JBHT · CIK 728535
What J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. told the SEC could break it.
J.B. Hunt's disclosures combine customer concentration with operational dependencies. Its top ten customers were about 33% of total revenue in 2025, with one customer alone around 8% (down from 13% two years earlier), concentrating revenue and receivables. As an intermodal-heavy carrier it leans on third parties — especially the Class I railroads that move its JBI segment under contract, plus equipment makers, other carriers and independent contractors — so rail service disruptions or capacity and pricing changes would hit operations. It is also substantially self-insured ($500,000 per occurrence) for injury, property and equipment claims, carrying roughly $283 million current and $444 million long-term claim accruals, so a spike in claims or settlements above its coverage limits would materially raise its liability.
3 self-disclosed vulnerabilities, pulled from its own filings, each in the company’s words, with the source. This is the risk register almost nobody reads.
In its own words
What could break it.
Customer concentration
- top-10 customers (33%) and largest customer (8%)medium
J.B. Hunt's top 10 customers were ~33% of total revenue in 2025, and one customer (which does business across all five segments) was ~8% of revenue in 2025 — down from 11% in 2024 and 13% in 2023 — concentrating revenue and receivables.
“For each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, our top 10 customers, based on revenue, accounted for approximately 33 %, 35 %, and 36 %, respectively, of our total revenue. Our top 10 customers, based on revenue, accounted for approximately 32 % and 29 % of our total trade accounts receivable at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. One customer accounted for approximately 8 %, 11 %, and 13 % of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Other disclosures
- self-insurance / claims exposuremedium
J.B. Hunt is substantially self-insured ($500k/occurrence) for personal injury, property damage and revenue-equipment loss, with ~$283M current and ~$444M long-term claim accruals at year-end 2025; a spike in claims or settlements above coverage limits would materially raise its liability.
“At December 31, 2025, we had current accruals of approximately $283 million and long-term accruals of approximately $444 million for estimated claims. A significant increase in the volume of claims or amount of settlements exceeding our coverage-layer specific, aggregated reimbursement limits could result in a significant increase in our estimated liability for claims in future periods.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Supplier concentration
- third-party rail carriers, equipment makers, carriers, owner-operatorsmedium
J.B. Hunt depends on third parties — especially Class I railroads for its JBI intermodal segment (services provided under rail contracts), plus equipment manufacturers, third-party carriers and independent contractors; rail service disruptions or capacity/pricing changes would hurt operations.
“We depend on third parties in the operation of our business, particularly rail service providers, transportation equipment manufacturers, third party carriers and independent contractors. Our JBI business segment utilizes railroads in the performance of its transportation services. The majority of these services are provided pursuant to contractual relationships with the railroads.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
The hidden graph
Who it depends on, and who depends on it.
Relationships surfaced from filings, including ones disclosed by the other side, which is how the non-obvious ones come to light.
Its suppliers
BNSF Railway Company
“The transportation service offerings of our JBI segment utilize arrangements with most major North American rail carriers to provide intermodal freight solutions for our customers throughout the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. Our JBI segment began operations in 1989, forming a unique partnership with what is now the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF); this was a watershed event in the industry and the first agreement that linked major rail and truckload carriers in a joint service environment.”
Cited →“Additionally, we work with some of the largest fleets in the United States, including J.B. Hunt, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England and Martin Brower. As of December 31, 2025, our customers have utilized Kodiak-owned autonomous trucks to deliver more than 12,600 revenue-generating loads across the southern United States.”
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