J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan
Lowell, ARTransportation & Warehousing34,597 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,081Employer $ per active participant
$3,205Employee $ saved per active participant
0.14%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$1.4BNet plan assets, end of year
$53,707Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity21.1 / 5042th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost7.3 / 2529th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving6.7 / 1544th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score38 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Transportation & Warehousing plans with 10,000+ active participants (46 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 42th |
| Lower admin cost | 29th |
| Employee saving | 44th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 30% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services put in about $1,081 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,415). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Direct plan expenses (0.14% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.09%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $37,391,401 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $110,882,338 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $9,400,499 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $1,955,864 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $75,900 |
| Other admin expenses | $5,660 |
| Benefits paid out | $158,894,187 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $1.3B / $1.4B |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 35,023 / 34,171 |
| Participants with account balances | 26,216 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Forvis Mazars, LLP |
| Employer stock held by plan | $248,051,604 |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | $1,745,061 reported compensation |
| Mcafee & Taft | $89,903 reported compensation |
| Creative Planning, LLC | $45,900 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250819100612NAL0001082595001, received 2025-08-19, EIN 71-0335111, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.