- Category:
- Richest Business › Richest Billionaires
- Net Worth:
- $5 Billion
- Birthdate:
- Jan 4, 1932 (92 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Heber Springs, Arkansas, US
- Gender:
- Female
- Nationality:
- American
What is Johnelle Hunt's Net Worth?
Johnelle Hunt is an American businesswoman who has a net worth of $5 billion. Born in 1939, Johnelle Hunt made her fortune as a co-founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JHBT), America's trucking giant. A drop-out of the University of Arkansas, she started the trucking business with her late husband Johnnie Bryan Hunt, Sr. in 1969.
Through the years, JHBT grew into one of the largest trucking companies in the country with more than 12,000 trucks and trailers that provide transportation services to numerous customers in Canada, U.S. and Mexico. One year after the death of her husband in 2006, Hunt resigned from the company, but she still remains its major shareholder holding 17%. Moreover, in 2012, she was appointed as the Woman of the Year by the Women's Foundation of Arkansas for her contributions to the community. As of 2018 Johnelle Hunt is worth more than $3 billion which makes her one of the richest women in America.
