Tag: Transportation

P.A.M. Transportation Ends Year with 4Q Loss

The Tontitown-based company said the midweek Christmas holiday broke its string of 11 profitable months.

USA Truck Narrows 4Q Loss

The Van Buren-based firm reported a net loss of $3.11 million, down from $4.35 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Arkansas Best Ends Year with $7.7 Million Loss

The Fort Smith-based holding company said Wednesday increased labor costs and Hurricane Sandy contributed to the net loss.

J.B. Hunt Posts Record Profits for 4Q

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell said Thursday that net earnings jumped 16 percent.

USA Truck Ousts CFO Darron Ming

The Van Buren-based trucking company made the move two months after reporting a record quarterly loss.

USA Truck Names Interim COO

Thomas Glaser will spend three months, beginning Jan. 1, in new role.

Transplace Acquires Canadian Logistics Firm

The purchase of Torus Freight Systems extends Transplace’s reach across North America, CEO Tom Sanderson said.

ORT Chief Getting Up To Speed

Gardner plotting route to better efficiency.

USA Truck Announces Board Shakeup, Efforts to Repel Hostile Takeover

USA Truck, which just two weeks ago reported a record quarterly loss, has announced a board shakeup and other efforts designed to stem the Van Buren company’s financial bleeding and prevent a hostile takeover.

UA Team Wins Prestigious Supply Chain Competition

Department chair deems victory the equivalent of “the BCS championship in football.”

Arkansas Best Reports Drop in 3Q Profit

The Fort Smith-based holding company said Thursday that net income was 47 percent below last year’s third quarter.

USA Truck Reports Record Quarterly Loss

For the nine months ended Sept. 30, USA Truck lost $14.4 million.

PAM Swings to $880,907 Profit for Third Quarter

Company president notes firm’s ‘milestone.’

Greenway Sprouts from Regional Vision

Massive trail project expected to bring economic benefits.

J.B. Hunt 3Q Profit Up 14 Percent

Growth in intermodal business outpaced gains in the company’s trucking segment.

Report: Traffic Congestion in NWA Tops $100 Million Annually

Researchers arrived at the $103 million total by researching eight stretches of road all infamous for traffic congestion in Northwest Arkansas, and then estimating overall traffic congestion in Benton and Washington counties.