J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Visits American Military Bases in Germany and the U.S. to Promote Hunt’s Heroes Hiring Program

The J.B. Hunt hiring program, Hunt’s Heroes, offers career opportunities to veterans and transitioning service members, as well as support and guidance as they transition into the civilian workplace. The company recently promoted the program at two transition summits on American military bases in Germany – United States Army Garrison Bavaria and Kaiserslautern Military Community. Company representatives spoke to hundreds of transitioning soldiers to educate them on a variety of J.B. Hunt career opportunities, including professional driving.

"J.B. Hunt is committed to offering veterans and transitioning service members a fulfilling career path within the transportation industry,” said Craig Harper, J.B. Hunt’s Chief Operations Officer. “In 2014, we announced a company-wide commitment to hire 10,000 U.S. military veterans by the year 2020. We continue to honor this pledge through our Hunt's Heroes hiring program, and are proud nearly one in five employees at J.B. Hunt is a military veteran."

In partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Hunt's Heroes representatives plan to attend numerous military transition summits and job fairs across the U.S. and around the world to connect with soldiers leaving the military and beginning a civilian career.

The 2016 schedule of events:

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Transition Summit: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey - April 7-8
Citizen Soldier Career Expo: Bentonville, Arkansas - April 9
Camp Pendleton Transportation Industry Forum: Camp Pendleton, California - April 27
Fort Bragg Transition Summit: Fort Bragg, North Carolina - April 27-28
Fort Leonard Wood Transition Summit: Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri - May 10-11
Fort Hood Soldier for Life - Transition Assistance Program Mega Event: Fort Hood, Texas - May 17
American Legion Job Fair: Springfield, Illinois - July 15
Quantico Transition Summit: Quantico, Virginia - September 7-8
Fort Carson Transition Summit: Fort Carson, Colorado - September 13-14
Fort Campbell Fall Career Fair: Fort Campbell, Kentucky - September 14-15
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Transition Summit: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington - October 4-6

For more information on Hunt’s Heroes events or a job opportunity with J.B. Hunt, please visit www.jbhunt.jobs and click on the military link, or call 1-800-207-6097.

About J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 Company, focuses on providing safe and reliable transportation services to a diverse group of customers throughout the contiguous United States, Canada and Mexico. Utilizing an integrated, multimodal approach, the company provides capacity-oriented solutions centered on delivering customer value and industry-leading service. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JBHT and is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of JBHT. For more information, visit www.jbhunt.com.

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