HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company based in Lowell, Arkansas. It was founded by Johnnie Bryan Hunt and Johnelle Hunt in Arkansas on August 10, 1961. By 1983, J.B. Hunt had grown into the 80th largest trucking firm in the US, with $623.47 million in revenue. At that time J.B. Hunt operated 550 tractors, 1,049 trailers, and had roughly 1,050 employees. J.B. Hunt primarily operates semi-trailer trucks and provides transportation services throughout the continental US, Canada and Mexico. The company's fleet consists of over 12,000 trucks and 145,000 trailers and containers.
Basic company information
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- Company / filing name
- HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC [1]
- Headquarters location
- Lowell [2]
- Founded
- 1961 [2]
- Founders
- Johnnie Bryan Hunt [2]
- Official website
- www.jbhunt.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 33,646 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 12,087,000,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US4456581077 [2]
- CIK
- 728535 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
- Symbols / exchanges
- JBHT (Nasdaq) [1]
Company positioning and business
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company based in Lowell, Arkansas. It was founded by Johnnie Bryan Hunt and Johnelle Hunt in Arkansas on August 10, 1961. By 1983, J.B. Hunt had grown into the 80th largest trucking firm in the US, with $623.47 million in revenue. At that time J.B. Hunt operated 550 tractors, 1,049 trailers, and had roughly 1,050 employees. J.B. Hunt primarily operates semi-trailer trucks and provides transportation services throughout the continental US, Canada and Mexico. The company's fleet consists of over 12,000 trucks and 145,000 trailers and containers. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, J. B. Hunt. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 33,646 · reported year 2024. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 12,087,000,000 · reported year 2024. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: JBHT (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [1]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [1]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC founded?
Founded: 1961. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC?
Headquarters location: Lowell. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Sources and review dates
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — J. B. Hunt (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.