Overview
J.B. Hunt is a US transportation and logistics company founded in 1961 that, by its own account, started with five trucks and seven trailers[12]. Forbes lists it with headquarters in Lowell, Arkansas, 2026 sales of US$12.1 billion and 31,750 employees[4], and Armstrong & Associates ranked it twelfth on its 2026 global 3PL list with 2025 gross logistics revenue of US$11.3 billion[1].
Its services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, dedicated contract services, final mile services, international, managed logistics and brokerage[12]. Intermodal, which moves containers by rail for the long haul and by truck at each end, is its signature business; dedicated contract services provide customers with trucks and drivers assigned to their operations.
J.B. Hunt is primarily a North American provider. It suits shippers that want dedicated and intermodal capacity in the US market rather than the asset-light forwarding model of the European leaders.
J.B. Hunt features
- Intermodal rail and truck
- Dedicated contract services
- Truckload and LTL
- Final mile services
- Brokerage and managed logistics
J.B. Hunt strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Dedicated fleets assigned to customers
- Strong intermodal offering
- Final-mile service for heavy goods
- Large intermodal business
- Profit of US$622m
Limitations
- Mostly North American
- Limited international forwarding
- US-only operations
- Exposed to freight-market cycles
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J.B. Hunt alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to J.B. Hunt: companies ranked in the same lists.
- DHL Group
- Kuehne + Nagel
- Expeditors
- C.H. Robinson
- Sinotrans
A.P. Møller-Mærsk- DSV
- YTO Express
- DP World
GEODIS
GXO Logistics- Nippon Express (NX Group)
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