Arkansas
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Weather and Critical Events
Most dazzling fall foliage spots for truckers
A FreightWaves survey reveals some of the best places for truckers to see eye-popping fall foliage.
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Top Stories
‘Painful mess’: I-40 bridge closure costing trucking industry $1M daily
The trucking industry has been taking it on the chin ever since the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River closed six weeks ago. The…
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Weather and Critical Events
Crack in I-40 bridge shuts down traffic between Tennessee, Arkansas
“This fracture had the potential of becoming a catastrophic event,” ARDOT Director Lorie Tudor said about a crack found in the I-40 bridge linking Arkansas…
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Modern Shipper
Walmart to begin drone delivery pilot this summer
Walmart will begin using drones from Zipline International to run a pilot delivery program along the Arkansas and Missouri border this summer.
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Weather and Critical Events
Flash flood threat keeps rolling across southern Plains (with forecast video)
Periods of torrential rainfall and flash flooding will continue to slow down truckers for another day in parts of the nation’s heartland.
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American Shipper
Amazon to build massive Little Rock fulfillment center
Amazon will open the 825,000-square-foot facility in 2021, expanding its footprint in the Arkansas market.
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Last Mile
Walmart tests autonomous delivery vans for ‘middle-mile’ solution
Pilot in partnership with Gatik will run robovans on a two-mile route between a distribution center and retail store in Arkansas.
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW: Reefer stays hot and rail is not
Why is it hot for carriers in Fayetteville, AR and why is rail suffering?
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Weather and Critical Events
Floods raising freight rates, washing away revenues
Millions of tons of cargo, inducing U.S. grains, remain stuck due to flooding.
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Driver issues
Hours-of-service regulations lifted for historic Midwest flooding relief efforts
Heavy snow melt and rains have caused historic flooding in 16 states and the FMCSA has lifted certain regulations as a result.
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