[9], In 2016, he was inducted into the Supply Chain Hall of Fame.[2]. But the one that was most consistent among everyone: family. B. And when I compliment her on some beautiful Bedouin jewelry hanging on the wall in her stylish living room, she explains that it was a gift from a visiting Saudi prince after Johnelle saved the day by lending his wife a dress for a wedding they were suddenly invited to. That was 42 years ago, and she has been working full time ever since. The couple met in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Weve learned that three core ideals drive everything we do: People you trust. It was one of the best moments in my life, J.B. Hunt driver Terry Weston recalled of the 2019 Million Mile celebration. circulation@abpg.com. Historical records and family trees related to Johnnie Hunt. One way to do that is ensuring people can bring their whole selves to work, where they feel like they are being care for personally and professionally, says Shelley Simpson, chief commercial officer and executive vice president of people and human resources. Although shes no longer involved in day-to-day operations at the company, Mrs. Hunt continues to be an inspiration at J.B. Hunt and a major part of the companys legacy. Being inclusive is making sure that all 30,000 plus of our employees feel like their voices are heard and respected, says Tami Allensworth, senior vice president and co-founder of GROW. After completing seventh grade, Hunt worked at his uncle's sawmill and sold lumber. Stuart Scott, chief information officer and executive vice president, saw that firsthand during a new employee orientation in 2016. Our founder, Johnnie Bryan Hunt, was a dreamer, and his spirit of innovation is still very much felt at J.B. Hunt today. He grew up picking cotton, says Johnelle. Our office and field employees and maintenance team have all played vital roles in helping us build North Americas most efficient transportation network. or connect with us on LinkedIn. Johnny A. Isenhour Obituary. He had worked 45 weeks and earned $500. But being a business tycoon was never part of her plan. Another trend he set was to keep driver pay as low as possible. But she forced herself to carry on building Johnnies dream, and it is what drives her to keep going every day. We celebrate Mrs. Hunt and all the women who are part of the J.B. Hunt family, today and every day. She laughs and says, I was just doing what Johnnie needed me to do; it was my job and my responsibility. Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 CCJ Staff (CCJ) Dec 7, 2006. Save $25 when you book your first LTL shipment. The son of a sharecropper, Hunt was born in Heber Springs on Feb. 28, 1927. His first name is "Johnnie" and his last name is . Going Off the Tumbling Shoals Bridge - 1:11, Johnelle's Introduction to Johnnie - 4:11, The Building of the Dam in Heber Springs - 3:54, AUDIO-HUNT-JB-Johnelle-20060516 - 2:13:37, TRANS-HUNT-Johnnie-B-and-Johnelle-Memories-20060519-FINAL, Pryor Center Interview with Johnelle Hunt. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. In 1980, the trucking industry was deregulated, and J.B. Hunt Transport took off. Mrs. Hunt would be beside him for the rest of his life. J.B. Hunt used his industry ", "It's interesting," explained Matthew Waller, dean of the Walton College and founding chair of the supply chain management department. [1][2], In 1945, he lived in Miller, Arkansas. Hunt (right) with Pauline Harlan, 1940© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #5: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) and her brother, David Louis DeBusk, as children© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #6: Young Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) with two friends© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #7: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt), 8th grade, 1946© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #8: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) at home in Heber Springs, Arkansas, 1949© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #9: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) as a teen© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #10: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) and friends: (left to right) Patsy Joy Robbins, Wanda "Winelo" Henderson, Minnie Belle Johnson, Johnelle DeBusk, Loretta Davis, Joann Ax; Heber Springs, 1949© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #11: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) with her brother, Dennis DeBusk© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #12: Program from Heber Springs senior class play, Susie the Siren, 1950© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #13: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) (back row seated, on left) with her sorority sisters of Alpha Sigma Tau at Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, 1950© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #14: J. I always collected the money. She laughs and says, I always say that Johnnie was the man in the white hat (he wore a trademark white cowboy hat) and I was the wicked witch. info@littlerocksoiree.com, Toll Free: (888) 322-6397 At the time he registered for the draft, he was described as 5 feet and 11 inches tall, 146 pounds, Blonde hair and gray colored eyes. At the company she was very involved, collecting debt, keeping the books and paying bills. 4. But we knew that wasnt enough. Streamline your operations with smart shipping and end-to-end load management. Spoiler alert - it's been 60 years in the making. Let me tell you, women can get things done, Mrs. Hunt once said. Today, his company is one of the largest employers in the state, with nearly 15,000 employees and a . J.B. Hunt 360 technology helps you find the right load at the right time. They were a perfect pair. He was one of northwest Arkansas's most active promotors for business development. J.B. and Johnelle Hunt on their wedding day, January 19, 1952. [8], J. (At the time he was involved in close to 90 projects. B. and Johnelle Hunt's getaway car before their wedding© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #24: Johnelle Hunt's parents, Johnie J. and Ollie Jane DeBusk, 1953© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #25: J. She also served as a sounding board to some of her husbands biggest ideas. References This page was last edited on 20 April 2023, at 12:30 . The J.B. Hunt logo, content or images may not be used or reproduced by any means without express, written consent. We engineer innovative technology that accelerates our growth and is disrupting the transportation industry. These drivers, all of whom have driven two or more million miles accident-free, walk through the building as fellow employees cheer and high five them. The J.B. Hunt logo, content or images may not be used or reproduced by any means without express, written consent. _____________________________________________. By age 21, Johnnie Hunt was trying to design a way to package and distribute wood shavings for poultry litter. Then we started buying trucks in Rogers in 1969, before taking over a trucking company there. It reflects the name of one of the co-founders of the company Johnnie Bryan Hunt, equal parts truck driver and dreamer. See our, 2021 J.B. Hunt Transport. J.B. Hunt 360 technology helps you find the right load at the right time. But whatever it took, I stayed on that phone all day long, being not a very nice person to those people that wouldn't pay, but I had to because that's how we paid the bills.. We have our sights set on becoming a 20-billion-dollar company by 2030, and we're continuing to try new things, leverage our cutting-edge technology and think big as we strive to . I said, 'What's the deal?' Public asset : 14,729,242 USD. Your email address will not be published. Throughout our storied history, J.B. Hunt has always been a company deeply rooted in growth and innovation. When asked if she gets tired of it all she says, well, yes, but I promised Johnnie Id look after things.. We are working on a mining operation in Honduras, so people need me to make decisions. When I speak with Johnelle just a few weeks later, she has already sold that company. When he came home, he would "sit at the table and draw and draw and draw," trying to design the machine to package the wood shavings, she said. It wasnt just a little quick Hi, how are you? ", Print Headline: J.B. Hunt to be bestowed hall of fame seat, If youd like a notification when I file a new blog post, J.B. Hunt to be bestowed hall of fame seat. "We got down to Galesburg, Ill., and J.B. walked over to me and said, 'Haverty, we've got a deal.' Cooking Up Down-Home Dishes for Youth Ho Voices Carry: Sharing Stories of Addicti Accents: Highlights of the March Issue Ballet Arkansas Presents "New Works" at Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Be a Part of the Cure Walk benefiting the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Cirque Over Broadway presented by Arkansas Circus Arts, Equip Small Business Series: Creating a Promotional Video Script for your Business, Little Rock Hope CARE Workshop with Alzheimer's Arkansas, Little Rock Soire Head of the Class 2023, Little Rock Soire Mental Health Resource Guide 2023, Life Cycle: Pedaling Out a Passion for Cancer Care, Mental Health Resource Guide: Pinnacle Pointe Behavioral Healthcare System. He recalls one of the speakers saying, Welcome to the J.B. Hunt family. And I thought, Family, that's a strange word." Hunt Sr. She cofounded J.B. Hunt Company with her husband in 1961, and in 1969 they created J.B. Hunt Transport Services. To supplement his income, he sold lawn sod. Eight years later, the couple bought . I wish I could have hugged everyone.. No one had ever managed to find a way to pack them because rice hulls are difficult to compress. But Johnnie promised me that if we moved I did not have to work.. Mr. Hunt relished hearing directly from his employees so much that he insisted on keeping his home number listed in the phone book. When I asked why, she replied, "Well, we have about 16,000 square feet here, and we don't need this much space. Sign up for free today. Hunt and Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt) So, I guess those little words of mine drove him a long way, she said. 2021. Brad Hicks, president of highway services and executive vice president, recalls one such story particularly well. A few years after what began as a rice hull operation, J.B. Hunt purchased Hunt; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2006© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #51: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Johnelle and J. Then I came here (Northwest Arkansas), but I have never once felt like I was intimidated by a man, she said in 2017. J.B. Hunt employees are the human capacity working to create . And thats been true since the very beginning of our company. "It's not just because they think of these ideas; it's because they have a culture that encourages them. "A significant portion of that is because we've put trailers on the railroad.". Drivers use on-board computers to communicate with fleet managers, ending the search for telephones to find out about the next load. Find loads for owner-operators, fleets, power only carriers and home delivery carriers. Learn more about our 60th anniversary celebration. That's just par for the course with being innovative. The name on the side of hundreds of thousands of trucks, trailers and shipping containers spread out across the country read J.B. B." It begins with a surprise visit. And a life with Johnnie meant a life around trucks, too. . Streamline your operations with smart shipping and end-to-end load management. [1][2], In 1980, with deregulation of the industry, he became a major player in the trucking business. J. Bryan Hunt Jr. is the son of Johnnie Hunt, the founder of J.B Hunt Transport. J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., the company it has become, last year boasted $6.2 billion in revenue, making it the fourth-largest for-hire trucking company in the country. "With any innovative company, there will always be things you try that don't work. He was able to carry more freight and provide more work for the drivers. B. Nearly 60 years later, J.B. Hunt has grown from that small fleet of a few trucks into a Fortune 500 company. During the event, Mrs. Hunt made a point to tell Weston how much he meant to the company. While driving through Stuttgart, he noticed people burning rice hulls and decided to find a way to sell that byproduct instead. Were a 10 billion company today and were going to look completely different in the next 10, 20, 25 years, Bingham says. With those values as a bedrock, all kinds of growth are possible. "I always turn everything into humor," he said. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a78bdd01176ef76187c4fac8f0afef5b" );document.getElementById("c08a1a06c7").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); By clicking subscribe, you are giving J.B. Hunt your express consent to receive blog updates and information about any employment or And then, he would show me how he could get out there and get it done, and he would go after it. Thats regardless if they are man or woman, in Lowell or located in a field location, whether they drive for us or they're in an office setting, in one of our maintenance shops, introverted, extroverted, person of color or not.. In 1961 Hunt and his wife, Johnelle, started J.B. Hunt Company in Stuttgart, specializing in the sale and transport of rice hulls to be used as poultry litter, and he invented a machine to compress the hulls. In fact, she did some of the intimidating herself. "J.B. Hunt said, 'I'm willing to forgo my driver, truck and trailer and share that with the railroad, because I think it's more valuable for the U.S. economy and my customers,'" said John Kent, director of the supply chain management research center at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. [6] He married Johnelle Terria Debusk on January 19, 1952 in Heber Springs, Cleburne County. Johnnie Bryan Hunt Sr., a former truck driver who founded one of the nations largest trucking companies, died Thursday, the company announced. J.B. and Johnelle were married for nearly 55 years until his death in 2006. B. Haverty was confident in the logic of the idea that capitalized on the two industries' strengths. The foresight and willingness to take an expensive risk earned Johnnie Hunt a spot in the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' inaugural Supply Chain Hall of Fame class. Johnnie was the idea man, and she focused on the fine details that kept things moving behind the scenes. B. Hunt© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #18: Johnelle DeBusk (Hunt)© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #19: J. One of her friends who also fancied Johnnie didnt talk to her for three days, but the race was indeed over. We celebrate her on International Womens Day, and we value the contributions the women who have followed her have made within our company and the industry at large. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Johnny A. Isenhour (Newton, North Carolina), born in Catawba, North Carolina, who passed away on April 21, 2023 at the age of 64. [1][2] In 1930, he lived in Peter Creek Township, Cleburne County. J.B. Hunt at 60: Our People. B. He started his own hugely successful chicken litter company using rice hulls in 1961 in Stuttgart, but Johnelle says hed had the idea 15 years before it started. Johnnie Bryan Hunt was born on February 28 1927, in Heber Springs. LOWELL, ARK. Johnelle recounts how she really wanted to be a full-time mother and homemaker, but Johnnie must have seen her business potential and her magical way with people. Hunt with Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas, 1980s© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #41: Jane and Johnelle Hunt© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #42: Bill Clinton with J. The caring she feels for each individual is palpable. The deal would have macroeconomic effects, too. Dec. 8, 2006 12 AM PT. B. Hunt, 1969© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #34: Johnelle Hunt's mother, Ollie DeBusk, on the front porch holding a stringer of fish, Heber Springs, Arkansas© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #35: J. May 4 Ballet Arkansas Presents "New Works" at Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, May 6 Be a Part of the Cure Walk benefiting the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, May 7 Cirque Over Broadway presented by Arkansas Circus Arts, May 10 Equip Small Business Series: Creating a Promotional Video Script for your Business, May 12 Little Rock Hope CARE Workshop with Alzheimer's Arkansas, Enews Unsubscribe | About Us I had a landline installed next to my bed so that I could help them any time, day or night., Today J. The late Johnnie Bryan "J.B." and philanthropist Johnelle Hunt, the chairman of Hunt Ventures in Rogers, co-founded Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Jane Hunt Meade and . [1][2], In 2004, he stepped down as chairman of the company and retired from running the company's daily operations. Over the few hours I spent interviewing Mrs. Hunt, 84, I learned a great deal about her husband, the early days of trucking in NW Arkansas and that she has an admitted weakness for shoes (as her husband had one for cowboy hats). Have you taken a DNA test? It was just what we did, things like that. And because she broke into the industry and forged her path, others could follow in her footsteps. Mrs. Hunt once said of her husband, Theres an imaginary sign outside this building. B. Youve heard it hundreds of times from leaders and co-workers. To say that Johnelle was bereft would be quite an understatement. Though Johnnie Hunt died in 2006, Johnelle Hunt and their two children will attend the the council's annual conference in Florida to accept the award on his behalf Tuesday. "Many truckers and truck lines scoffed at this new operation and said we would fail. So much so that they used to host company picnics in their home in Springdale, just down the road from headquarters. . J.B. Hunt employs thousands of women across the country. Johnelle Hunt dubbed it "our golden goose.". Having events like this will raise money and awareness, and there are children out there who really need that help.. A J.B. Hunt driver had stopped at a terminal to do laundry and eat when, unannounced, Mr. Hunt rolls through into the break room and sits right down with him, says Hicks. Bryan Hunt is heir to one of the largest transportation companies in North America. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? knowledge, experience as an over the road truck driver and entrepreneurial He wasnt afraid of hard work. Save $25 when you book your first LTL shipment. We think of it as a family, an extension of, J.B. Hunt employees are the human capacity working to create, We brought together shippers and carriers into a, Whether the best solution is intermodal, truckload, dedicated fleet management, less than truckload (LTL) or another freight mode, J.B. Hunt can help provide the capacity that our customers need when they need it. Because of her instrumental role in the development of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, her later business endeavors, and her ongoing philanthropic investments, Mrs. Hunt has been named to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame, the Arkansas Womens Hall of Fame and was awarded Arkansas Business Legacy of Leadership Award in 2021. Or if a driver had a problem on the road that they couldnt sort out themselves they knew they could call me. Our culture is one where we care about people, we care about our employees and we care about our communities. J.B. Hunt Has Big Plans for the Future. Today, J.B. Hunt is an industry leader in transportation and logistics, offering Dedicated, Intermodal, Truckload and Final Mile solutions to customers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Born the daughter of a poultry farmer in Heber Springs in 1932 in the Great Depression, today she is worth $2.3 billion and has become one of the most successful businesswomen in American history. He formed another lucrative partnership with the Santa Fe Railroad. Technology that empowers. Hunt at her side© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #23: Friends decorating J. Hunt with his son, Bryan, (left) and a friend© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #36: Stuttgart Bridge Club: Dr. Jack and Bonnie Pritchard, unidentified couple, Don Underwood, Dr. Dean Laird, Johnelle Hunt, Anne Laird, Betty Underwood, J. It was my only real chance to get an education, he said. When Johnnie retired, he started drawing out his Social Security pension and people would say, he is so rich, he doesnt need it. But he would carry his Social Security money in an envelope in his pocket and by the end of the month he would have given it all away to people who were in need., On Oct. 13, Johnelle will be honored by the Childrens Advocacy of Central Arkansas as a Woman of Inspiration. In her typical, humble manner she says, I dont know why they chose me, there are so many more people who deserve to be honored, who have done so much more than I have, but I said that if it will help then I would do it. At the time my son was 7 and my daughter was 11. I went to school with children that didnt even have a lunch to bring, so my parents would help out feeding kids. Johnnie Bryan Hunt was born on February 28, 1927 in Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas. Hunt passed away on December 7, 2006. Sorry about that, she says. They did not sell the rice hull business until 1983, when the company went public. 2023 Five Legged Stool LLC. Sign up for free today. He was born on February 28, 1927 and his birthplace is United States. Johnnie Bryan Hunt was born on Feb. 28, 1927, in rural Heber Springs, in north-central Arkansas. Hunt; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2006© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #53: Still frame from Pryor Center video interview with Johnelle and J. In 1961, Johnelle Hunt and her late husband J.B. (d. 2006) sold their home and took out loans to start a rice hull packaging operation. Little Rock Soire is central Arkansas' most-read monthly magazine that celebrates all that's good in Little Rock-good people, good parties, good food and good culture. We always liked getting everyones opinion and we wanted everyone to feel like they had an input, anyone could come and talk to us., Johnelle speaks at length about her truckers and her staff. We also realized that in fact, one could argue she helped create my job, since the paper has a reporter covering each of the three Fortune 500 companies and their industries here: Walmart, Tyson Foods and J.B. Hunt. Hunt is . While crisscrossing the U.S. to meet with customers and drivers alike, he loved dropping into terminals and hearing directly from drivers. B. The one thing I did not want was to move. B." Hunt died on December 7, 2006 in Springdale, Washington County, after injuries he sustained when he slipped on ice and fell, hitting his head. J.B. Hunt 360 technology helps you find the right load at the right time. 08. "There's not anybody in the trucking or rail industries, as far as intermodalism is concerned, more deserving of a hall of fame [than J.B. Hunt]," said Haverty. We know that Johnnie's political affiliation . The Arkansas-based logistics giant is the 3rd largest trucking company in the country, behind only FedEx and UPS. And you know what, that was just like pouring fuel on the fire, is when he would come up with these ideas and I would say, Now, Johnnie, why would they do that? Or, Why could you do that? And I think that was the driving force. "We were both determined it was going to work, and we told our people to make sure that it did work," Haverty said. Lowell, Arkansas, is the company's headquarters. -- the center of the universe,'" Johnelle Hunt recalled. Johnelle Hunt: One of the Original Women of Trucking, bought five tractors and seven trailers to cement his place in the trucking industry. Ill cry right along with you. Im so glad I got to meet that lady.. [5], In 1950, he lived in Giles Township, Cleburne County, and worked hauling lumber to make a living. Hunt's mother, Alma Naomi Everett Hunt© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas, #4: J. He came into work in the morning and would go round speaking to everyone in the company. Johnnie Bryan Hunt, with the support of his wife Johnelle, founded J.B. Hunt in 1961 outside of Little Rock, Kirk Thompson, then president and current chairman of the J.B. Hunt board, called it "one of the best decisions in the history of J.B. Hunt Transport." To get a more detailed understanding of what that means, we met with several company leaders and influencers to discuss our culture, its evolution over the past 60 years, and the spirit of the people who give it life.
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