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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MATTHEWS TERRENCE D   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 _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) EVP, Marketing (Last) (First) (Middle) 615 J.B. HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/15/2011 (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 07/15/2011   M   5,010 A $ 48.29 51,036 D   Common Stock 07/15/2011   M   3,600 A $ 48.29 54,636 D   Common Stock 07/15/2011   M   4,000 A $ 48.29 58,636 D   Common Stock 07/15/2011   M   3,200 A $ 48.29 61,836 D   Common Stock 07/15/2011   F   6,552 D $ 48.29 55,284 D   Common Stock               1,620 I By Spouse Common Stock (k)               108,605 D   Common Stock (k)               8,988 I By Spouse

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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

Restricted Stock

$ 0 (1)

07/15/2011

M

5,010

07/15/2011

08/15/2015

Common Stock

5,010

$ 0

27,990

D

Restricted Stock

$ 0 (1)

07/15/2011

M

3,600

07/15/2011

08/15/2015

Common Stock

3,600

$ 0

24,390

D

Restricted Stock

$ 0 (2)

07/15/2011

M

4,000

07/15/2009

08/15/2013

Common Stock

4,000

$ 0

8,000

D

Restricted Stock

$ 0 (2)

07/15/2011

M

3,200

07/15/2010

08/15/2014

Common Stock

3,200

$ 0

9,600

D

Restricted Stock

$ 0 (1)

07/15/2012

08/15/2015

Common Stock

14,000

14,000

D

Restricted Stock

$ 0 (3)

07/15/2015

08/15/2015

Common Stock

17,000

17,000

D

Right to Buy Stock Option

$ 5.61

06/01/2003

08/05/2013

Common Stock

24,000

24,000

D

Right to Buy Stock Option

$ 7.08

06/01/2004

10/24/2013

Common Stock

17,784

17,784

D

Right to Buy Stock Option

$ 12.2

06/01/2009

10/23/2014

Common Stock

36,000

36,000

D

Right to Buy Stock Option

$ 20.365

06/01/2013

10/21/2015

Common Stock

40,000

40,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MATTHEWS TERRENCE D 615 J.B. HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE LOWELL, AR 72745				EVP, Marketing

Signatures

/s/ Debbie Willbanks, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Matthews		07/19/2011
**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, vests over a five-year period. There is no purchase price required by the recipient in connection with the 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 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.
(3)	The Restricted Stock award, approved by the Company's Compensation Committee, vests over an eight-year period. There is no purchase price required by the recipient in connection with this award. Termination of the recipient's employment for any reason other than death or disability shall result in forfeiture of the award on the date of termination.

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