J.B. Hunt’s People-Focused Culture Earns National Recognitions From Forbes and Newsweek for Workplace Excellence - Seite 2

To foster a better work-life balance, J.B. Hunt expanded health benefits in 2022 to support the unique needs of its people and their families, including access to additional mental health resources. The company also launched a scholarship program available exclusively for children and grandchildren of J.B. Hunt employees, awarding more than $250,000 in its inaugural year. The program has since been renewed for 2023. And, to share the company’s success with all employees, J.B. Hunt awarded nearly $9 million in appreciation bonuses to full-time company drivers and full-time hourly maintenance and office employees.

J.B. Hunt also made strides in 2022 in shaping the future of supply chain professionals by extending its collaboration with the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. With a long-term vision for the future of integrated supply chain management, their efforts focus on ensuring the industry has a modern workforce with professionals who can grow with the industry to meet evolving supply chain challenges, blending logistics expertise with advancing technology.

Recognition Methodology

To determine America’s Best Large Employers, Forbes collaborated with Statista, a market research firm, to survey American companies that had at least 5,000 employees. Participants were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employer to family and friends and encouraged to assess other employers in their respective industries. Those named to the list were identified as the top 500 companies to receive the most recommendations.

Newsweek determined its list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women based on a survey conducted among 37,000 employed females. Companies earning the distinction had at least 1,000 employees and ranked the highest on criteria such as compensation and benefits, work-life balance, and proactive management of a diverse workforce. The list includes the top 600 large public companies in America.

Newsweek’s list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity was based on scoring of public data, interviews with human resource professionals, and anonymous survey responses provided by a diverse range of employees at companies with at least 1,000 employees in the United States. The survey questions related to corporate culture and working environment, among other areas.

About J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, provides innovative supply chain solutions for a variety of customers throughout North America. Utilizing an integrated, multimodal approach, the company applies technology-driven methods to create the best solution for each customer, adding efficiency, flexibility, and value to their operations. J.B. Hunt services include intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, single source, last mile, and more. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JBHT and is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of JBHT. For more information, visit www.jbhunt.com.

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The J.B.Hunt Transport Services Stock at the time of publication of the news with a raise of +1,14 % to 183,1USD on Nasdaq stock exchange (08. März 2023, 15:48 Uhr).