Our entire business culture is developed around safety. That is why you'll know that every effort is made to insure that every shipment will get there on time, without issue, every time. Our drivers go through extensive training on both simulators and real-world SMITH driver training systems. Our maintenance staff, office staff, and others are held by the same strong standards which have kept us safe and on the road for over 40 years.
We were recently recognized as the 2007 Corporate Fleet Safety Grand Champion by the Arkansas Trucking Association.
Delivering meaningful, measurable value to customers is an integral part of our culture. We strive to deliver value on a daily basis through a proactive, proprietary methodology called Customer Value Delivery ® (CVD). J.B. Hunt employs CVD to maintain a razor-sharp focus not only on the execution of service and cost control, but also the ongoing measurement and communication of results. In addition, we look to continuously create value and anticipate the needs of our customers.
Key components of Customer Value Delivery ® are scheduled, formal reviews throughout the year which build upon the periodic measurement and reporting of key performance indicators. This process insures continuous feedback across J.B. Hunt's customer base regarding the transportation solutions customers need, how well the current services provided address those needs, and what improvements are desired.
Learn more about Customer Value Delivery ® here.
The Environmental Protection Agency defines sustainability as "the ability to achieve continuing economic prosperity while protecting the natural systems of the planet and providing a high quality of life for its people." Another definition of sustainability is "the willing adaptation of an organization to the financial, environmental and social conditions necessary for the long term survival and prosperity of that organization." Both definitions underscore the three-way balance among economics, environment, and society required for any human enterprise to survive and prosper indefinitely.
Few professional disciplines have as much opportunity to improve an enterprise's sustainability practices as do today's logistics practitioners. With supply chains stretching across the globe, the physical movement of goods consumes great amounts of carbon-based energy. According to the Energy Information Administration, the transportation sector consumes 28% of the primary energy resources in the United States, and 67% of the nation's daily consumption of over 20 million barrels of petroleum. Finding more sustainable transportation methods is paramount for the "triple bottom line" of economic, environmental, and social success.
J.B. Hunt is a pioneer in the area of reducing both the cost of transportation and its impact on the environment and society and has a long history of looking for new, creative ways to transport products in a safe, low-cost and sustainable manner.