Bloomberg Personal Finance Magazine Names J.B. Hunt among List of Top 100 Best Stocks.Business Editors LOWELL, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003 J.B. Hunt Transport Services The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :JBHT JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services (stock symbol) ), one of the nation's largest publicly held truckload carriers, was named to Bloomberg Personal Finance Magazine's list of Top 100 Best Stocks. "We are honored to be recognized by Bloomberg for this accomplishment," said Kirk Thompson, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for J.B. Hunt. "Our long-standing mission to provide superior service to our customers and increased value to our shareholders continues to produce industry leading performance and results." According to the January 22 issue of the magazine, J.B. Hunt had a total return of 104% for a one year period, and was ranked 49 on the list overall. The company was also the only transportation provider to make the prestigious list. More information on the J.B. Hunt listing and the entire Bloomberg Top 100 Best Stocks is available in the February issue of Bloomberg Personal Finance magazine or on their web site at www.bloomberg.com. About J.B. Hunt J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America with annual revenues of more than $2 billion. The Company operates more than 11,000 trucks and approximately 40,000 trailers and containers. J.B. Hunt creates supply chain value through a variety of engineered, optimal solutions that include truckload and intermodal transportation services, dedicated fleet management, electronic commerce and logistics management. The Company's stock is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors JBHT and is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average The Dow Jones Transportation Average (also called the "Dow Jones Transports;" DJTA) is the oldest U.S. stock market index. Components Today, the index consists of the following 20 companies (weighted to adjust for stock splits and other factors): |
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