A Deep Dive on J.B. Hunt Transport Services with John Roberts

This week we kickoff an exciting new series for the Be Epic Podcast, the CEO Series, where Matt sits down with top CEOs to discuss their companies, how they came to be CEO, innovation and more. To kickoff the series, this week Matt sat down with John Roberts, chief executive officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. In the episode, John and Matt to touch on a variety of topics including how John came to the position he is in today and past, current and future initiatives of the company. John starts off with an incredible story highlighting the importance of family while in positions of leadership and then moves into strategy from a portfolio management perspective. The conversation then moves onto the expansion of supply chain as an industry, the importance of logistics, and the advances made in leaving a better impact on the environment. Matt then inquires about John’s intermodal business and the way these companies are making a larger impact on the environment. The conversation closes with a discussion around the impact that a healthy work culture can have on individuals as well as the company.