Hunt buying logistics outfit

Jul 23, 2017 at 02:59 PM CST
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jul/22/hunt-buying-logistics-outfit-20170722/ J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will buy a Houston-based logistics company for $136 million, according to a press release. The company, Special Logistics Dedicated, has assets that J.B. Hunt says will allow it to enhance its final-mile delivery capabilities. Final-mile delivery has come under the microscope as consumers today expect their goods to be at their doors in a shorter time span, within a day or two.

Jul 23, 2017 at 02:59 PM CST

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jul/22/hunt-buying-logistics-outfit-20170722/

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will buy a Houston-based logistics company for $136 million, according to a press release.

The company, Special Logistics Dedicated, has assets that J.B. Hunt says will allow it to enhance its final-mile delivery capabilities. Final-mile delivery has come under the microscope as consumers today expect their goods to be at their doors in a shorter time span, within a day or two.