020 3:02 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host 12 public meetings across the state through April on the extension of a half-cent sales tax for highway projects. ArDOT also will…
by - January 2, 2020 9:42 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has acquired the assets of South Easton, Mass.-based carrier RDI Last Mile Co. as J.B. Hunt continues to expand its final mile business….
by - December 29, 2019 12:49 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a supplemental appropriation of $485 million for 108 airports in 48 states, and Drake Field in Fayetteville will receive nearly $1.13 million of…
by - December 20, 2019 10:16 am
A former Harley Davidson dealership at 10300 Interstate 30 in Little Rock sold Thursday (Dec. 19) for $1.4 million to the Arkansas State Highway Commission. The property totals 19,224 square…
by - December 9, 2019 1:42 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill might become Northwest Arkansas National Airport, if the board approves the change. Board members of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority will discuss…
by - December 9, 2019 11:20 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will integrate its technology platform with the platform of technology company JDA Software Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz. J.B. Hunt and JDA announced Monday…
by - December 5, 2019 8:41 pm
Residents looked at maps and gave opinions on plans to improve access to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in a public meeting on the project to build a connector…
by - December 3, 2019 7:37 pm
Terry Matthews, executive vice president and president of intermodal for Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., will retire April 1, 2020, according to a news release. On that date,…
by - December 3, 2019 11:05 am
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) recently hired Cincinnati-based consultant Landrum & Brown Inc. to determine the feasibility of attracting cargo operations and tenants to the Highfill airport. The study will…
by - November 24, 2019 4:38 pm
The 2019 peak season has yet to meet expectations with drayage providers and more broadly across the transportation sector as intermodal volumes declined 3% in the third quarter. Transportation technology…
by - November 20, 2019 6:52 pm
Chicago-based carrier United Airlines has been flying its new Bombardier CRJ-550 jet between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and Chicago about five times daily, or about 125 times so far,…
by - November 12, 2019 2:32 pm
The trend in which customers expect low-cost, fast and transparent delivery of goods doesn’t look to be going away, and it has expanded into business-to-business shipping, according to a new…
by - November 11, 2019 7:38 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host a public meeting in December to discuss a proposed road between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill and Arkansas Highway 612,…
by - November 7, 2019 2:02 pm
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently launched a website to help 18- to 20-year-olds who have a U.S. military equivalent of a commercial driver’s license to find and…
by - October 30, 2019 7:07 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is expected to pay $44.2 million as a result of an arbitration between the carrier and Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway Co., according…
by - October 30, 2019 2:35 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill recently announced it would be one of the first airports to receive service from the only two-cabin, 50-seat regional jet. Chicago-based United Airlines…
by - October 30, 2019 2:24 pm
Carriers soon will begin using the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to determine whether existing or prospective drivers have drug or alcohol violations. The Federal Register posted the…
