{
  "id": 14799951,
  "title": "First look: J.B. Hunt’s Q3 earnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/first-look-j-b-hunts-q3-earnings",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T21:17:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/first-look-j-b-hunt-q3-earnings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported Q3 revenue of $3.68 billion, surpassing analysts' lowered expectations. Earnings per share (EPS) were $1.82, 1 cent higher than the revised expectation. The company faced higher costs, including a 4-cent EPS headwind from a higher tax rate and a 2-cent decline in net interest expense. These costs were partially offset by a 2-cent reduction in net interest expense.\n\nIntermodal revenue grew 20% year-over-year to $1.83 billion, with loads up 9% and revenue per load increasing 11%. Higher fuel prices contributed to the revenue growth. Volumes rose 18% year-over-year in the East and 1% on transcontinental lanes. A 3% decline in length of haul due to a shift to the East was a modest headwind.\n\nDedicated operating ratio (OR) deteriorated 360 basis points year-over-year to 91.5%. Higher costs, including driver personnel, equipment, and employee benefits, impacted the quarter. The brokerage unit recorded a second consecutive operating profit after 13 quarters of losses. Overall, revenue increased by 11% year-over-year, driven primarily by higher revenue per truck per week, despite only a 3% increase in revenue per truck excluding fuel.",
  "summary": "Following an earnings warning issued in September, J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted third-quarter results that modestly exceeded lowered analyst expectations. The post First look: J.B. Hunt’s Q3 earnings appeared first on FreightWaves .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}