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J.B. Hunt Transport Base Case
Headquarters: 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive, Lowell, Ark.
Phone: (501) 820-0000
Business: Freight trucking, container transportation, dedicated contract shipping services and logistics
Chief Information Officer: Kay Palmer
Financials in 2000: $2.2 billion in revenue, $36.1 million in net income; net profit margin, 1.7%
Challenge: Increase the efficiency of freight shipping and better manage the company's assets, preventing losses of revenue
Baseline Goals:
Determine loading status and exact location of stationary trailers 99% of the time
Eliminate lost revenue from trailers sitting at customer locations
Reduce the ratio of trailers to tractors from 2.42 to 2.23 (trucking division fleet)
Increase loads per trailer from current 11.8 loads per quarter