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J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services

Lowell, AR

NASDAQ: JBHT (J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.)

John Roberts III, President

800-643-3622

www.jbhunt.com

 

3PL Turnover:

$915m Parent: $3.3b

 

Service Area:

North America (Locations: 300 U.S., 2 Canada, 2 Mexico)

 

3PL Assets:

6,242 employees

20 terminals

12,127 tractors, 51,113 trailers

 

Information Systems:

Good

TMS – Proprietary

 

Services:

Dedicated contract carriage, IMC

 

Industry Focus:

Building materials, chemicals, food and beverage, paper, retail

 

Key Customers:

 

Anheuser-Busch, Circuit City, Family Dollar, Home Depot, Office Depot, PPG Industries, Target, Wal-Mart, Weyerhaeuser

 

Armstrong & Associates’ Evaluation:

J.B. Hunt has over 300 dedicated contract carriage customers and is the largest American pure dedicated carrier. A significant part of Hunt’s DCC operations involve direct store delivery. Services utilize owner-operators for 10% of the driver base. Hunt revenues run $560 per load and most round trips average 300 miles. Van, flatbed and reefer services are provided. J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services continues to grow and has spread into integrated transportation management. J.B. Hunt is the benchmark standard for DCC comparisons.