J.B. Hunt is partnering with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas on a diversity and inclusion initiative that aims to impact the transportation and logistics industry and to address industry challenges. The Lowell-based transportation…
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Frontier Airlines Adding Nonstop Flights from Little Rock to Las Vegas in 2021
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFrontier Airlines is adding new nonstop flights between Little Rock and Las Vegas in 2021. The low-fare airline announced that it will be establishing a Little Rock to Las Vegas nonstop flight starting March 11, 2021. Fares for the nonstop…
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J.B. Hunt Updates Digital Freight Matching Platform, Adding Temperature-Controlled Services
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJ.B. Hunt Transport Services has added multiple technology upgrades to J.B. Hunt 360, including temperature-controlled transportation services to one of its shipping platforms. Shippers using J.B. Hunt’s Shipper 360 will now be able to utilize a range of temperature settings…
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Carvana’s Next Day Vehicle Delivery Capability Expands to Hot Springs
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleCarvana has added another Arkansas City –Hot Springs – to its growing list of cities that can receive next-day vehicle delivery. Just one day after expanding its delivery capabilities to Little Rock, the Phoenix-based vehicle e-commerce platform announced that it…
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UCA Professor, Highway Police Chief Named to Transportation Research Advisory Committee
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleTwo Arkansas individuals – a University of Central Arkansas professor and the Arkansas Highway Police chief – have been named to an American Transportation Research Institute advisory committee. Doug Voss, Ph.D., and Chief Jay Thompson have been named to the…
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With Mass Movement Acquisition, J.B. Hunt Expands Final Mile Services Division
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleJ.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. has acquired an Massachusetts-based commercial fitness logistics company to bolster its Final Mile Services division. On Monday, Nov. 30, J.B. Hunt Transport acquired Mass Movement Inc.’s assets. The Lowell-based transportation company used cash on hand to…
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J.B. Hunt Unveils Multiple Leadership Changes
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleJ.B. Hunt Transport Inc. has announced a raft of executive leadership changes at the Lowell-based transportation company. The company unveiled five leadership changes on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The executives who were impacted include John Kuhlow, Nick Hobbs, Shelley Simpson, Craig…
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Driving the Future: A Conversation with the Women Leading the DOTs in Arkansas and Mississippi
The Arkansas Department of Transportation on Thursday hosted a virtual conversation with the two female leaders of the transportation departments in Arkansas and Mississippi. Lorie Tudor, director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and Melinda McGrath, Director of the Mississippi…
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Engineering: Jerry Holder of Garver: ‘Don’t Build It, and They Won’t Come’
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArkansans know Garver as the elite engineering firm based just downriver from the base of the Interstate 430 bridge in North Little Rock. But the 100-year-old firm is known far beyond the state’s borders. It employs almost 800 throughout 34…
- Construction/Real EstateMagazineNovember 2020Transportation
For Public Agencies, ‘P3’ Could Equal $$$: 2020 Legislation a Potential Vehicle for Funding State Construction Projects
Colorado used it to fund a $1.3 billion expansion of Interstate 70 in Denver. Texas used it for the $2.9 billion Grand Parkway in Houston. And Ohio State University used it to improve energy management and sustainability. All these projects…