J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company based in

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. It was founded by

Johnnie Bryan Hunt Johnnie Bryan Hunt, Sr. (February 28, 1927 – December 7, 2006), better known as J. B. Hunt, was an American entrepreneur who founded J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the largest publicly owned trucking company in the US. The company is b ...

and Johnelle Hunt in Arkansas on August 10, 1961. By 1983, J.B. Hunt had grown into the 80th largest trucking firm in the U.S. and earned $623.47 million in revenue. At that time J.B. Hunt was operating 550 tractors, 1,049 trailers, and had roughly 1,050 employees. J.B. Hunt primarily operates large

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s and provides transportation services throughout the continental U.S., Canada and Mexico. The company currently employs over 24,000 and operates more than 12,000 trucks. The company's fleet consists of over 145,000 trailers and containers.

History

The company was founded in 1961. By 1983, J.B. Hunt became a publicly held company and has grown into the 3rd largest trucking firm in the U.S. In 1989, J.B. Hunt Transport began partnering with railroads to offer intermodal service. The initial railroad partnership was with the former

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(now part of the

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) and has since grown to other Class I railroads including

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, CN, and KCS. The company's operations are distributed in four business segments ( intermodal transport, contract services,

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and

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), providing delivery services in the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. About two-thirds of the company's revenues and profits come from intermodal. The company introduced a dedicated service in 1993.

Corporate responsibility

Sustainability

The company uses load optimization software systems to decrease empty miles for drivers and GHG emission improving overall route efficiency. J.B. Hunt also reserved several Tesla electric trucks and added the first-ever, all-electric box trucks to its fleet. In 2019, the company received the SmartWay Excellence Award from the U.S.

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(EPA) for the 10th consecutive year.

Safety

J.B. Hunt has implemented hair testing for all pre-employment tests since May 2006, in addition to

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(FMCSA) mandated urine testing. Hair testing can detect prior drug usage for up to 90 days. Drivers are also trained and certified in the safety training program Smith System, the company understand that the drivers' education is paramount to reduce accidents and save lives.

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