Fortune Magazine Names J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. to List of America's Most Admired Companies

LOWELL, Ark.--March 2, 2006--J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. today announced that the Company has once again been named to Fortune Magazine's List of America's Most Admired Companies.

According to the March 6 issue of the magazine, 10,000 executives, directors and analysts were asked to rate companies in various industry groups on eight attributes that included financial soundness, quality of products and services, innovation, long-term investment, employee talent, use of corporate assets, quality of management, and social responsibility. They were then asked to select the ten companies they admired the most within each industry.

J.B. Hunt ranked second overall and was the highest ranking provider of full-service intermodal, dedicated, and truckload services among the ten firms within its respective industry category. This is the second consecutive year J.B. Hunt has made the prestigious list.

"We are extremely honored to make the Fortune Most Admired list for the second year in a row," said Kirk Thompson, president and CEO for J.B. Hunt. "It is a tremendous recognition for our employees and reinforces our belief that we have the best team of transportation professionals in the industry."

More information on the J.B. Hunt listing and the entire Most Admired List is available on their web site at www.fortune.com.

About J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, focuses on the safe and reliable transport of full truckload freight to a diverse group of customers throughout the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Our business operations are primarily organized through three distinct, yet complementary, business segments that include intermodal, dedicated contract services and dry van. Utilizing an integrated approach, we provide capacity oriented solutions centered on delivering customer value and industry leading service.

Our stock is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JBHT and is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average. For more information about our company, visit www.jbhunt.com.