J.B. Hunt Transport Services - profile -
>>> J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides transportation and delivery services in the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company operates in four segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), and Full-Load Dry-Van (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions, including origin and destination pickup, and delivery services. This segment operates approximately 58,962 pieces of company- owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its own chassis fleet consisting of 55,361 pieces; and manages a fleet of approximately 3,124 company-owned tractors. The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply-chain solutions, which support various transportation networks. It focuses on private fleet conversion; and provides final mile delivery, replenishment, and specialized equipment and services. As of December 31, 2012, this segment operated 4,844 company-owned, 394 customer-owned, and 15 independent contractor trucks. The ICS segment offers non-asset and asset-light transportation logistics solutions; and flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload solutions, as well as various dry-van and intermodal solutions. This segment also provides single-source logistics management for customers that desire to outsource their transportation functions. The JBT segment offers full-load and dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors operating over roads and highways. As of December 31, 2012, this segment operated 1,192 company-owned tractors. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. also transports, or arranges for the transportation of, a range of freight, including general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, forest and paper products, food and beverages, building materials, soaps and cosmetics, automotive parts, electronics, and chemicals. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas. <<<
