SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT: MAY 7, 2001
J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
ARKANSAS 71-0335111
(STATE OF OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
615 J.B. HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE 72745
LOWELL, ARKANSAS
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
(501) 820-0000
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
(99) Slide Presentation of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) has prepared a slide
presentation that it intends to utilize in meetings with investors,
stockholders, and analysts. A copy of the slide presentation is filed herewith
as Exhibit 99.
Certain information in this filing consists of forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning
JBHT's future growth, JBHT's projected revenues, JBHT's ability to recruit,
train and retain qualified drivers, JBHT's low operational costs, the benefits
of JBHT's terminal network, industry challenges generally and the industry
challenges that affect JBHT. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs
and expectations of JBHT's management and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. As to JBHT's business and financial performance
generally, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in forward-looking statements: excess capacity in
the trucking industry; significant increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel
prices, interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, license and registration fees;
difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified drivers and independent
contractors, especially in light of the current shortage of qualified drivers;
recessionary economic cycles and downturns in customers' business cycles,
particularly in market segments and industries (such as retail and automotive)
in which JBHT has a significant concentration of customers; a significant
reduction in or termination of the Company's trucking services by a key
customer; seasonal factors such as harsh weather conditions that increase
operating costs; increases in driver compensation to the extent not offset by
increases in freight rates; the inability of JBHT to continue to secure
acceptable financing arrangements; increases in claims or the cost of insurance;
and competition from trucking, rail and intermodal competitors.
A discussion of these and other factors that could cause JBHT's results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can
be found in the most recent Annual Reports on Forms 10-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange
Commission's internet site (http://www.sec.gov). JBHT undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, or otherwise. Further, nothing herein shall
constitute adoption or approval of any analyst report regarding JBHT, nor any
undertaking to update or comment upon analysts' expectations in the future.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
May 7, 2001
By: /S/ KIRK THOMPSON
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Kirk Thompson
President and Chief Executive Officer
By: /S/ JERRY W. WALTON
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Jerry W. Walton
Executive Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
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