by - July 20, 2022 1:28 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has promoted Shelley Simpson to president of the company as part of several leadership changes announced Wednesday (July 20). John Roberts will remain…
by - July 13, 2022 1:00 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced Wednesday (July 13) that it will open its first transload service facility to support international cargo on the West Coast and streamline…
by - July 13, 2022 10:25 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), in collaboration with the Department of Energy and Environment, is accepting comments on a draft plan to install electric vehicle charging stations across the…
by - July 12, 2022 3:24 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to beat analyst expectations in the second quarter amid intermodal volume growth, strong intermodal pricing and better-than-projected margins in the brokerage segment,…
by - July 12, 2022 8:05 am
Electric vehicle maker Canoo Inc. of Bentonville said Tuesday (July 12) that retail giant Walmart has signed a definitive agreement to buy 4,500 delivery vehicles, with an option of buying up…
by - July 7, 2022 11:10 am
The airports in Northwest Arkansas and Texarkana will receive $13 million and $5 million, respectively, from a terminal improvement program that was established by the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,…
by - July 6, 2022 4:18 pm
According to a recent report, the fees that U.S. shippers face for the delayed return of ocean shipping containers have risen since the start of the pandemic and are the…
by - June 30, 2022 3:52 pm
Julie Linck, chief administrator of environment for the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, recently provided updates about the committee making recommendations on using the federal infrastructure money available to…
by - June 29, 2022 11:46 am
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. recently reported metrics of a pilot program to move freight autonomously on Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston. In a recently posted video…
by - June 27, 2022 10:57 am
The Little Rock Port Authority board of directors elected Bobby Brown as chair of the board. His term will run from July 2022 through June 2023. Brown was first appointed…
by - June 23, 2022 1:26 pm
An agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will give $367,650 for transit improvement projects in Arkansas as part of public transportation program that supports areas of persistent poverty….
by - June 20, 2022 2:11 pm
The Arkansas Trucking Association will host its annual Arkansas Trucking Championship in person for the first time since 2019. The 2022 championship will take place Friday and Saturday (June 24-25)…
by - June 15, 2022 1:42 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Wednesday (June 15) the preferred route for the proposed connector road will have no significant impact on the environment. The cost estimate…
by - June 15, 2022 11:22 am
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. announced Wednesday (June 15) the acquisition of family-owned carrier Metropolitan Trucking Inc. of Saddle Brook, N.J., for about $79.8 million, including debt. The acquisition…
by - June 11, 2022 10:49 am
Bentonville-based logistics technology company FR8relay has received a $206,468 federal grant that will help it prepare for a project to increase transportation efficiencies and reduce emissions in underserved and disadvantaged…
by - June 9, 2022 7:50 am
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will host a public meeting Tuesday (June 14) in Fayetteville on the proposed improvements to the Interstate 49 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard…
by - June 7, 2022 4:18 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is taking applications for the next round of the Transportation-Related Research & Workforce Development Grant Program. In 2021, state legislators approved the program that…
by - June 7, 2022 3:07 pm
The weather has delayed some projects at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill, but most are still on track. Airport officials recently provided XNA board members an update…
by - June 7, 2022 1:10 pm
Nearly 20 Arkansas airports will receive $9.99 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of recently announced grants from the Airport Improvement Program. The agency of the U.S….
by - June 6, 2022 2:17 pm
Existing heavy-duty electric vehicles can be used to complete about half of regional hauls, especially for routes of no more than 100 miles, a recent report shows. Still, the emissions…
