JB Hunt
& Owlery
Overview
J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a publicly traded Fortune 500 company headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas, founded in 1961. It is one of the largest surface transportation and logistics companies in North America, with over 12,000 trucks and more than 145,000 trailers and containers. J.B. Hunt serves a wide range of industries including retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, food and beverage, and automotive.
J.B. Hunt operates North America's largest intermodal fleet, with over 122,000 company-owned 53-foot containers and approximately 6,500 tractors, supported by relationships with all major Class I railroads including BNSF, Norfolk Southern, CSX, CN, and KCS. Transportation services include intermodal, dedicated contract services, truckload, LTL, temperature-controlled, flatbed, transloading, and final mile delivery. The company operates across the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico, with cross-border intermodal service into Mexico. Equipment types include dry containers, temperature-controlled intermodal containers, dry van trailers, flatbeds, and drop-and-hook trailers.
Shippers most commonly use J.B. Hunt for long-haul intermodal freight, where the company's scale and rail partnerships offer significant cost and sustainability advantages. The company is also widely used for dedicated fleet programs tailored to specific customer needs, temperature-controlled shipments, over-the-road truckload, and final mile deliveries to homes and job sites. Its multimodal capabilities make it a fit for shippers looking for a single provider across a complex, high-volume North American network.
