---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-027128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JBHT"
cik: "0000728535"
company_name: "HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2024-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:45:12.469436+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# J.B. Hunt authorizes $1 billion share repurchase program

## Summary
- New buyback program for $1B of common stock, no expiration date.
- Begins after completion of existing $500M program ($163M remaining as of June 30, 2024).
- Repurchases depend on market conditions, cash flows, and securities law limits.
- Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-027128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JBHT
- cik: 0000728535
- company_name: HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2024-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728535/000143774924027128/0001437749-24-027128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728535/000143774924027128/jbht20240813_8k.htm

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