J.B. Hunt sees truck-rail conversion opportunity in UP–NS merger

J.B. Hunt sees truck-rail conversion opportunity in UP–NS merger

CSX intermodal train I022 rolls through Chester, Mass., on Oct. 15, 2025, with J.B. Hunt containers. Bill Stephens LOWELL, Ark. — J.B. Hunt executives say that if Class I railroad consolidation is really about competing with trucks, it will present an opportunity for the largest domestic intermodal provider to convert freight from highway to rail. And they said during Wednesday’s earnings call that there’s no reason they cannot continue to work …