Caring About Climate Change

Being good environmental stewards is important for our company and our planet, both now and in the years to come. See the steps we’re taking to address climate change.

2022 Sustainability Report

Reducing Our Carbon Emissions

To continue progress toward reducing our emissions, we’re announcing a new goal to reduce our carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034.

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Championing Intermodal Conversion

We lead the industry in converting over-the-road shipments to intermodal, which is 250% more fuel efficient. The expansion of our temperature-controlled intermodal container fleet provides new opportunity for OTR refrigerated transportation conversion.

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Technology That Drives Out Waste

Learn how J.B. Hunt 360°^® helps us fulfill our mission to create the most efficient transportation network in North America by reducing empty miles.

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Energy Efficient Equipment and Technology

We maintain a modern fleet with an average truck age under three years, which allows us to utilize newer equipment with the latest emission-reduction technologies, tractor aerodynamics, direct drive transmissions, idle reduction technologies and automated manual transmissions with predictive cruise control.

GHG Inventory Verification

Supporting Sustainable Supply Chains

J.B. Hunt’s proprietary tool, the CLEAN Transport™ carbon calculator, estimates a customer’s carbon footprint. We then offer mode conversion solutions, displaying how much carbon reduction can be achieved by converting a load to intermodal.

We support customers with a company developed sustainability practice called the “Carbon Diet.” We educate customers on best practices in supply chain sustainability and supply the resources needed to be successful.

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Exploring Alternative Energy

We strive to find advanced fuel solutions for customers, including the use of biofuels and ensuring the fuel efficiency of our fleets. In 2021, we increased our total biogenic fuel consumption in our assets from 8% to 11% year-over-year, driven by using more than 8 million incremental gallons of renewable diesel.

Environmental Policy

Offering Carbon-Neutral Shipping

Moving freight is a big part of any company’s unavoidable emissions. Offsetting carbon emissions through our CLEAN Transport™ program offers an interim solution to taking climate action while technology evolves to meet the needs of the industry.

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We will continue our progress to reduce adverse impacts to the environment.

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