J.B. Hunt Participates in Wreaths Across America for 10th Consecutive Year
12 Dicembre 2023 - 6:03PM
Business Wire
72 company drivers help transport
company-record 355,000 wreaths to national cemeteries
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the
largest supply chain solutions providers in North America,
continued its participation in Wreaths Across America for the tenth
consecutive year this week, helping ensure the delivery of more
than 355,000 wreaths for the annual event remembering fallen
veterans during the holiday season.
This year, 72 J.B. Hunt drivers will help transport 52 loads of
wreaths to their final destination at veteran cemeteries throughout
the country. On December 16, J.B. Hunt volunteers will join
thousands across the country to help lay wreaths on the headstones
of fallen veterans for Wreaths Across America Day. The company will
hold a rally December 15 at corporate headquarters for employees to
celebrate its tenth year of support and reflect on the
organization’s mission to remember, honor and teach.
“At J.B. Hunt, supporting our veterans has a far deeper meaning,
tying in with our culture and legacy,” said Brad Hicks, president
of highway services and executive vice president of people at J.B.
Hunt. “When we're able to do something for any individual that has
made that ultimate sacrifice to put themselves on the line to fight
for our freedoms, it deserves our utmost respect, and we are
honored to participate in this event for the tenth-consecutive year
memorializing our fallen veterans.”
This year’s total is the largest amount of wreaths J.B. Hunt has
delivered for Wreaths Across America since it began working with
the organization in 2014. It includes a record number of intermodal
loads thanks to continued collaboration with rail providers BNSF
Railway and Norfolk Southern. J.B. Hunt custom-wrapped 12 new
company tractors and four trailers to commemorate this year’s
participation.
Altogether, J.B. Hunt will help deliver wreaths to multiple
cemeteries nationwide, including Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery,
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dayton National Cemetery,
Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery,
Georgia National Cemetery, Lexington National Cemetery, Marietta
National Cemetery, National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Riverside
National Cemetery, Salisbury National Cemetery, San Joquin Valley
National Cemetery, and Tahoma National Cemetery, among others.
Being a part of the Wreaths Across America convoy is considered
an honor by J.B. Hunt drivers. More than 425 company drivers have
participated in the program since 2014, helping ensure the delivery
of nearly one million wreaths. All J.B. Hunt drivers for Wreaths
Across America are veterans or have a direct association with a
veteran.
J.B. Hunt’s commitment to supporting veterans includes
programming that meets their professional needs as well as those
who are transitioning to civilian life. The company provides
multiple services and resources such as deployment and re-entry
guides, military leave and differential pay policies and
company-wide Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances. J.B. Hunt
also hosts an employee resource group that is dedicated to
empowering and engaging employees to support the professional and
personal success of veterans.
The 2023 national theme for the Wreaths Across America campaign
is “Serve and Succeed.” In 2022, more than 2.7 million wreaths were
placed on veteran headstones at more than 3,700 participating
locations during Wreaths Across America Day.
About J.B. Hunt
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is on a mission to create the
most efficient transportation network in North America. The
company’s industry-leading solutions and mode-neutral approach
generate value for customers by eliminating waste, reducing costs
and enhancing supply chain visibility. Powered by one of the
largest company-owned fleets in the country with more than 163,000
pieces of trailing equipment and nearly one million accessible
trucks through its J.B. Hunt 360°® digital freight marketplace,
J.B. Hunt can meet the unique shipping needs of any business, from
first mile to final delivery, and every shipment in-between.
Through disciplined investments in its people, technology and
capacity, J.B. Hunt is delivering exceptional value and service
that enable long-term growth for the company and its
stakeholders.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is a Fortune 500 company, an
S&P 500 company and a component of the Dow Jones Transportation
Average. Its stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JBHT.
J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of JBHT. The
company’s services include intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated,
truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, single source, last mile,
transload and more. For more information, visit www.jbhunt.com.
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