founder see johnnie bryan hunt . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message j.b. hunt transport services inc. type public 1 traded as nasdaq jbht dow jones transportation average component s & p 500 component founded 1961 headquarters lowell arkansas key people johnnie bryan hunt founder products none number of employees 19 324 slogan the transportation logistics company website www.jbhunt.com j.b. hunt truck on ohio turnpike in hudson ohio . j.b. hunt transport services inc. is a trucking and transportation company that was founded by johnnie bryan hunt and based in the northwest arkansas city of lowell . j.b. hunt transport services inc. was incorporated in arkansas on august 10 1961 and originally started with five trucks and seven refrigerated trailers to support the original rice hull business . by 1983 j.b. hunt had grown into the 80th largest trucking firm in the u.s. and earned 63 million in revenue . at that time j.b. hunt was operating 550 tractors 1 049 trailers and had roughly 1 050 employees . today this company has grown into one of the largest transportation companies in the united states with annual revenues of over 10 billion . j.b. hunt primarily operates large semi trailer trucks and provides transportation services throughout the continental united states canada and mexico . the company currently employs over 16 000 employees and operates in excess of 12 000 trucks . over 47 000 trailers and containers can be found in the company s fleet . 1 j.b. hunt s major competitors in the united states are yrc worldwide inc. swift transportation schneider national werner enterprises and hub group . j.b. hunt transport is a leader in the industry in technology and operation . in 1989 j.b. hunt transport started partnering with railroads to offer intermodal service . today 61 % of the company s revenues and 77 % of its profits come from intermodal . the company also launched a specialized trucking service division along with a flatbed operation which was later sold . dedicated contract service dcs started in 1992 . dcs operations typically provide customized services that are governed by long term contracts and currently include dry van flatbed temperature controlled dump trailers and local inner city operations j.b. hunt intermodal containers intermodal jbi the jbi segment began operations in 1989 with a partnership with the former santa fe railway now the bnsf railway company . essentially jbi draws on the intermodal also known as container on flatcar services of rail carriers for the underlying linehaul movement of its equipment and performs the pickups and deliveries drayage for customers at the origin and destination rail terminal locations . may directly provide the drayage service at either the origin or destination rail ramp using company controlled tractors or they purchase these services from third parties . integrated capacity solutions ics this segment includes full truckload dry van freight using company controlled tractors operating over roads and highways . ics also features a suite of specialty transportation services including less than truck load ltl refrigerated and flatbed . ics reported record revenue in 2013 of over 535 million . truck this segment includes full truckload dry van freight using company controlled tractors operating over roads and highways . see also edit long combination vehicle swift transportation schneider national references edit a b nasdaq . https www.google.com finance cid 275712 . nasdaq . retrieved 29 june 2014 . external link in website help external links edit j.b. hunt transport services inc. j.b. hunt transport services inc. annual reports v t e dow jones transportation average components alaska air group american airlines group avis budget group c. h. 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