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The Arkansas Trucking Association will celebrate 90 years of trucking in the state and host its annual business conference and vendor showcase in Hot Springs this week. The educational forums will be held Wednesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 12…

ArcBest’s less-than-truckload carrier, ABF Freight, has won the 2021 Excellence in Cargo Claims and Loss Prevention Award – LTL Division from American Trucking Associations. ABF is the first nine-time winner of the award which is presented annually to one motor…

J.B. Hunt announced its first quarter 2022 earnings and revenue increases on Monday April 18. The company’s Q1 2022 earnings increased 65.9 percent from first quarter of 2021. Earning expectations at J.B. Hunt were $1.94 per share, and revenue expectations…

FedEx announced Monday that, effective June 1, current Chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith will step down from the position to become executive chairman. Smith will be succeeded by Raj Subramaniam, current FedEx president and COO. Smith and Subramaniam will…

J.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway Company are launching a joint effort to substantially improve capacity in the intermodal marketplace, according to a J.B. Hunt press release sent out this week. The transport company says demand for intermodal services has grown…

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is supporting legislation to reform ocean freight shipping. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act would help level the playing field for American exporters by making it harder for ocean carriers to refuse goods ready to export…

Walmart+ will be getting much more competitive with the removal of a shipping minimum. The retailer announced that it would be removing a $35 shipping minimum for members shopping on Walmart.com, just in time for the holidays. Launched on Sept.…

by Courtney Lanning In the age of digital shopping, the nation’s largest private employer is betting on e-commerce and using it to bring its various services and platforms together. Consumers have grown accustomed to click-and-order purchases; Walmart is working to…

Walmart is stepping up its ecommerce game by delivering groceries directly to customer’s refrigerators. The new delivery service, Walmart InHome Delivery, is designed to help customers save time by allowing them to order groceries via an app and have a…

The e-commerce wars are heating up again. Walmart has announced that it will be offering free next day shipping for a range of items and that the service will be available without a membership fee. This news comes on the…