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J.B. Hunt pays out $10M in bonuses to drivers, techs

Payments go to qualifying employees hired prior to October

Todd Maiden
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J.B. Hunt gives year-end bonuses to its front-line workers (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced it paid nearly $10 million in appreciation bonuses to front-line workers on Friday. The Lowell, Arkansas-based company said the payments went to company drivers, maintenance technicians and eligible hourly employees.

“This year, our drivers and front-line employees have gone the extra mile to honor our commitments and meet the needs of customers,” said John Roberts, president and CEO. “We wanted to express our gratitude for their dedication to making J.B. Hunt the industry leader it is today.”

To be eligible, the employees had to have been hired prior to Oct. 1. Eligible full-time hourly employees included those not party to another bonus program.

J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) paid more than $1.6 million to 116 drivers achieving accident-free milestones in October.


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  3. John john

    J.B. Hunt Transportation Johnny Bryan Hunt had a history of providing Rewards and Bonuses for employees. Company heads are being questioned about the direction of the company. Following the public announcement of a Trust & the estate of Johnny B Hunt being settled in Cleveland County NC in 2013. Each involving a substantial amount of company stock.

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Todd Maiden

Based in Richmond, VA, Todd is the finance editor at FreightWaves. Prior to joining FreightWaves, he covered the TLs, LTLs, railroads and brokers for RBC Capital Markets and BB&T Capital Markets. Todd began his career in banking and finance before moving over to transportation equity research where he provided stock recommendations for publicly traded transportation companies.