JBHT · Nasdaq

J.B. Hunt

Cargo Ground Transportation · Lowell, Arkansas · founded 1961

Board members
8
CEO
Shelley Simpson
Insider buys, 12 mo
$2K
Insider sales, 12 mo
$12.7M

Board of directors (8)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

James K. Thompson
Chairman of the Boardsince 2016 or earlier
John N. Roberts
Chairman of the Boardsince May 2019
James L. Robo
Directorsince Apr 2016
Sharilyn S. Gasaway
Directorsince Apr 2016
Francesca M. Edwardson
Directorsince Apr 2016
Thad Hill
Directorsince Apr 2021
Persio Lisboa V
Directorsince Apr 2023
M. Brett Biggs
Directorsince Apr 2025+2 S&P boards

Executive officers (15)

Shelley Simpson
President and CEOsince Jul 2017
Albert Brad Delco
EVP & CFOsince Sep 2025
Nicholas Hobbs
EVP and COOsince 2016 or earlier
John N. Roberts
Chairman of the Boardsince 2016 or earlier
Darren P. Field
EVP and President Intermodalsince May 2017
Bradley W. Hicks
President of DCSsince May 2017
Stuart Lockard Scott
EVP/CIOsince Jun 2017
John Kuhlow
Chief Accounting Officersince Jul 2017
Kevin Bracy
SR VP, Treasurersince Jul 2017
Jennifer Boattini
SR VP Legal/General Counselsince Jul 2018
Brian Webb
EVP- Final Mile Servicessince Feb 2022
Spencer Frazier
EVP of Sales and Marketingsince Aug 2022
David Keefauver
EVP of Peoplesince Aug 2022
Ronald Greer Woodruff
EVP Safety, ESG, Maintenancesince Jan 2024
Earl Wayne Garrison
Honorary Founding Directorsince Jun 2026

Company facts

Chair
James K. Thompson
In S&P 500 since
Jul 2015
Incorporated in
AR
Fiscal year ends
December
SEC industry
Trucking (No Local)
SEC filings
EDGAR

Connections to other S&P 500 companies

Current directors and officers who also hold a role at another S&P 500 company.

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$2K
1 trades · 1 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$12.7M
23 trades · 12 insiders
Net, 12 mo
-$12.7M
Data through
Jun 5, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 5, 2026David Keefauver
EVP of People
Sale703$285.13$200K
Jun 5, 2026Brian Webb
EVP- Final Mile Services
Sale1,500$284.01$426K
May 19, 2026Spencer Frazier
EVP of Sales and Marketing
Sale2,000$258.20$516K
May 15, 2026Bradley W. Hicks
President of DCS
Sale7,644$261.91$2.0M
May 14, 2026Darren P. Field
EVP and President Intermodal
Sale4,000$254.49$1.0M
Apr 22, 2026Nicholas Hobbs
EVP and COO
Sale1,272$250.75$319K
Apr 21, 2026James K. Thompson
Chairman of the Board
Sale1,000$254.28$254K
Feb 27, 2026Jennifer Boattini
SR VP Legal/General Counsel
Sale2,238$232.00$519K
Feb 11, 2026James K. Thompson
Chairman of the Board
Sale2,300$230.75$531K
Feb 6, 2026Albert Brad Delco
EVP & CFO
Sale1,000$227.25$227K
Feb 4, 2026Ronald Greer Woodruff
EVP Safety, ESG, Maintenance
Sale331$225.57$75K
Feb 4, 2026Bradley W. Hicks
President of DCS
Sale4,028$225.13$907K
Feb 4, 2026John Kuhlow
Chief Accounting Officer
Sale1,000$225.68$226K
Feb 3, 2026Darren P. Field
EVP and President Intermodal
Sale9,000$219.76$2.0M
Jan 22, 2026Bradley W. Hicks
President of DCS
Sale3,919$210.13$823K
Jan 21, 2026Ronald Greer Woodruff
EVP Safety, ESG, Maintenance
Sale1,391$207.00$288K
Jan 20, 2026Nicholas Hobbs
EVP and COO
Sale3,038$201.97$614K
Dec 9, 2025Brian Webb
EVP- Final Mile Services
Sale796$189.11$151K
Dec 8, 2025David Keefauver
EVP of People
Sale1,588$189.29$301K
Dec 8, 2025Kevin Bracy
SR VP, Treasurer
Sale1,100$191.15$210K
Dec 3, 2025Bradley W. Hicks
President of DCS
Sale2,000$190.05$380K
Dec 2, 2025Albert Brad Delco
EVP & CFO
Sale1,000$179.54$180K
Dec 1, 2025John Kuhlow
Chief Accounting Officer
Sale3,225$179.76$580K
Nov 21, 2025Spencer Frazier
EVP of Sales and Marketing
Buy13$161.69$2K
Oct 29, 2025Darren P. Field
EVP and President Intermodal
Sale6,500$169.00$1.1M

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. Aug 22, 2025

    On August 18, 2025, the Board of Directors of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed A. Brad Delco to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective September 1, 2025. Upon Mr. Delco’s appointment, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, John Kuhlow, will continue to serve in an executive capacity as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Delco, 42, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Finance since February 2022, with primary responsibility for the Company’s corporate financial planning and analysis, investor relations and corporate development. He joined the Company in 2019 as Vice President of Finance, leading the Company’s investor relations efforts. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.

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  2. Jan 29, 2025

    On January 23, 2025, our Board of Directors, through our Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) and our independent directors, as applicable, approved and adopted a new performance-based annual cash incentive program for our named executive officers related to the Company’s revenue, excluding fuel surcharge revenue, operating income and safety performance for calendar year 2025 (the “2025 Company Bonus Plan”). According to the 2025 Company Bonus Plan, each of our named executive officers will be eligible to receive a single cash bonus payout following the completion of calendar year 2025 based 70% on the Company’s reported operating income for 2025 and 15% each on the Company’s reported revenue, excluding fuel surcharge revenue, for 2025 and preventable collisions per million miles driven for 2025, which we determine are reportable to the U.S.

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  3. Jul 31, 2024

    It is with great sadness that J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announces that Patrick Ottensmeyer passed away on July 28, 2024. Mr. Ottensmeyer joined the Company’s Board of Directors earlier this year following a career in the rail industry during which he was instrumental in shaping the rail industry into what it is today. Mr. Ottensmeyer was currently serving on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. His contributions to our Company are greatly appreciated and he will be missed. We extend our heartfelt condolences to all of his family and friends.

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  4. Feb 29, 2024

    Appointment of Kirk Thompson and Wayne Garrison as Honorary Founding Directors On February 28, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Kirk Thompson, current executive Chairman of the Board, and Wayne Garrison, current director and former Chairman of the Board, to serve in a newly established Board advisory role of Honorary Founding Director effective as of the Company’s upcoming annual meeting of shareholders in April 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). In assuming this new role, Mr. Thompson will retire as Chairman of the Board and as a director of the Company and Mr. Garrison will retire as a director of the Company, each effective upon completion of their current terms as directors at the Annual Meeting.

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  5. Jan 17, 2024

    On January 12, 2024, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) increased the size of the Board to ten directors in accordance with our Bylaws and elected Patrick J. Ottensmeyer to the Board. The Board appointed Mr. Ottensmeyer to serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

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  6. Feb 9, 2023

    On February 6, 2023, Gale V. King, who has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2020, gave notice of her intention not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. King will not stand for re-election due to personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company. We thank Ms. King for her past and continued service as a Director to our Company and in her committee roles through the 2023 Annual Meeting and wish her well in her future endeavors.

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  7. Jan 24, 2023

    On January 18 and 19, 2023, our Board of Directors, through either our Executive Compensation Committee or our independent directors, as applicable, approved the following base salaries. John N. Roberts III CEO $ 1,000,000 John Kuhlow CFO, EVP $ 525,000 Shelley Simpson President $ 800,000 Nicholas Hobbs COO, President of Contract Services, EVP $ 675,000 Darren Field President of Intermodal, EVP $ 575,000 Kirk Thompson Chairman of the Board $ 446,250 In addition, on January 18 and 19, 2023, our Executive Compensation Committee and independent directors approved and adopted a new performance-based annual cash incentive program for our named executive officers that is related to the Company’s operating income for calendar year 2023 (the “2023 Company Bonus Plan”).

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  8. Jul 26, 2022

    On July 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Shelley Simpson to serve as President of the Company effective August 1, 2022. John N. Roberts, III will remain in his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Ms. Simpson, 50, has served as the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer since 2017 and Executive Vice President of People and Human Resources since November 2020. From 2017 to 2020, she served as the Company’s President of Highway Services, a position created by combining the Company’s executive management of its Integrated Capacity Solutions and Truckload segments. Ms. Simpson previously served as President of Integrated Capacity Solutions from 2007 to 2017 and President of Truckload from 2014 to 2017. She also served as the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer from 2011 to 2017. Ms. Simpson joined the Company in 1994.

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  9. Jan 24, 2022

    On January 19 and 20, 2022, our Board of Directors, through either our Executive Compensation Committee or our independent directors, as applicable, approved the following base salaries. John N. Roberts III President, CEO $ 980,000 John Kuhlow CFO, EVP $ 475,000 Shelley Simpson CCO, EVP People and Human Resources $ 625,000 Nicholas Hobbs COO, President of Contract Services, EVP $ 625,000 Darren Field President of Intermodal, EVP $ 525,000 Kirk Thompson Chairman of the Board $ 425,000 A summary of our compensation arrangements with our named executive officers and our Chairman of the Board, excluding awards which may be made under our Management Incentive Plan, is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this report.

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  10. Jan 25, 2021

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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  11. Nov 24, 2020

    On November 20, 2020, the Board of Directors of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John Kuhlow to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and appointed Nicholas Hobbs to serve as Chief Operating Officer in addition to his role as Executive Vice President and President of Contract Services (Dedicated Contract Services & Final Mile Services). Each of these appointments will be effective December 1, 2020. Mr. Kuhlow, 50, has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since March 1, 2020. He has served as the company’s Senior Vice President – Finance, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since 2014. Mr. Kuhlow joined the Company in August 2006 as Assistant Controller. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Senior Audit Manager for KPMG LLP. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr.

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  12. Feb 10, 2020

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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  13. Feb 3, 2020

    of the Original Report to correct certain compensation amounts which were incorrectly reported in the Original Report. Except as otherwise provided herein, the other disclosures made in the Original Report remain unchanged. ITEM 5 .0 2 . COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS O F CERTAIN OFFICERS On January 22, 2020, our Board of Directors, through our Executive Compensation Committee or independent directors, approved the following base salaries. John N. Roberts III President and CEO $ 915,000 David G. Mee EVP, Finance and Administration and CFO $ 540,000 Terrence D.

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  14. Jan 28, 2020

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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  15. Dec 4, 2019

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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  1. Jan 25, 2019

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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  2. Jan 25, 2018

    Director or officer change (Item 5.02). Open the filing for details.

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  3. Oct 24, 2016

    On October 20, 2016, our Executive Compensation Committee recommended and independent members of the Board of Directors approved the following base salaries. John N. Roberts III President and CEO $ 825,000 Terry Matthews EVP, President of Intermodal $ 485,000 David G. Mee EVP, Finance and Administration and CFO $ 485,000 Shelley Simpson EVP, President of ICS and Truckload and CMO $ 485,000 Nicholas Hobbs EVP, President of DCS $ 475,000 Kirk Thompson Chairman of the Board $ 350,000 A summary of our compensation arrangements with our named executive officers, excluding awards which may be made under our Management Incentive Plan, is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this report.

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Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021

Share price

$217.55+219% since 2016 board/officer change filed
76.9517828020172019202120232025

Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2025$12.0B$598.3M5.0%$6.12$7.9B
FY2024$12.1B$570.9M4.7%$5.56$8.3B
FY2023$12.8B$728.3M5.7%$6.97$8.6B
FY2022$14.8B$969.4M6.5%$9.21$7.8B
FY2021$12.2B$760.8M6.3%$7.14$6.8B
FY2020$9.6B$506.0M5.3%$4.74$5.9B
FY2019$9.2B$516.3M5.6%$4.77$5.5B
FY2018$8.6B$489.6M5.7%$4.43$5.1B

Former directors and officers (13)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Johnnie B. Hunt, Jr.
DirectorApr 2016 – Oct 2026
Johnelle D. Hunt
10% owner2016 or earlier – Jan 2026
Eric McGee
EVP of ICSMay 2017 – Aug 2025
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer
DirectorMar 2024 – Apr 2024
Alfred C. Harper
EVP, CSO2016 or earlier – Feb 2024
Gary Charles George
DirectorApr 2016 – Jan 2023
Douglas G. Duncan
DirectorApr 2016 – Apr 2022
Gale King V
DirectorApr 2020 – Apr 2022
Terrence D. Matthews
EVP, Pres Intermodal2016 or earlier – Sep 2020
David G. Mee
EVP and CFO2016 or earlier – Apr 2020
Coleman H. Peterson
DirectorApr 2016 – Apr 2019
John A. White
DirectorApr 2016 – Apr 2016
Kay J. Palmer
Insider2016 or earlier – Apr 2016
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