by - December 7, 2017 4:30 pm
A J.B. Hunt executive said in a congressional roundtable hosted by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that autonomous vehicle legislation under consideration by Congress should address commercial and passenger…
by - November 8, 2017 7:32 pm
By this time last year, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had released its financial expectations for the upcoming year, but John Roberts, president and CEO of the Lowell-based carrier, said the…
by - November 2, 2017 6:34 pm
J.B. Hunt executive Shelley Simpson earned $7.25 an hour when she started at the Lowell-based carrier after graduating from the University of Arkansas with a marketing degree in 1994. She…
by - October 17, 2017 6:07 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will invest $500 million into technology over five years, and some of the money is being used to invest into a cloud-based system for its data….
by - October 2, 2017 6:16 pm
In the aftermath of the recent hurricanes, the outlook of the trucking industry has improved, but more drivers might leave it for higher paying jobs close to home as they…
by - June 20, 2017 3:29 pm
Augmented reality technology was once only dreamed of in movies, like “Terminator” or “Minority Report,” before expanding into smartphone games, such as Pokémon Go, but it’s now starting to make…
by - May 22, 2017 3:06 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services collaborated with Mid-America Truck Driving School and Northwest Technical Institute to establish a program allowing military veterans to receive commercial driver’s license training from the school….
by - March 9, 2017 6:29 pm
Shareholders of J.B. Hunt Transport Services will vote on how the carrier reports political contributions, and the proposal is the only one the company’s board of directors wants shareholders to…
by - March 6, 2017 10:14 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will spend millions of dollars to install GPS tracking devices and load sensors in its more than 90,000-unit intermodal and over-the-road trailer fleets. The Lowell-based carrier…
by - February 14, 2017 1:21 pm
From his office in the Willard J. Walker Hall at the University of Arkansas, John Kent, director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center, sees an autonomous robot driving on…
by - January 19, 2017 5:15 pm
Increased revenue, a lower income tax rate and a one-time, paid-time-off benefit accounted for a slight increase in fourth-quarter earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. For fiscal 2016, earnings increased…
by - October 17, 2016 8:09 am
“Tepid customer demand” and the lower freight rates that often accompany such demand pushed third quarter earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport Services below the same period in 2015 and below…
by - September 26, 2016 2:43 pm
Analysts who follow Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services say the logistics giant is facing margin pressures as intermodal rail costs have risen and competition for business continues to reduce rates…
by - July 18, 2016 7:22 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additional information on segment performance and earnings guidance. ––––––––––––– J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted second quarter net income of $105.011 million, up 1.53% compared to…
by - May 19, 2016 9:30 am
In less than two weeks Arkansas Children’s Hospital has garnered $13 million in donations toward its Northwest Arkansas facility under construction in Springdale. Officials with J.B. Hunt Transport announced Thursday…
by - April 21, 2016 1:52 pm
Shareholders of J.B. Hunt Transport Services approved a proposal to create a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation – a proposal opposed by Hunt’s Board of Directors. Trillium Asset…
by - April 18, 2016 5:52 am
Editor’s note: This story is updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––– Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted first quarter net income of $100.098 million, up 8.8% compared to the…
by - January 21, 2016 7:12 am
Full year 2015 net income for Lowell-based J.B. Hunt reached $427.235 million, up 14% compared to 2014. The annual per share earnings of $3.66 beat the consensus estimate thanks to…
by - December 17, 2015 3:34 pm
Jobs are the key to the ongoing growth in Northwest Arkansas and the recent announcement that J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will expand its local workforce by 1,000 over the…
by - December 9, 2015 3:29 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Wednesday (Dec. 9) a corporate expansion plan that will add more than 1,000 jobs in…
