SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.   20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2019

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Arkansas	0-11757	71-0335111
(State or other Jurisdiction of	Commission File Number	(IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification No.)
615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive
Lowell, Arkansas	72745	(479) 820-0000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)	(Registrant’s telephone number)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	JBHT	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 5.02.      DEPARTURE AND APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

On December 2, 2019, management of J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. finalized succession plans involving the top leadership for J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.’s Intermodal business unit. Effective April 1, 2020, Terrance D. Matthews will retire from his current duties as executive vice president and president of Intermodal, and Darren Field, currently executive vice president of Intermodal, will succeed Mr. Matthews as executive vice president and president of Intermodal.

ITEM 7.01.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On December 3, 2019, we issued a news release announcing the planned succession of the top leadership for J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.’s Intermodal business unit. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)	Exhibits.
99.1	News release dated December 3, 2019, issued by J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on the 4th day of December, 2019.

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
BY:	/s/ John N. Roberts, III
	John N. Roberts, III
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
BY:	/s/ David G. Mee
	David G. Mee
	Executive Vice President, Finance and
	Administration and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)