by - May 3, 2017 7:27 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, had a tough weekend. Spear explained the late-night removal of language from a bill the trade organization supported, and at…
by - April 26, 2017 2:39 pm
American Trucking Associations spearheaded efforts to allow carriers to use hair testing as an alternative to urinalysis for drug testing truck drivers, and a recently approved highway bill will allow…
by - February 22, 2017 2:14 pm
Most carriers have been struggling to secure contract rate increases so far in 2017, but James Reed, CEO of Van Buren-based USA Truck, said the carrier and customers recently agreed…
by - January 24, 2017 3:07 pm
The trucking industry can expect revenue and freight volume to rise while the driver shortage continues and carriers adjust to electronic logs. The industry is “facing a monumental deadline,” said…
by - January 23, 2017 11:12 am
Truck driving schools are pushing forward in the long wake of a semitrailer driver shortage ongoing for more than a decade as carriers maintain relationships with the schools to attract…
by - January 12, 2017 7:49 pm
Semitrailer drivers and carriers will be challenged to maintain productivity when they adapt to electronic logging devices (ELDs), but they also might find the devices more difficult to cheat when…
by - January 11, 2017 12:30 pm
Much of the trucking industry has been riding a wave of Donald Trump euphoria since the Nov. 8 election, but that’s starting to hit reality as analysts downgrade stock ratings…
by - January 5, 2017 1:27 pm
The outlook for the trucking industry is improving, but some headwinds remain just two weeks before J.B. Hunt Transport Services is slated to release fourth-quarter earnings, analysts said. Lowell-based carrier…
by - December 2, 2016 4:32 pm
Trucking organizations and executives strongly support a new federal rule creating a national database of drug and alcohol test results for commercial truck drivers. On Friday (Dec. 2), the Federal…
by - November 1, 2016 10:27 pm
Semi-truck drivers can still expect to use electronic logging devices for hours-of-service compliance starting Dec. 18, 2017, after a federal mandate requiring the devices was upheld in court. On Oct….
by - October 3, 2016 7:20 pm
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said Monday that “extreme ideology” in Washington D.C., and a “thou shalt not compromise” mentality hurt the industry and the country. Arkansas Trucking Association…
by - August 17, 2016 5:13 pm
Trucking officials in Arkansas and the U.S. are hoping the final round of greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation will achieve…
by - July 7, 2016 2:37 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck has signed on to provide $55,000 for 15 scholarships to qualified applicants in the commercial driver’s license training program offered through the Northwest Technical Institute and…
by - June 2, 2016 12:33 pm
Editor’s note: Shannon Newton is president of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Opinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s). They may not…
by - February 11, 2016 9:30 pm
Ernest and Cheree Shunn of Lowell have been best friends and partners in nearly everything they have done for the past 32 years. The couple worked at APEX Tools in…
by - January 7, 2016 6:11 pm
The top challenge in the commercial trucking industry isn’t regulations. It’s the growing shortage of qualified drivers that is expected to surpass 70,000 this year. That’s a lot of empty…
by - November 20, 2015 1:34 pm
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) this week issued the long-delayed final rules on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) for the trucking industry, opening the door for the…
by - November 3, 2015 9:13 am
Safety colors the impression members of Congress have of the trucking industry, which is one reason the industry is supportive of safety-related efforts, the American Trucking Associations president and CEO,…
by - October 19, 2015 6:12 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is one of hundreds of institutions around the country trying to help address a growing truck driver shortage, and the slowdown in the…
by - October 19, 2015 5:16 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is one of hundreds of institutions around the country trying to help address a growing truck driver shortage, and the slowdown in the U.S. energy industry has helped a regional Arkansas carrier fill some of its open driver positions.
