Arkansas Freight Companies & AR Truckers

Aurora claims autonomous trucks could prevent 490 deaths yearly by 2035

Driverless freight developer cites third-party safety-case review and commissioned crash analysis, but projections assume scaled deployment and continued validation.

Sep 19, 2026

Equipment & OEM

Hankook Tire wins International's top supplier award for quality, delivery

Tennessee-built Smart AH37 and DH37 tires cited for consistent performance, communication, and adaptability in OEM partnership.

Sep 19, 2026

Driver Life on the Road

Free ELD alerts cut storm-zone truck traffic 90% in North Carolina

NCDOT pushed 724,000 Fleetworthy alerts to driver cabs after Helene washed out I-26 and I-40. Truck volume through the corridor dropped 90%. The service costs nothing.

Sep 19, 2026

Compliance & FMCSA

FMCSA Grants Nationwide Fuel-Hauler HOS Waiver Through December 16

Drivers transporting motor fuels can drive up to 16 hours per day under the three-month waiver. Standard 11-hour limit suspended.

Sep 19, 2026

Fuel & Energy

Iran War Cuts More Diesel Supply Than Russia Conflict Did

Bloomberg estimates show the Iran conflict has removed more diesel from global markets than the Russia-Ukraine war, driving pump prices to record highs.

Sep 19, 2026

Fuel & Energy

Brent Crude Falls to $103.38 as Hormuz Flows Stay Limited

Brent dropped 2.3% to $103.38/barrel Sept. 17, but Saudi pipeline shutdown keeps diesel on track to stay above $6/gallon.

Sep 18, 2026

Markets & Rates

Dry Van and Reefer Spot Rates Rise, Flatbed Falls 6 Cents

FTR reports dry van spot rates up 6 cents last week, reefer up 3 cents, flatbed down 6 cents. DAT shows lower national linehaul averages across all three equipment types.

Sep 18, 2026

Electric Vehicles

Can a trailer pay for itself by selling power back to the grid?

Electric axles, roof solar, and battery storage let trailers recover energy during braking and generate power on the road. One project claims 7,000 liters of diesel saved per tr…

Sep 18, 2026

TMS & Software Reviews

SONAR's new Custom Insights tool is built for shippers, not carriers

FreightWaves launched SCI: Custom Insights for its Shipper Consortium. The platform combines shipper tender data with SONAR market benchmarks. Owner-operators won't see it, but …

Sep 17, 2026

Driver Life on the Road

Dot Foods cuts high-risk drivers from 2,200 to 30 with data coaching

Private fleets can't replace drivers anymore, so they're scoring behavior and coaching the bottom 10% instead of firing them. Dot Foods' system costs $250,000 but prevents one c…

Sep 17, 2026

Equipment & OEM

Digital color tools cut fleet truck repaint time by 15%

PPG's spectrophotometer and cloud platform eliminate test-panel cycles in collision shops, speeding fleet livery repairs.

Sep 17, 2026

Markets & Rates

Diesel Hits $6.26/Gallon as Freight Posts First Growth in 42 Months

Spot rates lag fuel surge by 15 cents per mile. Cass Index turns positive for the first time since 2022. Tender rejections at 14% signal tight capacity into peak.

Sep 17, 2026

Arkansas Trucking Companies

Freight Brokers & Carriers

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Aurora claims autonomous trucks could prevent 490 deaths yearly by 2035

Hankook Tire wins International's top supplier award for quality, delivery

Free ELD alerts cut storm-zone truck traffic 90% in North Carolina

FMCSA Grants Nationwide Fuel-Hauler HOS Waiver Through December 16

Iran War Cuts More Diesel Supply Than Russia Conflict Did

Brent Crude Falls to $103.38 as Hormuz Flows Stay Limited

Dry Van and Reefer Spot Rates Rise, Flatbed Falls 6 Cents

Can a trailer pay for itself by selling power back to the grid?

SONAR's new Custom Insights tool is built for shippers, not carriers

Dot Foods cuts high-risk drivers from 2,200 to 30 with data coaching

Digital color tools cut fleet truck repaint time by 15%

Diesel Hits $6.26/Gallon as Freight Posts First Growth in 42 Months