by - December 1, 2025 6:38 pm
Billing and shipments at Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted small gains in November, but the shipping and logistics company said Monday (Dec. 1) that its operating ratio could decline by 4%…
by - November 5, 2025 11:27 am
An ongoing U.S. freight recession and lower manufacturing sector output were key factors in a more than 60% decline in third quarter net income at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. Revenue in…
by - September 29, 2025 5:10 pm
With company shares down almost 25% since January, execs with Fort Smith-based ArcBest used their 2025 Investor Day presentation to outline “strategic pillars” and better expectations for future financials. ArcBest,…
by - September 17, 2025 4:52 pm
Tuesday’s (Sept. 17) Cass Freight Index suggesting trade wars continue to be a drag on shipping and logistics is likely not a surprise for folks at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport…
by - September 8, 2025 4:08 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest points to continued weakness in the U.S. manufacturing and housing sectors as reasons the shipping and logistics company may post lower-than-expected financial metrics in the third quarter….
by - July 30, 2025 7:59 am
Manufacturing sector weakness and a persistent nationwide freight recession pushed second quarter net income and revenue lower at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. However, revenue was up in the company’s less-than-truckload segment….
by - July 9, 2025 4:05 pm
ArcBest officials said a recent electric semi-truck test indicates “meaningful progress” in the technology, but more evaluation is needed before the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics company adds the vehicles…
by - June 15, 2025 3:44 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…
by - May 29, 2025 10:35 am
Mac Pinkerton has been hired to be chief operating officer of the logistics subsidiary at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. The transportation industry veteran is set to begin in the new role…
by - May 14, 2025 5:16 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Wednesday (May 14) announced progress on its Vaux Vision system designed to automate freight handling, and named Brian Nachtigall as general manager of the Vaux effort….
by - April 29, 2025 10:10 am
ArcBest first-quarter net income and revenue fell below expectations thanks in part to ongoing manufacturing sector “weakness” and higher labor and other input costs. The report also included insight into…
by - March 10, 2025 6:55 pm
The manufacturing sector weakness and nationwide freight recession pricing that hampered ArcBest’s financials in 2024 are continuing into 2025, according to the Fort Smith-based shipping and logistics company. ArcBest on…
by - January 31, 2025 10:22 am
Higher input costs and a “prolonged” weakness in the manufacturing sector pushed fourth quarter net income down more than 40% at Fort Smith-based ArcBest. However, quarterly earnings per share of…
by - January 16, 2025 10:52 am
ArcBest on Thursday (Jan. 16) announced top management changes the company says will push strategic priorities and long-term growth. The changes include aligning “revenue-generating functions” under a chief commercial officer…
by - September 27, 2024 1:05 pm
In an April 2024 interview with MIT, Matthias Winkenbach, a principal research scientist and director of research at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, said artificial intelligence (AI) could…
by - September 26, 2024 9:29 am
Michael Newcity, chief innovation officer and president of ArcBest Technologies, will retire in December 2024 after more than 30 years with the shipping and logistics company. His time with ArcBest…
by - August 2, 2024 8:19 am
In the face of “macroeconomic headwinds,” Fort Smith-based ArcBest was able to post a 16% gain in second quarter net income compared to the same quarter in 2023. Much of…
by - May 29, 2024 6:54 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest has partnered with Scholarship America to create the first Employee Dependent Scholarship Program for the shipping and logistic company’s more than 15,000 employees. The program offers $2,000…
by - April 30, 2024 8:42 am
An almost $22 million one-time non-cash charge helped push Fort Smith-based ArcBest’s first-quarter net income into negative territory. The company says a combination of less demand and too much capacity…
by - March 18, 2024 7:22 pm
On the same day NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced in a broadly-watched speech new AI (artificial intelligence) “omniverse” products and services, Fort Smith-based ArcBest said it is a first-mover in…
