Trucker C. Bean ceases driving

Fort Smith site to remain open

LITTLE ROCK — C. Bean Transport Inc. of Fort Smith ceased over-the road operations Wednesday but will continue to operate its Fort Smith warehouse, according to Richard Bell of Bell Receivers LLC of North Little Rock. Read More »

By Steve Painter, Laurie Whalen posted March 18, 2010 at 2:17 a.m.

Swift to pay $6 million, get 9 seized trucks back

LITTLE ROCK — Swift Transportation Corp. this week agreed to pay a Monticello resident more than $6 million after his attorney successfully seized nine of the Phoenix-based business’s tractor-trailers that were passing through Drew and Ashley counties in southeastern Arkansas. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted March 13, 2010 at 4:12 a.m.

P.A.M. stock staying on rise

Moves paying off, chief says

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.’s stock price is on the rise this year as the long-haul carrier continues making internal changes intended to improve profitability. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted March 12, 2010 at 5:16 a.m.

Truckers teaming up with railroads

LITTLE ROCK — As the transportation industry works its way out of a multiyear recession, fourth-quarter shipments of consumer goods moved nationally by a combination of rail and highway continue to show signs of gradual improvement. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted March 7, 2010 at 4:39 a.m.

Truck seizures to go on

Firm owes debt from injury suit

ARKANSAS — The seizure of Swift Transportation Corp. Inc. trucks by southeastern Arkansas sheriffs offices can continue, according to a Friday ruling from a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted March 6, 2010 at 3:25 a.m.

Interest rate rise bolsters car firm

Revenue up 14%, Car-Mart states

Increased sales and the ability to charge a higher interest rate on Arkansas used-car loans helped America’s Car-Mart Inc. on Thursday post strong thirdquarter 2010 results. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted February 26, 2010 at 4:55 a.m.

Trane to lose 200 Fort Smith jobs

FORT SMITH — More than 200 hourly and salaried Trane Inc. positions in Fort Smith will be eliminated by year’s end, with more than a third gone by the end of March, parent company Ingersoll Rand confirmed Friday. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted February 20, 2010 at 2:42 a.m.

Future of Trane workers unclear

Firm to say if jobs in state will move

FORT SMITH — A corporate decision to move — or not to move — a Trane residential air conditioning line from Fort Smith to northwest Florida will be revealed today to the company’s remaining work force of just over 700. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted February 19, 2010 at 4:45 a.m.

Wal-Mart sets late-delivery fee

Suppliers, carriers that miss 4-day window docked 3%

Northwest Arkansas — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has joined the ranks of retailers that impose penalties on suppliers that fail to deliver products within the company’s prescribed four-day window. Read More »

By Steve Painter, Laurie Whalen posted February 14, 2010 at 6:52 a.m.

Franklin Electric to lay off final 50

Firm to shutter plant by autumn

SILOAM SPRINGS — Franklin Electric Co. Inc. notified its 50 remaining employees Friday that their employment is coming to an end at the plant in this Arkansas-Oklahoma border community. Read More »

By Laurie Whalen posted February 13, 2010 at 5:20 a.m.