Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROBERTS JOHN N
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC [JBHT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
615 J.B. HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/06/2012
(Street)

LOWELL, AR 72745		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/06/2012   M   9,600 A $ 12.2 272,392 D  
Common Stock 06/06/2012   M   8,896 A $ 7.08 281,288 D  
Common Stock 06/06/2012   M   16,000 A $ 20.365 297,288 D  
Common Stock 06/06/2012   F   18,411 D $ 55.12 278,877 D  
Common Stock (k)               11,572 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Right to Buy Stock Option $ 12.2 06/06/2012   M     9,600 06/01/2009 10/23/2014 Common Stock 9,600 $ 0 9,600 D  
Right to Buy Stock Option $ 7.08 06/06/2012   M     8,896 06/01/2004 10/24/2013 Common Stock 8,896 $ 0 0 D  
Right to Buy Stock Option $ 20.365 06/06/2012   M     16,000 06/01/2012 10/21/2015 Common Stock 16,000 $ 0 32,000 D  
Restricted Stock $ 0 (1)             07/15/2011 08/15/2015 Common Stock 69,990   69,990 D  
Restricted Stock (2)             07/15/2012 08/15/2015 Common Stock 17,000   17,000 D  
Restricted Stock (3) $ 0             07/15/2012 08/15/2019 Common Stock 105,000   105,000 D  
Restricted Stock $ 0 (4)             07/15/2014 08/15/2014 Common Stock 12,000   12,000 D  
Restricted Stock $ 0 (1)             07/15/2009 08/15/2013 Common Stock 8,000   8,000 D  
Restricted Stock $ 0 (1)             07/15/2010 08/15/2014 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ROBERTS JOHN N
615 J.B. HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE
LOWELL, AR 72745		       President and CEO  

Signatures

 Debbie Willbanks, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Roberts   06/08/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Restricted Stock Award, approved by the Company's Compensation Committee and Board of Directors vests over a five-year period. There is no purchase price required by the recipient in connection with this award. Termination of the recipient's employment with the Company for any reason other than death or disability shall result in forfeiture of the award on the date of termination.
(2) The Restricted Stock Award, approved by the Company's Compensation Committee vests over a five-year period. There is no purchase price required by the recepient in connection with the award. Termination of the recepient's employment with the company for any reason other than death or disability shall result in forfeeiture of the award.
(3) The Restricted Stock Award, approved by the Company's Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, vests over a seven-year period. There is no purchase price to the recipient in connection with the award. Termination of the recipient's employment with the Company for any reason other that death or disability shall result in forfeiture of the award on the date of termination.
(4) The Restricted Stock Award, approved by the Company's Compensation Committee and Board of Directors vests over a five-year period. There is no purchase price required by the recipient in connection with this award. Termination of the recipient's employment with the Company for any reason other than death or disability shall result in forfeiture of the award on the date of termination.

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