J.B. Hunt Signs Deal to Boost Freight Service to Puerto Rico
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. signed a service agreement with Trailer Bridge Inc. to combine resources between the mainland United States and Puerto Rico, the motor carrier announced Sept. 16.
September 16, 2016J.B. Hunt Earnings Rise Less Than Expected
Higher profit from dedicated truckload business helped J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. to eke out a 1.5% second-quarter net income increase to $105.1 million, or 92 cents per share, but weaker than expected intermodal unit performance and other factors led the company to lower its 2016 earnings expectations.
July 18, 2016J.B. Hunt Opens Sales Offices in Texas and Maine
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., based out of Lowell, Arkansas, has opened two new sales branches in San Antonio and Portland, Maine.
June 30, 2016J.B. Hunt's Shelley Simpson Wins Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award
SAN ANTONIO — Shelley Simpson, chief marketing officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, was named winner of the 2016 Distinguished Woman in Logistics award.
MercuryGate Countersues J.B. Hunt for $5 Million
MercuryGate International has countersued J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. for $5 million as part of a disagreement over the effectiveness of an information technology system MercuryGate sold the motor carrier to support its brokerage unit.
August 19, 2015Higher Rates Trigger 11% Profit Jump at J.B. Hunt
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced second-quarter net income rose 11% to $103.4 million, or 88 cents per share, spurred by rate increases.
J.B. Hunt Joins S&P 500 Index
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has been selected to join the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, a stock market index based on the performance of 500 large publicly traded companies.
July 2, 2015J.B. Hunt’s First-Quarter Income Jumps
J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ first-quarter income jumped to $91.9 million, or 78 cents per share, from $68.7 million, or 58 cents, a year ago.
April 14, 2015J.B. Hunt’s Income Rises in Third Quarter
J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ net income increased in the third quarter to $102.4 million, or 87 cents per share, from $89.5 million, or 75 cents per share.
October 14, 2014J.B. Hunt’s 1Q Income Drops 6%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ net income slipped 6% in the first quarter to $68.7 million, or 58 cents per share, from $73.3 million, or 61 cents per share, due to winter weather that raised costs and reduced revenue growth.