J. B. Hunt Transport Revenues Up 2%, Income Up 32%

J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., (NASDAQ:JBHT) has announced first quarter 2015 net earnings of $91.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of 78 cents vs. first quarter 2014 net earnings of $68.7 million, or 58 cents per diluted share.

Highlights as follows:

• First Quarter 2015 Revenue: $1.44 billion; up 2%
• First Quarter 2015 Operating Income: $155 million; up 32%
• First Quarter 2015 EPS: 78 cents vs. 58 cents
• Truck (JBT) segment revenue decreased 1% on lower revenue per tractor per week.
• Operating income for the current quarter totaled $155 million vs. $117 million for the first quarter 2014.
• Truck (JBT) First Quarter 2015 Segment Revenue: $91 million; down 1%
• First Quarter 2015 Truck Operating Income: $8.5 million; up 248%
• Intermodal (JBI) First Quarter 2015 Segment Revenue: $844 million; up 1% First Quarter 2015 Operating Income: $104.3 million; up 12%
• JBI load volumes grew 6% over the same period 2014.

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