J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)
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J.B. Hunt reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $3.68 billion on 15 October, up 20 percent from a year earlier, while operating income rose only 2 percent to $247.1 million 1.
Net earnings were $172.4 million, or $1.82 a diluted share, against $170.8 million, or $1.76, a year earlier 1.
Revenue excluding fuel surcharges, the fuel cost customers pay on top of the freight rate, rose 13 percent 1. The company credits an 8 percent rise in Intermodal loads and a 29 percent rise in Truckload revenue per load 1.
Profit lagged revenue because costs rose too: Chief Financial Officer Brad Delco said driver, claims and fuel costs cut operating income by over $50 million against the second quarter 4. The company also named higher purchased transportation and group medical expense 1.
Delco called margin repair a top priority, and the president of Intermodal, Darren Field, said about 10 percent of its volume reprices in the fourth quarter 4. The open question is the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger, which the Surface Transportation Board put on a review schedule on 19 August 6.
As of Nov 3, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.