by - February 23, 2018 12:28 pm
Springdale wants feedback on the design for the widening and extension of 56th Street, between the roundabout on Don Tyson Parkway in Springdale and Johnson Mill Boulevard in Johnson. Design…
by - February 14, 2018 2:06 pm
As trucking companies get creative to recruit and retain drivers during a persistent driver shortage and high turnover rates, an insurance and financial company specializing in transportation companies is working…
by - February 9, 2018 4:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is planning to change its operating rates for some airlines and add a shuttle service, while the search for a new CEO begins. The change would…
by - January 31, 2018 2:57 pm
Rodney Slater, former U.S. secretary of transportation and graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Silas Hunt’s admission to the law school….
by - January 29, 2018 1:00 pm
Russellville-based brokerage Little John Transportation Services recently combined two Fayetteville offices into a 9,809-square-foot building at 5106 S. Thompson St. in Springdale. On Aug. 18, Dale Brothers of Northwest Arkansas…
by - January 29, 2018 8:10 am
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 24, 2018 8:36 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ brokerage segment, Integrated Capacity Solutions, recently eclipsed a milestone company founder Johnnie B. Hunt once thought elusive for the Lowell-based carrier. In a LinkedIn post, Shelley…
by - January 10, 2018 1:20 pm
American Trucking Associations applauded the approval of the Jobs for our Heroes Act and the Combating Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act. The previous streamlines the process for active-duty military,…
by - January 9, 2018 12:31 pm
Airlines for America, a trade organization for U.S. airlines, opposes increasing fees passengers pay when flying out of commercial airports, and if Congress approves a proposed increase, it might lead…
by - January 9, 2018 9:13 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services announced it has increased driver pay rates up to 40% as it works to attract drivers to the company. The mileage pay rate has increased…
by - January 5, 2018 12:44 pm
The American Trucking Associations supports health plan changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor to make it easier for small businesses and self-employed people to purchase high-quality, lower cost health…
by - January 3, 2018 2:38 pm
The U.S. average retail price of a gallon of diesel rose 7 cents to $2.97 on Jan. 1, from the previous week, as cold weather increased demand for distillate fuel,…
by - December 19, 2017 4:00 pm
The American Transportation Research Institute, the nonprofit research organization of American Trucking Associations, appointed four new members to its board of directors. ATRI Chairman Judy McReynolds, who’s chairman, president and…
by - December 15, 2017 10:38 am
The University of Arkansas Global Campus is offering a four-session course to teach best practices and practical, hands-on skills for flying unmanned aircraft, or drones, safely and legally. The class…
by - December 11, 2017 11:37 am
Net income for U.S. passenger airlines fell 1.73% to $3.743 billion in the third quarter of 2017, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
by - December 7, 2017 4:30 pm
A J.B. Hunt executive said in a congressional roundtable hosted by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that autonomous vehicle legislation under consideration by Congress should address commercial and passenger…
by - December 4, 2017 9:27 am
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 - December 1, 2017 3:29 pm
Class 8 same-dealer used truck sales rose 37% in October, from the same month in 2016, according to ACT Research. Class 8 trucks are the largest class of big rigs…
by - November 27, 2017 4:23 pm
Rachel Christensen, vice president of intermodal operations at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, has been named to the Women In Trucking (WIT) Association Board of Directors. The board provides guidance for…
by - November 27, 2017 3:12 pm
Ozark Regional Transit looks to increase the pay of its drivers and technicians in 2018 but needs about $500,000 in order to boost pay to the level needed to remain…
