Johnnie Bryan Hunt

American trucking entrepreneur (1927–2006)

Johnnie Bryan Hunt, Sr. (J. B. Hunt; February 28, 1927 – December 7, 2006) was an American entrepreneur who founded J. B. Hunt Transport Services, the largest publicly owned trucking company based in Lowell, Arkansas.2

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Born Feb 28, 1927, died Dec 7, 2006.1

Companies

Early life and education

Hunt was born in Cleburne County near Heber Springs, Arkansas. His first job was working for his uncle at a sawmill. After a stint in the US Army, Hunt spent the 1950s as a lumber salesman, auctioneer, and truck driver. He married Johnelle DeBusk in 1952, and they had a daughter, Jane, in 1954, and a son, Bryan, in 1960.

Hunt started a rice hulls business with his wife Johnelle in 1961. After initially losing $19,000, the business became the world's largest producer of poultry litter. In 1969, Hunt purchased a small trucking operation with five tractors and seven trailers, at first as a support for the rice hulls business. By 1983, the operation had grown into the 80th largest trucking firm in the U.S. The same year, Hunt sold his rice hull operation, and J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., went public, offering more than one million shares of stock.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.4

Personal life

  • BornFeb 28, 1927, Heber Springs5
  • DiedDec 7, 2006, Springdale6
  • CitizenshipUnited States7

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