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J.B. Hunt Closes Decade with Two Company-First Achievements
First driver completes five million safe miles, company hires 10,000 veterans over six years LOWELL, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- J.B. Hunt Transport Services,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n First driver completes five million safe miles, company hires 10,000\n veterans over six years\n \n\n LOWELL, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\n J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest\n supply chain solutions providers in North America, recently recognized\n its first company driver to complete five million safe miles driven\n without a preventable accident, an unprecedented achievement at J.B.\n Hunt and rarity for the industry. Phil Fortin, a J.B. Hunt Intermodal\n driver based in South Gate, California, reached five million safe miles\n in December 2019.\n \n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200107005691/en/\n\n\n \n Phil Fortin, a J.B. Hunt Intermodal driver based in South Gate, California, recently became the company's first driver to achieve five million safe miles driven. (Photo: Business Wire) \n\n\n \n “The professional commitment and resilience it takes to achieve five\n million safe miles is almost unthinkable,” said John Roberts, president\n and CEO of J.B. Hunt. “Thank you, Phil, for your dedication to this\n company and for setting the bar of excellence in safety for others to\n follow.”\n \n \n Also during the same month, J.B. Hunt hired its 10,000th\n veteran since 2014, a commitment the company has worked diligently to\n achieve. More than 15% of J.B. Hunt employees are now veterans, and the\n company has several programs to help transition them from service to a\n career, whether it be in management, maintenance, office, or driving.\n \n \n “There’s so much potential for veterans in this industry, so we’ve\n established a support effort to help them develop rewarding careers that\n match their skillset with our opportunities,\" added Roberts. “This was a\n bold and honorable goal for us, and I am very proud of all who helped\n make it happen.”\n \n \n Phil Fortin, A New Company Legend\n \n \n Fortin earned his first safe mile at J.B. Hunt in 1984 as a driver for\n the company’s Truckload division. Nearly 35 years later, he is one of\n the company’s most decorated drivers, having received 33 safe driving\n awards. Fortin reached four million safe miles in 2010, an achievement\n shared by only 16 other J.B. Hunt drivers. He will receive a $50,000\n safe driving bonus for reaching five million safe miles, bringin...