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): March 28, 2017

J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On Tuesday, March 28, 2017, we hosted a group of investors for meetings with management. In response to a question during the meetings, management, thinking that margin guidance had previously been disclosed, indicated that margins for its Dedicated Contract Services segment are expected to be approximately 12.0% - 13.0% for the full year 2017. Margins for the remaining business unit segments are expected to be approximately 10.5% - 11.5%, 3.0% - 5.0%, and 7.0% - 9.0% for the full year 2017 for Intermodal, Integrated Capacity Solutions, and Truck segments, respectively.

Management confirms its long term margin expectations of 11.0% - 13.0% for both Intermodal and Dedicated Contract Services, 4.0% - 6.0% for Integrated Capacity Solutions and 8.0% - 12.0% for its Truck segment with a focus on sustainable annual revenue growth in all segments. 

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 29th day of March 2017.