Tagged: Transportation

Fort Smith to Benefit From Deeper River

Fort Smith to Benefit From Deeper River

Transportation

The Port of Fort Smith sits on a portion of the river shipping channel that is 26 feet deep, plenty deep for the heaviest of barges that could come through the deeper channel in Little Rock. read more >

Rail Safety Under Fire

Rail Safety Under Fire

Transportation

With three Norfolk Southern Corp. rail accidents in the past two months, a recent bill, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, has been introduced. read more >

J.B. Hunt Teases Supply Chain Project

J.B. Hunt Teases Supply Chain Project

Transportation

Spencer Frazier, the company’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, said the initiative will bring "a new era of cooperation, connectivity and value creation." read more >

J.B. Hunt-UA Partnership Is Key Supply Chain Link

J.B. Hunt-UA Partnership Is Key Supply Chain Link

Transportation

The transportation giant gave the school another $1.5 million — bumping its total gifts to more than $7 million since 2014 — so the university naming it the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management came as no surprise. read more >

Improved Safety Key to Getting Women Drivers

Improved Safety Key to Getting Women Drivers

Transportation

Trucking industry officials have been concerned for years about the driver shortage. But one possible solution — recruiting more women drivers — can’t happen without help from Congress, one industry official said. read more >