Merger Draws Curtain on USA Truck
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren officially became a part of DB Schenker on Thursday, Sept. 14. read more >
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren officially became a part of DB Schenker on Thursday, Sept. 14. read more >
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 >
If CEO James Reed is running around a little hectic these days, it’s no small wonder. read more >
A persistent chip shortage and a continued lack of labor make both new and used vehicles expensive read more >
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 >
Steuart Walton said he and his brother's goal is "to make northwest Arkansas and Bentonville in particular the best place to live in the United States." read more >
It isn’t all doom and gloom in the transportation industry, and that is good news for those who drive trucks. read more >
In the midst of the annual consternation about driver shortage are the growing research and interest in autonomous vehicles. Have trouble finding drivers? Use a truck that doesn’t need one. read more >
The electric vehicle industry has found a spot in Arkansas. read more >
The Little Rock Port Authority plans to begin installing a new security system this summer, a project funded in part by a $570,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in January. read more >
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren is joining the electric vehicle movement. read more >
The windfall is expected to provide $3.6 billion for Arkansas roads and $278 million for bridge repair and replacement. read more >
An optimist looks for good news on the horizon. A person in the transportation industry looks on the horizon and sees container ships at anchor. read more >
Craig Harper of J.B. Hunt is just as eager as any devout environmentalist to see alternative-fuel vehicles come into vogue. read more >
The nation's supply chain is suffering from the bullwhip effect, in which a seemingly minor blip in the supply-demand relationship at the bottom of the chain creates increasingly harsher reverberations as it travels up the chain. read more >
Things are going well for the state’s publicly traded transportation companies, and not just because the Interstate 40 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Memphis and West Memphis finally reopened. read more >
No official has given a hard date for when the six-lane Interstate 40 bridge across the Mississippi River will reopen for traffic, but it is beginning to look like the end of July is a good bet. read more >
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 >
Truck Drivers USA launches a platform to connect companies and drivers on its website, matching applications with companies that are looking for drivers with similar qualifications. read more >
President Joe Biden announced his administration’s $2.3 trillion plan for infrastructure investments March 31. As one might expect, a great many people found fault with it. read more >
