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Last month my son graduated from high school. Just days later, he embarked on what has become something of a modern rite of passage: an unchaperoned trip to Panama City Beach with six of his friends. Before he left, he received the same lecture that generations of teenagers have heard. We told him that we […]

With fuel prices straining household budgets, calls to suspend the federal fuel tax may sound like a quick and easy solution. In Congress, two proposals—the Gas Tax Suspension Act and the Gas Prices Relief Act—aim to provide  temporary relief by pausing federal fuel taxes for up to 90 days or through October, respectively. But while

If you recognize the name Milton Friedman, you’re probably an economics student or your joints sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies when you get out of bed. I’m more the latter but a little bit of the former. Dr. Friedman, a renowned economist popularized in a 1980 PBS documentary “Free to Choose” and multiple

Milestones mark progress. They signal achievement, turning points, and distance traveled. Long before dashboards and data, they were literal stones along the road, fixed points that told you where you were and how far you had come. In just a few weeks, my first-born will graduate high school, marking a major milestone. Each day brings

There’s something about a stretch of rural Arkansas highway that invites reflection. Last week, I found myself behind the wheel for hours at a time. It was the official beginning of spring, sunroof open, sunlight filtering through early green leaves, and Olivia Dean providing the soundtrack. My route took me through some of the finest

As the weather begins to warm each spring, road construction and maintenance heats up also. Hundreds of highway construction workers return to their roadside offices this spring to support the three million Arkansans and countless others who depend on the highway system. During this season, groups nationwide seek to raise awareness about the inherent dangers

When large truck crashes make headlines, attention often focuses on the truck driver and what they did or did not do to avoid the collision. But data consistently tells a different story. In approximately 73 percent of crashes involving large trucks, the first harmful event is a collision with another vehicle, most often a passenger

Cliches, by definition, are overused. But they can be useful in communicating cultural shorthand. Take, for example, “change is constant.” What makes that phrase particularly meaningful right now is where that change is happening, and how directly it impacts Arkansas. Over the past several months, we’ve seen significant transitions at companies that are not just

A version of this article originally appeared on the scopelitisconsulting.com website. Approaching 30 years in trucking, I’ve learned a lot — mostly the hard way — but one truth has always been clear: no one moves the world forward alone. Not the driver hauling the load, the nurse caring for patients, or the policymakers shaping