J.B. Hunt, Waymo to Make Driverless Truck Runs in Texas
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell says it will work with autonomous driving company Waymo to test driverless freight delivery in Texas. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell says it will work with autonomous driving company Waymo to test driverless freight delivery in Texas. read more >
In a tight labor market, filling the driver’s seat is back as a top challenge for trucking companies. A complicating factor: COVID-19 temporarily shut driving schools. read more >
New Beginnings of Fayetteville announces the largest donation in its history — $1 million from Jane Hunt, the daughter of J.B. and Johnelle Hunt, founders of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell. read more >
New restrictions on trangender minors have left the state a target of scorn and boycotts, and LGBTQ activists were calling the new legislation itself a hate crime. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.'s 11-person board of directors is elected in a tight 8-minute virtual meeting. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell reports income of $146.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2021. read more >
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart’s sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
FedEx Corp. of Memphis becomes the 11th member of the Executive Advisory Board of the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. read more >
CEO John Roberts of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell saw his total compensation increase in 2020 but he wasn't the highest earning executive at the company. read more >
Heather Nelson of Seal Solar of North Little Rock and Fred Scarborough of the Arkansas Children’s Foundation in Little Rock won Executive of the Year awards, and billionaire philanthropist Johnelle Hunt of Lowell was honored for her lifetime of leadership last week at the 33rd annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell will test hydrogen-fueled electric tractors next year as part of a pilot program. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell on Tuesday reported income of $154 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell says it will give $2.25 million in grants to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for programs to increase diversity, inclusion and sustainability in the supply chain. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell acquires the assets of Mass Movement Inc. of Foxborough, Massachusetts, expanding its "final-mile" delivery operations. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transports Services Inc. of Lowell announced several executive leadership changes Tuesday. read more >
Arkansas’ richest family has had a good year financially. The heirs of Sam Walton own publicly traded stock valued collectively at more than $205 billion. read more >
J.B. Hunt CEO John Roberts and Shelley Simpson, chief commercial officer, participated in FreightWaves’ virtual fall conference earlier this month and gave some color to how the company’s technological pursuit led to its newfound success. read more >
The University of Arkansas is holding a star-studded virtual symposium on Oct. 23. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell reports third-quarter net income of $125.5 million, up 6% from the same quarter last year. read more >
Jane Hunt Meade and Bryan Hunt donated $5 million to the Fayetteville Public Library to help the facility complete its $50 million 82,500-SF expansion. read more >
