J.B. Hunt Announces Safety and Sustainability Leadership Changes
14 Dezembro 2023 - 6:05PM
Business Wire
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the
largest supply chain solutions providers in North America,
announced today that Craig Harper will retire from his current
duties as chief sustainability officer effective December 31 and
Greer Woodruff will assume responsibilities as executive vice
president of safety, sustainability and maintenance effective
January 1, 2024.
“On behalf of the over 35,000 employees that work here, on
behalf of the board of directors and on behalf of the shareholders
of this company, I offer our heartfelt thanks to Craig, and that's
not near enough to convey the value that he’s brought to us all,”
said John Roberts, CEO of J.B. Hunt. “Craig is very much a part of
that group of leaders that will never be forgotten, and he has made
an incalculable commitment, investment and improvement to J.B.
Hunt.”
Harper’s career with J.B. Hunt spanned 31 years leading multiple
key services, operations and initiatives. In just four years after
joining the company, he was named Chief Safety Officer, a newly
created position at J.B. Hunt and one of the industry’s first.
Harper would help revolutionize the company’s safety practices and
initiatives. In 1997, he was appointed Chief Operations Officer and
held that title until 2020, continuing to lead the companies’
safety efforts while taking on the challenge of establishing the
best driving fleet in the country. In 2021, Harper was named Chief
Sustainability Officer and has since led the company’s focused
efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and help customers reduce
theirs, including initiatives involving electric and autonomous
vehicles and other emerging technologies. Harper was essential to
helping the company set sustainability standards and goals,
including its ambitious goal to reduce carbon emissions intensity
32% by 2034.
Harper and Woodruff worked alongside each other for many years
to create and advance the company’s safety culture. The two helped
establish J.B. Hunt’s Million Mile program, celebrating company
drivers that achieve one million-plus miles without a preventable
accident. To date, the program has recognized more than 4,600
drivers throughout the company’s history.
“J.B. Hunt sets the bar today for the industry on so many
levels, and Craig has been a big part of that,” said Nick Hobbs,
chief operating officer and president of contract services at J.B.
Hunt. “He was instrumental in helping create our safety culture and
service excellence, and I am confident that Greer will continue
advancing those efforts, delivering value for our customers and
shareholders and maintaining our fleet’s commitment to being one of
the safest on the road.”
In his new position, Woodruff will lead the company's
sustainability initiatives, further its operational safety
excellence and corporate security and oversee its equipment,
maintenance and driver personnel departments.
Woodruff has dedicated his 36-year career at J.B. Hunt to
building the strong safety culture the company has today. He joined
J.B. Hunt in 1987 as a management trainee working to centralize
driver recruitment and application processing before moving into
the company’s safety department to help establish truck driver
training programs across the country. He has held multiple roles
within the company, most recently serving as senior vice president
over safety, security, and driver personnel where he kept J.B.
Hunt’s fleet of over 25,000 drivers up to date on the latest
safety, compliance and technology best practices, among other
responsibilities.
Woodruff is a well-known proponent for motor carrier safety,
having served on several safety policy boards and committees. His
commitment to advancing safety standards in the industry has earned
multiple awards showcasing his expertise and influence, and in
2022, he was invited by the White House to advocate support for the
Trucking Action Plan, a strategy to address the workforce issues
facing the freight transportation industry.
About J.B. Hunt
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is on a mission to create the
most efficient transportation network in North America. The
company’s industry-leading solutions and mode-neutral approach
generate value for customers by eliminating waste, reducing costs
and enhancing supply chain visibility. Powered by one of the
largest company-owned fleets in the country with more than 163,000
pieces of trailing equipment and nearly one million accessible
trucks through its J.B. Hunt 360°® digital freight marketplace,
J.B. Hunt can meet the unique shipping needs of any business, from
first mile to final delivery, and every shipment in-between.
Through disciplined investments in its people, technology and
capacity, J.B. Hunt is delivering exceptional value and service
that enable long-term growth for the company and its
stakeholders.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is a Fortune 500 company, an
S&P 500 company and a component of the Dow Jones Transportation
Average. Its stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JBHT.
J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of JBHT. The
company’s services include intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated,
truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, single source, last mile,
transload and more. For more information, visit www.jbhunt.com.
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