The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company Recognizes J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. with Prestigious Core Carrier Partner of the Year Award

Business Wire, Jan 6, 2006

LOWELL, Ark. -- J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) today announced that the Company has been recognized by The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with the prestigious 2005 Truckload/Intermodal Core Carrier Partner of the Year award.

"J.B. Hunt provides a variety of solutions to meet our growing needs," said Mark Underwood, Manager of Transportation for ScottsMiracle-Gro. "They have provided innovative solutions that resulted in reliable capacity, flexibility and superior service. It is for these reasons ScottsMiracle-Gro was proud to name J.B. Hunt as the Core Carrier Partner of the Year for 2005."

Each year, Scotts presents the award to a single transportation provider that has a proven history of outstanding service, dependable capacity, innovative technologies and the ability to present unique solutions that provide value to The ScottsMiracle-Gro organization. This is the second consecutive year for J.B. Hunt to receive the Core Carrier of the Year award.

"The relentless effort J.B. Hunt's team of transportation professionals put toward creating customer value, while providing the best service available, is second to none in our industry," said Kirk Thompson, president and CEO for J.B. Hunt. "It is a tremendous honor to have the hard work of our employees recognized with back-to-back awards from The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company."

J.B. Hunt currently provides transportation solutions for The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company within the company's Intermodal, Truckload Services and Outsourcing Services Group to multiple shipping points throughout North America.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro

With more than $2.3 billion in worldwide sales and more than 6,000 associates, The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts(R), Miracle-Gro(R) and Ortho(R) brands are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup(R) brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. The Company also owns Smith & Hawken, a leading brand of garden-inspired products that includes pottery, watering equipment, gardening tools, outdoor furniture and live goods. Additionally, the Company owns Scotts LawnService, a provider of residential lawn care, and Morning Song(R), a leading brand in the wild bird category. In Europe, Scotts' brands include Weedol(R), Pathclear(R), Evergreen(R), Levington(R), Miracle-Gro(R), KB(R), Fertiligene(R) and Substral(R). For additional information, visit us at www.scotts.com.

About J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, focuses on the safe and reliable transport of full truckload freight to a diverse group of customers throughout the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Our business operations are primarily organized through three distinct, yet complementary, business segments that include dedicated contract services, intermodal and dry van. Utilizing an integrated approach, we provide capacity oriented solutions centered on delivering customer value and industry leading service.

Our stock is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JBHT and is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average. For more information about our company, visit www.jbhunt.com.