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Energy / Government & Politics / Industry

Truckers Promote Alternatives to EVs

Electric vehicles are a great idea for the private automobile sector but not so much for the trucking industry. read more >
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Driving Change: Arkansas Accelerates EV Infrastructure Overhaul with $54MLock Icon

Arkansas will receive $54.1 million from the program to build NEVI-compliant electric charging stations throughout the state. The first 19 projects awarded this past year will cost nearly $15 million and are almost exclusively on the interstate system. read more >
Business Services / Public Companies / Transportation

Reading the Future: Transportation (40 Years of Arkansas Business)

“We are going to continue to move goods from where they are made to where they need to be consumed. People are not going to change their habit and start going down to the port to pick up their groceries.” said Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association. read more >
Insurance / Transportation

Rising Insurance Premiums Hammer State’s Trucking Industry

The American Transportation Research Institute said last year that premiums rose 2.3% in 2021 and 2022; 2023 statistics aren’t official yet, but good news isn’t expected. read more >
Transportation

Teamsters Contract Prohibits Use of In-Cab Cameras

The in-cab cameras apparently first became an issue between the two sides in 2019 when ABF Freight told the union it was installing driver-facing cameras. read more >
Transportation

20 Years and Counting For ATA’s Newton

Shannon Newton, the president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, celebrated both her 20th year with the organization and her ninth as the head of it. read more >
Transportation

Managing Smartly, Smaller Truckers See Success

While they're not big industry names, smaller truckers have proven vital to the sector, particularly in Arkansas. read more >
Transportation

ArDOT Opens $6M Commercial Truck Parking Lot in West Memphis

The facility is an expansion on an already existing lot and is expected to help handle some of the 20,000 tractors that pass through the area daily. read more >
Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, says her members want all the tools they can get to ensure the safety of drivers and the public.
Business Services / Government & Politics / Public Companies

Trucking Industry Expands Drug Testing Despite Driver ShortageLock Icon

A surge in positive marijuana tests has sidelined thousands of truckers, shrinking the hiring pool for drivers. read more >
Shelley Simpson, president of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., says the freight recession is more of an inventory correction, as consumer buying habits change after the pandemic.
Business Services / Public Companies / Small Business

Trucking Firms Ready to Ride Out A Freight RecessionLock Icon

Global companies may weather the storm, but smaller truckers are at risk. read more >
A 3D rendering showing truck platooning, the linking of two or more trucks in convoy using connectivity technology and automated driving support systems. The vehicles automatically maintain a set, close distance between each other when they are connected.
Business Services / Transportation

Truck Platooning Pulls Ahead in Arkansas

The practice allows a second 18-wheeler to follow closely behind a lead truck so each can use driver-assisted technology. read more >
Virginia Maggiore
Business Services / Transportation

1 Named Principal of RDC Architecture Firm in Rogers. (Movers & Shakers)Lock Icon

Virginia Maggiore joined RDC in 2019. read more >
Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association, speaking during Monday's news conference to unveil a $300 million plan for state highways.
Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Transportation

Shannon Newton Named to St. Louis Fed Transportation Council

The St. Louis Fed uses council members' observations to and economic data to inform monetary policy deliberations in Washington. read more >
Public Companies / Transportation

Jeff Loggins Elected Chairman of Arkansas Trucking Association

He's the president & CEO of Loggins Logistics of Jonesboro. read more >
Investments / Manufacturing / Public Companies

The Costs of Innovation (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)

Reports on three Arkansas companies last week underline some of what’s driving innovations in mobility and the high costs of forging new paths in the industry. read more >
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson with members of the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility (from left) Alan Mantooth, council chairman Cyrus Sigari, council members state Secretary of Transportation Lorie Tudor, state Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston and Canoo Inc. CEO Tony Aquila.
Business Services / Government & Politics / Insurance

Arkansas Makes Its Case for Mobility

Arkansas has become a hub for trying out new transportation options. read more >
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson with members of the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility (from left) Alan Mantooth, council chairman Cyrus Sigari, council members state Secretary of Transportation Lorie Tudor, state Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston and Canoo Inc. CEO Tony Aquila.
Construction / Education / Government & Politics

Governor Sets Goals for Council on Future Mobility, Names Members

The council's work will “lay the foundation for Arkansas leadership in the transportation industry for decades to come," the governor said. read more >
Business Services / Construction / Government & Politics

Memphis Bridge Waves Red Flag for Infrastructure

The shutdown of the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River and the subsequent logistical nightmare are shining a light on an age-old problem. America’s infrastructure is old. read more >
Construction / Government & Politics / Public Companies

ATA: I-40 Closure Could Cost Trucking $2.4M A Day

The closure of the Hernando de Soto Bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee on Interstate 40 could cost the trucking industry more than $2.4 million a day, the Arkansas Trucking Association said Friday. read more >
Work has begun on a $37 million project to improve the Interstate 49 interchange at Wedington Drive in Fayetteville, and state officials hope a federal infrastructure plan will provide money for more projects.
Construction / Government & Politics / Tourism

Put Money on Roads, Arkansans Urge BidenLock Icon

In today’s political climate, even seemingly bipartisan issues like addressing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure can bog down quickly. read more >