Tuesday, July 28, 2015

J. B. Hunt Transport Services: A Transportation and Logistics Company

The transportation services offered by J. B. Hunt Transportation Services are offered to a wide range of customers across the continental United States, Mexico and in Canada. The company was founded in 1961 by Johnnie Bryan Hunt and is now registered as a trucking and transportation company based in Lowell, Arkansas.

From a very small venture comprised of five trucks, the business has grown tremendously through the years and now has over 14,000 trucks in its fleet and an additional 70,000 trailers and containers. More than 19,000 associates are working for the company and they continue to provide the best solutions in logistics and transportation. It was in August 1961 that the business got incorporated and through the perseverance of their dedicated management and employees, the company slowly earned the trust of major businesses across these three countries, including those that are listed on the Fortune 500.

With their state of the art fleet of vehicles, the company continues to offer safe and reliable transportation services that include full truckload freight, transportation of truckload freight in containers and trailers labor and systems services, freight movement and revenue equipment. The offerings of the company are highly customized to meet the demands of their business partners. Their clients come from a diverse range of industries, who continue to patronize the company for their innovation and excellence in service.

With annual revenue of more than $3 billion, J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. continues to exist as one of the largest transportation companies in the United States. The company continues to partner with railroad operators to continue on offering intermodal services. It continues to operate under its slogan “The Transportation Logistics Company”. The business is listed as a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Wilshire 5000 Index. The business trades publicly on the NASDAQ, using the ticker symbol JBHT.

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