JBHT · JB Hunt Transport Services
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The AI's read
More sales and higher intermodal volume show customers are using more of JB Hunt's services. But those gains have led to only small increases in operating income and diluted earnings per share. Driver hiring, fuel, claims and medical costs took over $50 million from operating income. Dedicated growth also brought extra costs and inflation. The company bought back $174 million in shares and plans about $700 million in spending this year, but it has not yet reported the hoped-for profit improvement.