Transportation

Veronica Love, founder and CEO of Southern Carrier Services, secured a $3 million transportation contract with FedEx for areas surrounding Jonesboro.  The contract will bring new jobs to the area and make shipping to rural Arkansas areas easier, she told AMP.  …

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed Curtis Barnett and Suzanne Peyton to its industry councils. Barnett, president and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Little Rock, has been named to the Healthcare Industry Council. Peyton, …

Arkansas’ first Buc-ee’s travel center is barely a week old, but the city and state that birthed it have already drawn high praise from the company’s CEO. Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, the company’s president and co-founder, is making headlines for …

Eight cadets who traveled to the University of Central Arkansas Aviation Academy in Conway from all across the nation have completed their intensive summer training program through the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. UCA was one of …

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., based in Lowell and one of the largest supply-chain solutions providers in North America, celebrated its 65th anniversary on Monday by ringing the Nasdaq opening bell in New York City. Founded in 1961 by J.B. …

The U.S. Department of War will build a $37.6 million facility at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith. BL Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded the contract to construct an F-35 Special Access Program Facility, according to …

Overroute, an AI freight technology company built for carriers and logistics operators, has announced its public launch after a year of co-design with J.B. Hunt Transport Services of Lowell. Overroute’s AI agents are in use by operators across all of …

The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission took an important step toward proposed renovations during a meeting on Tuesday. The group reviewed proposed concept designs presented by Alliiance, a Minneapolis-based architecture firm.  The new additions would include a new baggage claim …

Buffalo River Aviation Services of Bentonville has received its Federal Aviation Administration Part 135 air carrier certificate, enabling the company to operate on-demand private charter flights under its own authority. The certification marks an important step in the company’s growth, …

Murphy USA’s “Store of Tomorrow” is coming to Jacksonville. The gas station and convenience store will be one of up to 55 new locations Murphy USA plans to open across the U.S. this year. A press release referred to the …