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Business Wire
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Business Wire
J.B. Hunt Recognizes 54 Drivers for Million Mile Safety Accomplishments
LOWELL, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, recognized 54 company drivers this week for achieving two, three and four million miles driven without a preventable accident during its annual Million Mile Celebration at company headquarters in Lowell. Each year, J.B. Hunt hosts the new class of Million Mile drivers and their families at corporate headquarters for a multi-day celebration featuring an awards ceremony with live entertainment, engaging discussions with company leadership, and the Million Mile Walk of Fame, a 24-year annual tradition. 'When we talk about the best of the best, we're talking about the people here this week,' said Nick Hobbs, chief operating officer for J.B. Hunt, during the company's Million Mile Walk of Fame. 'Last year we surpassed our own company safety record set in 2023 for reducing DOT preventable accidents. These drivers are essential for that progress by the example they set and the knowledge and training they share. This is their Million Mile moment, and I'm proud, humbled and honored that they choose to drive with J.B. Hunt.' This year's Million Mile drivers and their families, led by an emphatic entrance from the Bentonville West High School marching band, made their way along a 300-foot red carpet that spanned two buildings. They were first greeted by the company's executive leadership team, who thanked each for their long-term commitment to safety excellence and expressed how grateful they are to have them as part of the J.B. Hunt family. The remainder of the Walk of Fame featured cheers and high-fives from thousands of company employees, customers, investors and guests who lined the red carpet to celebrate. With this year's class, J.B. Hunt surpassed 5,000 company drivers to achieve at least one million safe miles. This year's group also included five drivers who achieved four million safe miles, an accomplishment that only elite drivers have achieved. All Million Mile drivers' names are etched into the Million Mile Wall at corporate headquarters. On average, it takes a driver approximately 7-10 years to achieve one million safe miles. J.B. Hunt's Million Mile event is an important part of the company's culture, reflecting its values of excellence, safety, and integrity. The company prioritizes safety as essential for delivering value and operational excellence for its customers. It continually looks for ways to improve safety measures, including adopting new safety technologies like inward facing cameras and the latest advancements in collision mitigation systems. Company drivers receive safety training that starts during the onboarding process and continues throughout their careers. Million Mile drivers represent the company's long-standing safety culture embraced and enabled by its people. About J.B. Hunt J.B. Hunt's vision is 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 and third-party capacity 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
BBC News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Watchdog to write to clubs about youth football deals
The UK's competition watchdog will write to Scotland's professional clubs to remind them of their legal obligations when registering child Children's Commissioner and grassroots campaigners had called for a investigation into the system for how players are registered with elite clubs, claiming it exploits young players and breaks competition the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told them it does not currently have the resources to do this. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) previously said its registration system is in line with world governing body Fifa, but campaigners have urged the CMA to reconsider its position. Children can register for a professional club in Scotland from the age of 10 and a compensation system is in place when young players move between elite in these teams in the 15 to 17-year-old age group sign for a two-year period that can only be terminated if both parties is these rules, along with a cap on moves between clubs, which critics claim are restricting young players' freedom of was the basis of the complaint against both the SFA and SPFL in December last year. The CMA, which is in the process of laying off around 100 people due to a "budgeting error", said its decision not to investigate was a "administrative priority decision and does not constitute a substantive view on the merits of the matters raised".A spokesman for the RealGrassroots campaign, one of the complainants, said: "The CMA made clear that this is purely a matter of prioritisation at a time when resources are spread thin. "It does not preclude an investigation in the future, nor does it call into question the merits of our complaint in any way. "It is certainly not a clean bill of health for the SFA's and SPFL's anti-competitive practices."He added: "What this turn of events confirms is the need for effective regulation of Scottish football's governing bodies, who have shown themselves unwilling to give youth footballers the freedom they deserve." 'Extremely surprised' The CMA told complainants it would be writing to the SFA and SPFL to remind them of their obligations to comply with UK competition laws. Nick Hobbs, head of advice and investigation at the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland, said he was "extremely surprised and disappointed" by the CMA's preliminary view to not investigate the added: "These complaints were made only after a decade of attempts by our office, the petitioners, and MSPs to ensure children's rights are protected in Scottish football. "The CMA is the only body with the authority and the legal powers to make the SFA and SPFL change the rules."We note the consistently high cross-party support in the Scottish Parliament for the necessary rule changes, and strongly urge the CMA to reconsider their position." In 2020, Holyrood's petitions committee raised "genuine concerns" about whether the current registration system adequately protected the rights of children, external and called for CMA is the UK government body responsible for taking action against businesses and individuals that take part in anti-competitive uses "prioritisation principles" to work out which cases to take on but does not tend to speak publicly about its work until its SFA previously said it had made significant progress in protecting young players involved in the game, including changes to the registration has been approached for comment.
