Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023:
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (CCJ Top 250, No. 3) announced that for the second consecutive year, its subsidiary J.B. Hunt Transport will award appreciation bonuses to full-time company drivers and full-time hourly maintenance and office employees. The total amount awarded will exceed $8.8 million.
“Our people are our difference makers, and the employees receiving these appreciation bonuses have been essential in helping deliver value for our customers over the past year,” said Shelley Simpson, president of J.B. Hunt. “We want to recognize their continued drive and commitment to excellence and say thank you for contributing to the company’s success.”
To be eligible for the bonus, employees must have been hired on or before Jan. 1, 2022, be a full-time employee, and be employed on the payment date.
In April 2022, J.B. Hunt awarded more than $900,000 in safe driver bonuses as part of its Million Mile safety recognition program.
Paccar is recalling approximately 46 model year 2022-2023 Peterbilt 579EV and 2023 Kenworth T680E trucks due to incorrect software in the battery-electric heavy-duty electronic stability control program that may underestimate the mass of the vehicle.
As a result, the trucks may not comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
