Google and J.B. Hunt Announce Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Digital Transformation on Next-generation Supply Chain Platform Technology

Google and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., one of the biggest transportation logistics companies in North America, today announced a multi-year strategic alliance to accelerate J.B. Hunt's digital change and collaborate on next-generation supply chain platform technology. Powered by Google Cloud's innovative cloud technologies, J.B. Hunt will extend its J.B. Hunt 360°® platform that digitally connects shipments and available capacity, increasing efficiencies and enhancing visibility within the platform.

Real-time data is a cornerstone in the $1 trillion1 logistics industry, as clients have expanded expectations for quicker services and more transparency on their shipments. The present carriers depend on an patchwork of IT systems across supply chain, capacity use, pricing, and transportation execution. J.B. Hunt's 360 platform plans to centralize data from across these various systems, helping reduce waste, friction and inefficiencies.

By leveraging Google's Data Cloud, J.B. Hunt 360 will better predict results, empower users, and make informed decisions. Utilizing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools from Google Cloud, J.B. Hunt will grow new services to digitally change the shipping and logistics experience for shippers, carriers, and service providers.

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About J.B. Hunt
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., an S&P 500 company, provides innovative supply chain solutions for a variety of customers throughout North America. Utilizing an integrated, multimodal approach, the company applies technology-driven methods to create the best solution for each customer, adding efficiency, flexibility, and value to their operations. J.B. Hunt services include intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, single source, final mile, and more. 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.