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J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. has chosen Drivewyze Inc.to deliver weigh station bypass services through the fleet's in-cab PeopleNet platforms. The integration of the two technologies allows for hands-free delivery of [...]

When Wal-Mart piloted a limited collaborative transportation management (CTM) project in 2000 with Procter & Gamble and J.B. Hunt, the three companies were ready to collaborate. They had a solid […]

By David Hannon J.B. Hunt Transport Services last month signed a deal with railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. for its eastern intermodal operations. The multi-year contract will provide both companies a [...]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services and SunEco Energy have signed an agreement to pursue biodiesel made from algae oil using SunEco's technology. According to a news release, the companies conducted a [...]

BYLINE: Paul Page Two of the country's largest transportation companies in their fields, trucker J.B. Hunt Transport Services and ocean carrier Matson Navigation, reached across modal boundaries this month to [...]

NAS HIRES SINGER LEEWAK: North American Scientific Inc., a Chatsworth, Calif.-based manufacturer of medical therapeutic products, hired Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein as its new independent accountant, according to a [...]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services is integrating Maptuit's FleetNav route optimization suite with its own custom dispatch system. FleetNav will be used to provide drivers with directions, optimize fuel purchasing and [...]

The Home Depot has expanded its five-year logistics relationship with J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. by selecting the company's Dedicated Contract Services division as the key dedicated transportation logistics provider [...]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Lowell, AR, has placed an initial order for 17,000 FleetView Trailer Monitoring Systems from Melbourne, FL-based Terion. The Web-based software provides for customized system analysis, [...]

Global Equipment Lb., Mundelein, Ill., has installed its GT-120 Finishing Center at General Packaging Corp., Richardson, Texas. The machine, a semi-automatic gluer/taper, is available in a 145-inch size and comes [...]

Transportation company J.B. Hunt Transport Services of Lowell, Ark., has signed a $1 billion contract to buy 15,000 trucks and an unspecified number of highway tractors to be supplied by [...]

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc and Freightliner Corp, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, have announced a five-year exclusive agreement for delivery of up to 15,000 trucks. Lowell AR-based J [...]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has selected Orbcomm business unit Vantage Tracking Solutions to provide trailer tracking services for its fleet of more than 14,000 trailers and 20,000 containers. The [...]

J.B. Hunt Tracking Services Inc. selected Vantage Tracking Solutions, a business unit of Orbcomm Global L.P., to provide Orbcomm trailer tracking services for its fleet of trailers and containers. The [...]

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's dispute with J.B. Hunt Transport Services over their 15-year, multimillion-dollar intermodal contract has given shippers another reason to question the quality of service they can [...]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc and Norfolk Southern Corp appear to be poised to seal anintermodal agreement. A private breakfast meeting between Hunt and Norfolk officials plus the transportation of Hunt trailers to Norfolk's Inman Yard arefurther proof that the two transportation firms are preparing for some form of agreement. Intermodal industry members are eyeing the possible deal since whoever Hunt chooses as an intermodal partner stands to gain considerable volume freight.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has named Ernst & Young LLP as its new auditor; replacing KPMG LLP, which was dismissed effective immediately. In a document filed with the Securities [...]

Wayne Garrison, chairman of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., has entered into a three-year prepaid forward Sale contract for 400,000 shares of J.B. Hunt common stock. These shares represent fewer [...]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. apparently did so well on its 'just-in-time' delivery of the latest in the series of Harry Potter books, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the [...]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has reached a truck trade and sale deal for 2003 with Freightliner LLC. Under terms of the deal, the tucking company will buy about 2,100 [...]

CHEP, the world's largest equipment pooling system company, has awarded J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Lowell, Ark., a multiyear contract to provide dedicated logistics services for 11 regional premium service centers [...]

CHEP, an Orlando, Fla.-based pallet and container pooling company, has awarded J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. a multiyear contract to provide dedicated logistics services for 11 regional premium service centers [...]

IPNet Solutions Inc. announces that J.B. Hunt Transport Service. Inc. has selected IPNet eBizness[TM] Transact to connect its more than 250 trading partners, while reducing costs and helping meet growth [...]

Mortice Kern Systems Inc. announced last week that J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has selected MKS Integrity Framework to manage the company's mission-critical order entry, freight tracking and customer maintenance […]

MONON CORP. has won a contract from J.B. Hunt to build more than 3,000 new-type chassis and 1,650 domestic containers that can be double-stacked on railcars. Highway-carrier Hunt plans to […]

JB Hunt Transport Inc and Norfolk Souther Corp will start a new service linkup on Nov 1, 1993, on a new schedule between Chicago, IL, Jacksonville, FL, and Atlanta, GA. The new agreement will allow JB Hunt to complete its North American service network and give Norfolk Southern 100,000 additional loads yearly. The service will be geared to serve the needs of over-the-road truckers and will include 48-foot and 53-foot trailer shipments.

The Mexican steamship line Transportacion Maritima Mexicana (TMM) has entered a partnership with the US trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., positioning itself for the explosion of intermodal freight services after the ratification of North American Free Trade Agreement. The companies have developed a computer tracking system and a single invoice system to make cross-continent moves easier. Although TMM plans on doing more business by ship as Mexico's economy expands overseas, 80% of continental trade is carried by truck, and the shipper believes the majority of its growth will come from that sector.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has finalized a contract with CN North America for the hauling of Canadian-bound Hunt trailers and containers. Hunt officials revealed that the company will have 10,500 domestic containers for use within the US, Mexico and Canada by yearend 1993. Initially, the six-day a week service will move Hunt trailers on CN rails between Chicago and Montreal and Toronto. The line will be expanded to include stacktrains when CN opens the Sarnia/Port Huron tunnel., Latest in series for truckload carrier. Deal is Hunt's first with Canadian line. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has contracted with CN North America to haul Hunt trailers and containers on [...]

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc (Hunt) will launch a new intermodal service on May 3, 1993. The new service, which will be offered in the Midwestern states and California, will utilize Hunt's new container fleet. In addition, the intermodal service will offer the new 'pin' lift technology at no extra cost for shipping customers. The companies hope to encourage increased use of the technology by offering free of charge in the new service.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, which as entered into intermodal agreements with seven U.S. railroads. is extending its operations north of the border. Under an agreement effective April 5, Hunt and […]

J. B. Hunt: Will invest an estimated $200 million in 10,500 new containers and 13,000 chassis.The first major trucker to enter into intermodal partnerships with railroads, J.B. Hunt now has […]