J.B. Hunt News Updates

Business

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, 2015
Business

Higher 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.

July 17, 2015
Business

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, 2015
Business

J.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, 2015
Business

J.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, 2014
Business

J.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.

April 14, 2014
Business

J.B. Hunt Raises Dividend by 33%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said it is raising its dividend for shareholders by 33% to 20 cents per share.

February 3, 2014
Business

J.B. Hunt Transport Earnings Rise

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported that its fourth-quarter net income rose 9.4% to $91.9 million, or 77 cents per share, helped by stronger intermodal, brokerage and dedicated freight business.

January 23, 2014
Business

J.B. Hunt Raises Third-Quarter Net by 14%

J. B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said net income in the third quarter rose 14% to $89.5 million, or 75 cents per share, from $78.2 million, or 65 cents per diluted share the year before, helped by stronger intermodal results.

October 15, 2013
Business

J.B. Hunt’s 2Q Income Improves

J.B. Hunt Transport Services said Monday its second-quarter profit rose from a year ago, as growth in its intermodal and dedicated contract services segments offset lower trucking revenue.

July 15, 2013