A Benton resident proved his skills at a state trucking competition and took home the trophy for First Place. He competes in the nationals in August. READ THE ARTICLE BELOW Randy Lovell, a professional truck driver for Walmart Transportation, took first place in the tank division at the 2024 Arkansas Trucking Championship competition held June […]
Arkansas Gov releases $100k for Eclipse Response & Recovery
On Saturday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released funds from the Response and Recovery Fund and made the following statement: “Out of an abundance of caution, I’ve directed funds to be released from the Response and Recovery Fund ahead of the Great American Eclipse. This will assist commercial carriers transporting essential items to customers in Arkansas […]
Huge load traveling slowly with escorts on Arkansas highways May 10-15
UPDATE MAY 10, 2023 A MySaline reader was watching IDriveArkansas on Wednesday May 10th before 10:00 a.m. She caught this screenshot above of the huge load and convoy to coming through, on Highway 82 in the area west of Crossett. The Arkansas Department of Transportation posted a photo of the kiln – looking similar to […]
Video: Six pickups chain together to pull semi-truck uphill in Saline County
Saline County residents Rocky and Stephanie Cole ventured out on Wednesday evening to check on road conditions and ended up seeing something amazing. Stephanie says she saw several semi-trucks stuck on Interstate 30 at the border of Benton and Bryant. “We actually saw this one get stuck because of a small truck getting stuck on […]