transportation

Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association in Little Rock, has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In 2006, the St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils, to  provide…

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has named Shelley Simpson as its new president, effective Aug. 1, 2022, the company announced on Wednesday. Simpson has served 15 of her 28 total years at J.B. Hunt in executive leadership roles. Prior to her…

Justin Avery has been named CEO of Rock Region METRO, effective immediately, the public transportation system serving Pulaski County announced Tuesday. Avery had most recently been serving as CFO and interim CEO for the system. He has 10 years of…

Envirotech Vehicles recently announced a partnership with Arkansas-based Olympus Construction to renovate the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 1425 Ohlendorf Road in Osceola, Ark. The manufacturing facility is approximately 580,00- SF and the total cost of renovations is estimated to be…

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently announced that Arkansas-based technology company, FR8relay, will receive $206,468 as part of the 259 Department of Energy grants which total $53 million and will go to 210 small businesses in 38 states.  FR8relay is…

Board of Directors elections for the Arkansas Trucking Association were held at its annual conference in Hot Springs on May 11- May 13, 2022. Mark Morris, the outgoing chairman and the president and CEO of Morris Transportation Services based in…

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…

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…