SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2009
J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| Arkansas | 0-11757 | 71-0335111 |
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF | Commission File Number | (IRS EMPLOYER |
| INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION | IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
| 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive | ||
| Lowell, Arkansas | 72745 | (479) 820-0000 |
| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) | (Registrant’s telephone number) |
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| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On December 22, 2009, CI Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based private investment firm, and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Swift Transportation, U.S. Xpress Enterprises and Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., announced that an affiliate of CI Capital Partners had acquired Transplace, a leading provider of non-asset based third party logistics (“3PL”) and transportation management services.
Transplace was founded in 2000 by six of the largest freight carriers in the U.S. Transplace helps its customers manage complex logistics and shipping needs by providing customized solutions through a proprietary web-based platform.
A copy of the press release is available at www.transplace.com.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Lowell, Arkansas, on the 22nd day of December 2009.
| J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. | |||
| BY: | /s/ Kirk Thompson | ||
| Kirk Thompson | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| BY: | /s/ David G. Mee | ||
| David G. Mee | |||
| Executive Vice President, Finance and | |||
| Administration, | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
| BY: | /s/ Donald G. Cope | ||
| Donald G. Cope | |||
| Senior Vice President, Controller, | |||
| Chief Accounting Officer | |||