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NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville will use a $288,700 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to establish a commercial driver’s license training and truck driving program, which is expected to launch in phases starting late this fall. “This technology improvement grant will allow NWACC to support local and regional efforts in attracting […]

The Internal Revenue Service announced it will increase the allowable per diem rate for owner-operators from $66 to $69 beginning Oct. 1. This reimbursement designed to cover meals and incidentals gives drivers more take-home pay because less taxes are withheld. The per diem rate for owner-operators has been $66 since Oct. 1, 2018, when the

A new FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse report shows the number of positive driver drug tests through August increased nearly 13% compared with a year ago. The report showed increases in marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamines and positive drug tests overall. Positive marijuana tests account for more than 53% of the total number of the 14 different

Looking for baby names? Going with “Sam” may get your kid one step closer to $10,000, thanks to a recent announcement from Sam’s Club. Leveraging the NCAA agreement that allows college athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness and profit from work with brands, the warehouse retailer is now offering $10,000 each to 10

Maurice Fayne, who starred in the reality TV series “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” and owned Flame Trucking, was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for conspiracy, wire fraud and bank fraud. Fayne, who also goes by ‘Arkansas Mo,’ was convicted of running a multistate Ponzi scheme that defrauded people who invested

In an executive proclamation, Gov. Asa Hutchinson officially declared September 12-18, 2021, Truck Driver Appreciation Week in Arkansas. During this week, the Arkansas Trucking Association, along with American Trucking Associations and the entire trucking industry, celebrates the millions of professional truck drivers who work each day to deliver America’s freight safely as part of National Truck

The Arkansas Trucking Association held elections for its Board of the Directors at its annual conference in Hot Springs, Ark., August 25-27. Board Chairman Mark Morris, president and CEO of Hamburg-based Morris Transportation Services, was re-elected to a second term. The following transportation professionals were elected to join the Arkansas Trucking Association Board of Directors: