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Arkansas Best CEO Says Agreement With Teamsters Will Help 'Restore Profitability'
Approval of a new five-year contract is in the hands of Arkansas Best Freight's 7,500 union employees. Ballots will be mailed to them on June 3 and a count is expected June 28.

Arkansas Best CEO Says Agreement With Teamsters Will Help 'Restore Profitability'

by Chris Bahn
1 day ago

Arkansas Best Corp. has seen a 68 percent increase in its share price since reaching a tentative agreement with the Teamsters, President and CEO Judy R. McReynolds tells shareholders during the company's annual meeting.
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Riggs Tractor Rolls With Rental Trend

3 days ago

J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. has ridden out the ups and downs of 85 years of business, built on its foundation as a Caterpillar distributor. The Little Rock enterprise ranks No. 43 among the largest private companies in the state with 2012 revenue of $197 million. That figure reflects a one-year decline of 10 percent.
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USA Truck Board Votes to Keep Robert Peiser as Chairman

1 day ago

Robert A. Peiser, the USA Truck Inc. board chairman who submitted a conditional resignation last week, will remain chairman after the board voted unanimously to reject that resignation.
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Bruce Oakley Revenue Tops $1 Billion in 2012

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There were several revenue improvements for state transport companies in 2012, though nobody matched the leap made by Bruce Oakley. Plus, the list has a new entry, giving the state at least four transport companies with more than $100 million in revenue for 2012.
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