Google and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a transportation logistics company in North America, has announced a multi-year strategic alliance to accelerate J.B. Hunt’s digital transformation and collaborate on next-generation supply chain platform technology.
Powered by Google Cloud’s innovative cloud technologies, J.B. Hunt will expand its J.B. Hunt 360°® platform that digitally connects shipments and available capacity.
“By leveraging Google’s Data Cloud, J.B. Hunt 360 will better predict outcomes, empower users, and make informed decisions. Using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools from Google Cloud, J.B. Hunt will develop new services to digitally transform the shipping and logistics experience for shippers, carriers, and service providers,” a statement released said.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., an S&P 500 company, provides supply chain solutions for a variety of customers throughout North America. Utilizing an integrated, multimodal approach, the company applies technology-driven methods to create solution for each customer.
J.B. Hunt services include intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, single source, final mile, and more. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JBHT and is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of JBHT. For more information, visit www.jbhunt.com.
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