J.B. Hunt

JBHT

IndustrialsNMS$19.9B

JBHT SEC filings last scanned 22 Aug 2026, 16:52 UTC

CEO Timeline

Shelley SimpsonCurrent

Jul 2024 — Present(2y 2mo)

Shelley Simpson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., effective July 1, 2024, succeeding John N. Roberts, III.

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John N. Roberts IIIManually reviewed

Jan 2011 — Jul 2024(13y 6mo)

John N. Roberts III was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., effective January 1, 2011, succeeding Kirk Thompson.

Shelley Simpson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., effective July 1, 2024, succeeding John N. Roberts, III.

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Kirk ThompsonManually reviewed

? — Jan 2011

SEC filings name Kirk Thompson as predecessor to John N. Roberts III (effective 2011-01-01), confirmed by jbhunt.com 2024 press release referencing Thompson as 'current executive chairman of the Board' — indicating he held senior leadership before that role. Our timeline shows Wayne Garrison ending 2010-12-31, but the predecessor_dispute flag and SEC filing clearly identify Thompson, not Garrison, as Roberts's direct predecessor as CEO. Thompson's tenure end date is set to 2011-01-01 (Roberts's confirmed start). Start date left null as exact start is not determinable from available sources.

John N. Roberts III was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., effective January 1, 2011, succeeding Kirk Thompson.

2 source filings — click to expand