J.B. Hunt Announces Safety and Sustainability Leadership Changes

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.”