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 - March 7, 2019 12:53 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on Wednesday (March 6) announced it selected nine projects to advance technologies for medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles. The…
by - March 6, 2019 6:51 pm
Missouri plans to complete its $47.9 million portion of the 18.9-mile Bella Vista Bypass, or Missouri/Arkansas Connector, by summer 2022 as part of a project partially paid for with a…
by - March 5, 2019 3:08 pm
Traffic congestion was projected to cost the trucking industry an additional $15.74 billion in 2016, according to a new study from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The nonprofit research…
by - March 4, 2019 3:30 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has changed its approach toward building an access road to the Highfill airport. Airport officials will look to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) to…
by - March 4, 2019 11:11 am
Infrastructure Management Services LLC (IMS) recently started the second phase of a project to complete an inventory and analysis of streets and sidewalks in the city of Fayetteville. The city…
by - February 27, 2019 6:54 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has renewed his support for a bill that would allow commercial truck drivers between 18 and 21 years old to haul freight across state lines…
by - February 26, 2019 1:29 pm
New Jersey-based carrier New England Motor Freight and its 10 subsidiaries recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to shut down operations. In Arkansas, the shuttering of the 101-year-old,…
by - February 18, 2019 3:19 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services on Friday (Feb. 15) completed the purchase of New Jersey-based carrier Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery. J.B. Hunt announced Jan. 9 it had reached…
by - February 18, 2019 1:34 pm
Net orders of class 8 trucks, the largest truck class, fell in January to the lowest order level in more than two years as orders have fallen over the past…
by - February 14, 2019 8:31 am
North Little Rock-based fintech startup Gas Pos released a software Tuesday (Feb. 12) that’s expected to reduce fraud related to truck driver fuel cards and offset the fees truck stops…
by - February 6, 2019 4:28 pm
Driver detention has become a $1 billion problem for the trucking industry, and industry executives recently discussed how carriers are coping with the issue and provided some solutions to it….
by - February 5, 2019 4:59 pm
The transportation industry is expected to have another good year in 2019 subject to several factors, including trade-related concerns, said Doug Voss, associate professor of logistics and supply chain management…
by - February 1, 2019 3:31 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host public meetings in Bentonville and Centerton to show and take comments on the preliminary findings to improve segments of Arkansas Highway 102…
by - January 31, 2019 4:51 pm
Truck safety organization Road Safe America recently released an analysis of federal crash data showing semitrailer crash fatalities rose between 2009 and 2017, and a coalition led by the organization…
by - January 29, 2019 2:38 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 - January 29, 2019 2:07 pm
Carriers still expect truck driver pay will rise as freight demand remains strong but not at the level it was at this time in 2018. Trucking companies are offering “innovative…
by - January 24, 2019 4:37 pm
Without a timely end to the government shutdown, Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit might be out of money by Independence Day. Executive Director Joel Gardner said Thursday (Jan. 24)…
by - January 23, 2019 6:45 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission accepted a $25 million federal grant that will pay for the Missouri portion of the Arkansas-Missouri Connector, or Bella Vista Bypass, and agreed to…
by - January 23, 2019 6:25 pm
Walmart Inc. runs the third-largest private trucking fleet in the country with 8,000 drivers who travel more than 700 million miles annually delivering merchandise to Walmart and Sam’s Club. The…
by - January 23, 2019 1:48 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Wednesday (Jan. 23) that it will pay a 26-cents per share cash dividend on Feb. 22 to shareholders of record as of Feb….
