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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

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

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has proposed minimum standards and requirements for projects funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, which provides nearly $5 billion over the next five years. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said these ground rules will help create a network of EV chargers that are convenient, affordable,

The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved the 2022 Top Research Priorities, as identified by ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee. ATRI’s RAC developed the list of recommended research topics at its meeting held in Dallas, March 15-16, and the ATRI Board reviewed and approved a list of recommended topics at its recent meeting.

In a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the chairman and ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, respectively, called for an expansion of parking facilities for truck drivers. “We believe that focusing funding on truck parking will improve highway safety for all road users and

Dallas-based Pallet Logistics of America announced it has acquired the logistics firm Propak Corp. of Fort Smith, Ark. Founded in 1999, Propak has 60 locations across the U.S. and employs more than 1,700 people. The acquisition of Propak brings warehousing, transportation and freight brokerage services to Pallet, the largest pallet management services provider in the

Walmart announced it is testing three different kinds of renewable energy to power its fleet, setting the stage to transition its trucking fleet to 100% renewable energy by 2040. Test projects include using electric, hydrogen and natural gas in the place of diesel for long haul and other Class 8 deliveries within Walmart’s supply chain.

Electric vehicles registered in Arkansas are up 43% in the first five months of 2022 from the end of 2021, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. And if supply could match demand, that number would likely be even higher, according to DFA spokesman Scott Hardin. The number of fully electric vehicles in