Arkansas Trucking Association

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 help to alleviate longstanding supply chain inefficiencies,” the letter stated.

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 West.

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.