SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of
The Securities Act of 1934

 

Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported):

 

Commission file number

December  22,  2003

 

0-11757

 

 

 

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

 

Arkansas

 

71-0335111

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION

 

(I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)

 

 

 

615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive
Lowell, Arkansas

 

72745

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

 

(ZIP CODE)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(479) 820-0000

 

 



 

Item 5.      Other Events.

 

On December 22, 2003 the Registrant issued a news release announcing the receipt of a revenue agent’s report from the Internal Revenue Service.  A copy of the news release is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

 

(c)  Exhibits

 

 99.1   News release issued by the Registrant on December 22, 2003.

 

 

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, in the city of Lowell, Arkansas, on the 22 day of December, 2003.

 

 

 

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

 

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ Kirk Thompson

 

 

 

Kirk Thompson

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ Jerry W. Walton

 

 

 

Jerry W. Walton

 

 

Executive Vice President, Finance and
Administration,
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

BY:

/s/ Donald G. Cope

 

 

 

Donald G. Cope

 

 

Senior Vice President, Controller,
Chief Accounting Officer

 

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