Author name: Arkansas Trucking Association

Arkansas Trucking Association accepting applications for Technician Scholarship

For the sixth year, the Arkansas Trucking Association plans to award scholarships of up to $7,500 to students interested in pursuing careers as medium and heavy duty truck technicians. Scholarship applications are being accepted now through March 31, 2023, and are available at arkansastrucking.com/tech-scholarship. “We are proud to have awarded $75,000 in scholarships to ten […]

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The Last Word – Popularity Contest: People Like Truckers

By Trucking Moves America Forward In September, Trucking Moves America Forward commissioned a survey to measure the impact of awareness and image campaigns. The TMAF campaign was launched in March 2014 at the Mid-America Trucking Show to improve the image of the trucking industry and educate the public on the impact of the industry and

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The Last Word – A Strong Foundation: People, Technology, Capacity

By Shelley Simpson J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. recently passed a big milestone: 60 years in business. That’s 60 years of building on Johnnie Bryan and Johnelle Hunt’s innovation and vision for a more efficient supply chain. That’s 60 years of delivering for our customers and taking care of our people. When we took the time

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Arkansas Technicians Garner Big Wins at National Competition

Arkansas Technicians Garner Big Wins at National Competition Jesse Elmore, a heavy-duty truck technician for Doggett Freightliner of Arkansas, and Sean “Kade” Bring, a trailer technician for Tyson Foods, represented Arkansas at the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Councils’ National Technicians Skills Competitions this week, Sept. 25-29, in Cleveland, Ohio. At the national competition

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There isn’t very much more to be done’ on gas prices, says commerce secretary

On June 7, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo admitted that there is not much more the White House can do to lower record high gas prices for Americans, casting blame on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Unfortunately, that is the brutal reality,” Raimondo said. The bleak assessment comes as the national average price for regular gasoline has risen steadily over

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