by - November 27, 2017 1:33 pm
As demand for spot truckload freight and spot rates accelerate, shippers have increased the amount of transportation and logistics services they outsource to third-party logistics (3PL) providers. In a recent…
by - November 17, 2017 8:01 am
An app-based service allowing members to fly as much as they’d like is coming to Northwest Arkansas. Surf Air is expected to start flying out of Bentonville Municipal Airport by…
by - November 16, 2017 11:43 am
The Arkansas Trucking Association received the American Trucking Associations’ State Excellence in Safety Award, and ABF Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, was presented the Excellence in Claims…
by - November 15, 2017 3:40 pm
The number of commercial vehicle drivers, including truck drivers, who wear seatbelts has risen more than 20% since 2007, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The FMCSA recently…
by - November 10, 2017 2:52 pm
A federal fuel tax increase is the “only meaningful mechanism” to pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure improvements, according to the nonprofit research organization of the American Trucking Associations….
by - November 8, 2017 7:32 pm
By this time last year, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had released its financial expectations for the upcoming year, but John Roberts, president and CEO of the Lowell-based carrier, said the…
by - November 7, 2017 9:22 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has opened sales branches in Texarkana, Texas, and Mobile, Ala. The Lowell-based carrier announced the two openings on Tuesday (Nov. 7). “Expanding our network of enterprise…
by - November 7, 2017 8:24 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will host the Arkansas Run for the Fallen Traveling Memorial through Nov. 12 outside the Lowell-based carrier’s corporate offices. The memorial is open to the public…
by - November 6, 2017 12:21 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, urged U.S. legislators to support the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as for-hire trucking employment rose by 13,100 jobs in…
by - November 3, 2017 3:53 pm
USA Truck has rejoined trade organization American Trucking Associations as big rig orders jump 160%. The ATA announced the Van Buren-based carrier as its newest member Friday (Nov. 3). “USA…
by - November 1, 2017 10:15 am
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association continues to push for a delay in the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate in light of carrier UPS and trucking organization Truck Renting and Leasing…
by - November 1, 2017 8:45 am
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by - October 30, 2017 5:10 pm
After an engineering and traffic investigation, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) wants to increase the speed limit on rural interstates to 75 mph, from 70 mph. On Oct. 18,…
by - October 30, 2017 1:17 pm
American Airlines will start daily service between Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock and Reagan National Airport (DCA) near Washington D.C. on April 3. LIT announced the new service…
by - October 26, 2017 11:08 am
Dave Manning, president of TCW Inc. in Nashville, Tenn., was elected as the 73rd chairman of the American Trucking Associations Board of Directors. “It is a tremendous honor to be…
by - October 25, 2017 11:59 am
Little Rock-based carrier Rich Logistics, a company of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, received the 2017 Global Leader Award at the Automotive Leaders Summit in Mexico City. Shannon Everett, chief operations officer…
by - October 23, 2017 3:15 pm
Arkansas Trucking Association was one of the recipients of the 2017 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award winners, according to American Trucking Associations. The awards were announced at the trade organization’s…
by - October 16, 2017 8:09 am
The Iowa-based carrier that had owned a trailer involved in the death of 10 Mexican immigrants was put out of service and no longer allowed to operate as of Oct….
by - October 5, 2017 11:26 am
The volume of intermodal containers and trailers on U.S. railroads rose 3.8% to 39,482 units in September, from the same month in 2016, according to the Association of American Railroads….
by - October 4, 2017 2:04 pm
A transportation equipment company shouldn’t lose the $682 million it was expected to pay after winning an appeal in a case regarding a guardrail system it had redesigned without disclosing…
