J.B. Hunt falls on Q3 profit miss as fuel costs weigh

By Reuters News

** Shares of trucking and logistics firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services JBHT.O fall more than 2% to $230 in extended trading

** Co's operating margin contracted as higher purchased transportation, fuel and insurance costs offset revenue growth

** It posts Q3 profit at $1.82 per share, below Wall Street estimates of $1.89 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG

** Reports Q3 revenue of $3.68 billion, above estimates of $3.57 billion

** JBHT's intermodal segment revenue rise 20% to $1.83 billion from a year earlier

** As of last close, stock had risen 21% YTD

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