Firm tames truck's electricity
When Bruce Purkey, then a regional service engineer for a subsidiary of General Motors, landed an account with J.B. Hunt, there wasn't a suitable distributor f…
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Registration of rigs in Arkansas a pain; carriers seek change
None of Arkansas' four publicly traded trucking companies register their vehicles in Arkansas.
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Trucking tops list in 2015 in workplace deaths; 745 tally is a decline
Truck driving had the highest number of workplace fatalities in 2015 at 745, within the national total of workplace deaths of 4,836, according to recently rele…
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Cargo thefts in state jump 300%; loss in '15 tops $7M
When cargo theft is reported in Arkansas, whichever agency, city, county or state police with jurisdiction handles it. However, many experts believe this is no…
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Wal-Mart asks truckers to test in-cab cameras
Joining a growing number of trucking companies, Wal-Mart Transportation is experimenting with in-cab and forward-facing cameras in an effort to protect its pri…
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CalArk follows own road map to growth
In a state filled with heavy-hitting trucking companies, CalArk International in Little Rock has been quietly building a name for itself beyond its truckload h…
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Truckers hear take on top-2 concerns
Rebecca Brewster, president and chief operating officer of the American Transportation Research Institute, said Wednesday that a driver shortage and a mandate …
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Group aims to promote balance of faith, work
The CEOs of Northwest Arkansas’ three Fortune 500 companies, John Roberts of J.B. Hunt Transport, Doug McMillon of Wal-Mart and Donnie Smith of Tyson Foods, ga…
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Trucker licensing to speed up
In the face of a truck driver shortage, the Arkansas State Police and the Arkansas Trucking Association are working together to reduce wait times for obtaining…
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Road Team teaches safety around big rigs
Just over a year ago, the Arkansas Trucking Association named the first class of a brand new Arkansas Road Team: 12 drivers from six companies given the task o…
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Robotic trucking assessed for state
Uber Freight joined the Arkansas Trucking Association on Thursday -- less than a month after Uber successfully delivered the nation's first commercial cargo lo…
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Carrier posts 3rd-straight loss
USA Truck Inc. posted its third-straight quarterly loss Friday, and company leaders spoke of "painful cuts" in order to maintain "an intense focus on managing …
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ArcBest's 3Q profit falls 32%
ArcBest Corp. announced a third-quarter profit Thursday of $12.9 million, down 32.4 percent from $19.2 million in the same quarter of last year.
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2Q USA Truck report sank stock; 3Q's due
Since USA Truck announced a $1.3 million loss for its second quarter on Aug. 3, its stock price has dropped by more than half.
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Airport chooses airline service
South Arkansas Regional Airport in El Dorado on Monday selected Contour Airlines' proposal to provide commercial service to the region.
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P.A.M. prides itself on Mexico inroads
Many Arkansas trucking companies include service in and out of Mexico in their portfolios, but P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. in Tontitown has worked to m…
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Garver takes hints from trucker to start program for women
In early 2015, a young female engineer at Garver asked for advice on how to advance her career as a woman in an industry of mostly men.
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J.B. Hunt's third quarter profit falls 5%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. posted a net income of $109.4 million in the third quarter of 2016, or 97 cents earnings per share, a 5 percent decrease from…
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Zero Mountain's time has come
When Joe Rumsey leased a partially abandoned limestone mine in Johnson to open an underground cold storage facility in 1955, there was just one issue: "there w…
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Truckers struggle to find parking
Ask any truck driver and he will tell you stories about parking and the headaches caused by trying to find it.
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Speed-limiter plan insufficient, unsafe, trucking groups say
The American Trucking Associations publicized its position Thursday against the Department of Transportation's Aug. 26 proposed rule that could require the ins…
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Economy turbulent for airports in state
When the economic downturn of 2008 coincided with high oil prices, airlines and airports did not fare well.
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J.B. Hunt to be bestowed hall of fame seat
Johnnie Bryan Hunt was a truck driver in Little Rock when he suggested to his wife, Johnelle, that he quit to start a new business in Stuttgart. Tired of being…
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Trucker council inducts students
The Arkansas Trucking Association recently notified four college students of their acceptance into its 40 Under 40 Council, the first time college students hav…
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Fayetteville FM startup labor of love
From a converted janitorial closet on the third floor of the Chancellor Hotel in downtown Fayetteville, a low-power community radio station switched on a few m…
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ArcBest buys up logistics business
ABF Logistics, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., announced Friday that it has purchased Logistics & Distribution Services for $25 million.
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Rule drafted to limit big-rig speed
The federal government has issued a proposed rule requiring heavy-duty vehicles to be equipped with devices that would limit their speed on U.S. roadways, a me…
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Truckers generally OK with new U.S. emissions standards
The Arkansas Trucking Association -- as well as its national counterpart -- are "cautiously optimistic" about new federal emissions standards that went into ef…
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Input sought on program for truck drivers under 21
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday that it is looking into a pilot program that would allow some commercial drivers under the age…
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Boyhood chums find market ready for Uberlike mover
When Hunter Riley decided to help his brother out by hauling art from his North Little Rock gallery to Chicago in his pickup, he didn't anticipate it would lea…
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For dean, history, future mix in NW
When Matthew Waller joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas' unranked business school in 1994, there were 2,000 students.
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Arkansas-based trucker reports $1.3M loss
USA Truck Inc. reported a net second-quarter loss Wednesday of $1.3 million compared to a $2.8 million profit in the same quarter of 2015.
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Truckers scramble to hire diesel techs
The trucking industry is not only experiencing a driver shortage -- it also is dealing with a shortage of the diesel technicians who keep its trucks up and run…
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ArcBest's $10.M 2Q profit half of '15's
ArcBest Corp. reported a second-quarter profit of $10.2 million, or 39 cents per share, on Friday, down 49 percent from a $20 million profit in the same quarte…
