J.B. Hunt
HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
NASDAQ: JBHT. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6
- SEC CIK
- 0000728535
- Website
- www.jbhunt.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Not published
- Chair
- John N. Roberts III
- Independent
- 5 / 88 directors published
- Published claims
- 355 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 60 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 6 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Brett Biggs seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2025-01-01.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Secretary | Jennifer R. Boattini | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
Board of directors
Evidence8 directors published. 5 of 8 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Biggs | Independent | 2025 | Corporate GovernanceExecutive CompensationExecutive Compensation; Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Bryan Hunt | Not independent | 1991 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Francesca M. Edwardson | Independent | 2011 | AuditAudit; Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| James (Jim) Robo | Independent | 2002 | Corporate Governance, chairExecutive CompensationExecutive Compensation; Corporate Governance · Chair | Source reportedE3 |
| John N. Roberts III | Not independentChair | 2010 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Persio Lisboa | Independent | 2023 | AuditAudit; Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Shelley Simpson | Not independent | 2024 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Thad Hill | Independent | 2021 | Corporate GovernanceExecutive Compensation, chairExecutive Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Sharilyn S. Gasaway | Independent | Not published | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Executive Compensation; Corporate GovernanceCorporate GovernanceExecutive Compensation | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Sharilyn S. Gasaway | Sharilyn S. Gasaway, Francesca M. Edwardson, Persio Lisboa | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance | Not published | Sharilyn S. Gasaway | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Corporate Governance | Not published | Francesca M. Edwardson, Persio Lisboa | Not described in the published record |
| Corporate Governance | James (Jim) Robo | James (Jim) Robo, Brett Biggs, Francesca M. Edwardson, Persio Lisboa, Sharilyn S. Gasaway, Thad Hill | Not described in the published record |
| Executive Compensation | Thad Hill | Thad Hill, Brett Biggs, James (Jim) Robo, Sharilyn S. Gasaway | Not described in the published record |
| Executive Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance | Not published | Thad Hill | Not described in the published record |
| Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance | Not published | Brett Biggs | Not described in the published record |
| Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance · Chair | Not published | James (Jim) Robo | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NASDAQ: JBHT | current | Jul 1, 2015 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Jennifer R. BoattiniCorporate Secretarycompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:18
- Brett BiggsIndependent Directorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:10
- Bryan HuntDirectorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:11
- Francesca M. EdwardsonIndependent Directorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:12
- James (Jim) RoboIndependent Directorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:13
- John N. Roberts IIIExecutive Chaircompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:9
- Persio LisboaIndependent Directorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:14
- Shelley SimpsonDirectorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:16
- Thad HillIndependent Directorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:17
- Sharilyn S. GasawayIndependent Directorcompany:8f6d2e04-c306-46ef-b75b-53d5719c1ad6:leadership_role:15
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 6 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2HUNT J B TRANSPORT Form 10-K. SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Mar 11, 2026. Retrieved Mar 23, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E4JBHT executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 16 Claims.
- E6Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Brett Biggs seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2025-01-01.
- Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance committee of J.B. Hunt, effective 2025-01-01.
- Brett Biggs member of Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance, effective 2025-01-01.
- Shelley Simpson seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2024-01-01.
- Persio Lisboa seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2023-01-01.
- Persio Lisboa member of Audit; Corporate Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
- Thad Hill seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2021-01-01.
- Executive Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance committee of J.B. Hunt, effective 2021-01-01.
- Thad Hill member of Executive Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance, effective 2021-01-01.
- Francesca M. Edwardson seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2011-01-01.
- Audit; Corporate Governance committee of J.B. Hunt, effective 2011-01-01.
- Francesca M. Edwardson member of Audit; Corporate Governance, effective 2011-01-01.
- John N. Roberts III seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2010-01-01.
- John N. Roberts III chairs board J.B. Hunt, effective 2010-01-01.
- James (Jim) Robo seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 2002-01-01.
- Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance · Chair committee of J.B. Hunt, effective 2002-01-01.
- James (Jim) Robo member of Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance · Chair, effective 2002-01-01.
- Bryan Hunt seat on J.B. Hunt, effective 1991-01-01.

