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Hunt J B Transport Services Executive Compensation (FY25)

JBHT · Lowell, AR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Shelley Simpson
Median of the other named officers
$4,088,033
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 23, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): March 11, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Shelley Simpson: $11,316,727 → $9,004,371 (20.4% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 101:1 → 118:1 (16.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hunt J B Transport Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Shelley Simpson, President and CEO, came to $9,004,371 in fiscal 2025. Simpson's total moved 20.4% lower from the $11,316,727 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Hunt J B Transport Services' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 94.6% support at the meeting held April 23, 2026.
Which companies are in Hunt J B Transport Services' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., CSX Corporation, Expeditors Int'l of Washington, Inc., Forward Air Corporation and Hub Group, Inc., among others.
What is Hunt J B Transport Services' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 118:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $76,432.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Roberts III
CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shelley Simpson
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nicholas Hobbs
COO, President of Contract Services, and EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Darren Field
President of Intermodal and EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Kuhlow
CFO, CAO, and EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John N. Roberts, III
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Shelley Simpson
President
◇—◇———◇◇
Nicholas Hobbs
Chief Operating Officer, President of Contract Services, and Executive Vice President
◇—◇———◇◇
Darren Field
President of Intermodal and Executive Vice President
◇—◇———◇◇
John Kuhlow
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Executive Vice President
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Shelley Simpson
CEO and President
◇—◇———◇◇
John N. Roberts, III
Executive Chairman; CEO (partial year)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Nicholas Hobbs
COO, President of Highway and Final, Mile Services, and EVP
◇—◇———◇◇
Darren Field
President of Intermodal, and EVP
◇—◇———◇◇
Bradley Hicks
President of Dedicated Contract Services, and EVP
◇—◇———◇◇
John Kuhlow
CFO, CAO, and EVP
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Shelley Simpson
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John N. Roberts, III
Executive Chairman
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nicholas Hobbs
COO, President of Highway and Final Mile Services and EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nicholas Hobb
COO, President of Highway and Final Mile Services and EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Darren Field
President of Intermodal, and EVP Intermodal, and EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Kuhlow
CFO, CAO, and EVP (partial year); CAO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brad Delco
CFO and EVP
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
John KuhlowRSU◇——◇——◇
John KuhlowPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John N. Roberts IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
John N. Roberts IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Shelley SimpsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Shelley SimpsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Shelley SimpsonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
John N. Roberts, IIIPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Nicholas HobbsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Darren FieldPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John KuhlowPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brad DelcoRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sharilyn S. Gasaway
—◇————◇
James L. Robo
—◇————◇
Thad Hill
—◇———◇◇
Francesca M. Edwardson
—◇————◇
Persio Lisboa
—◇————◇
Brett Biggs
◇◇————◇
Bryan Hunt
◇—————◇
John N. Roberts, III and Shelley Simpson served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. CHRW
  • CSX Corporation CSX
  • Expeditors Int'l of Washington, Inc. EXPD
  • Forward Air Corporation FWRD
  • Hub Group, Inc. HUBG
  • Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. KNX
  • Landstar System, Inc. LSTR
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC
  • Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ODFL
  • Republic Services Inc. RSG
  • RXO, Inc. RXO
  • Ryder System, Inc. R
  • Schneider National, Inc. SNDR
  • Union Pacific Corporation UNP
  • United Rentals, Inc. URI
  • Waste Management, Inc. WM
  • XPO, Inc. XPO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 23, 2026=——◇
2024April 24, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 25, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 27, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 22, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 23, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 18, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 19, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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- Shelley Simpson (President and CEO), FY2025 total compensation $9,004,371 (base salary $961,385) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001437749-26-007732, filed 2026-03-11]

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292 figures on this page: 283 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
283 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001437749-26-007732
    Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation
  2. 0001437749-25-013087
  3. 0001437749-25-007646
    Summary Compensation
  4. 0001437749-24-013586
  5. 0001437749-24-007781
    Summary Compensation
  6. 0001437749-23-011565
  7. 0001437749-23-006831
  8. 0001437749-22-010194
  9. 0001437749-21-009618
  10. 0001437749-20-008457
  11. 0001437749-19-007691
  12. 0001437749-18-007242
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Peers Hunt J B Transport Services discloses

The companies named in JBHT's own disclosed peer group.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.CSX CorporationExpeditors Int'l of Washington, Inc.Forward Air CorporationHub Group, Inc.Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.Landstar System, Inc.Norfolk Southern CorporationOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.Republic Services Inc.RXO, Inc.Ryder System, Inc.Schneider National, Inc.Union Pacific CorporationUnited Rentals, Inc.Waste Management, Inc.XPO, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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