SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549





                                    FORM 8-K

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934




DATE OF REPORT:   JUNE 30, 2000





                       J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)





                  ARKANSAS                                      71-0335111
       (STATE OF OTHER JURISDICTION OF                       (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
       INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                        IDENTIFICATION NO.)




       615 J.B. HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE                              72745
                LOWELL, ARKANSAS
   (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                     (ZIP CODE)






               REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
                                 (501) 820-0000









ITEM 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

                  Effective June 30, 2000, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
              (JBHT) and five other large U.S. transportation companies
              completed the conversion of their non-asset based logistics
              businesses into Transplace.com (TPC), a new jointly owned
              logistics company. This transaction was effected by JBHT
              contributing all of its transportation logistics business and all
              related intangible assets and $5.0 million of cash to TPC. In
              exchange for this disposition of assets, JBHT received an
              approximate 27% initial membership interest in the fair market
              value of TPC. This merger of the six transportation companies'
              logistics businesses was pursuant to an Initial Subscription
              Agreement dated April 19, 2000 and an Operating Agreement dated
              April 19, 2000, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 2.1 and 2.2
              to this Form 8-K Report.

ITEM 5.  Other Events.

                  On July 13, 2000 - Transplace.com announced that its
              operations had commenced as scheduled on July 1, 2000. This
              internet-based logistics business is jointly owned by Covenant
              Transport, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVTI); J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
              (Nasdaq:JBHT); M. S. Carriers, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSCA); Swift
              Transportation Co., Inc. (Nasdaq:SWFT); U. S. Xpress Enterprises,
              Inc. (Nasdaq:XPRSA), and Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WERN).
              All the six founding carriers completed this conversion of their
              logistics businesses to Transplace.com effective July 1, 2000. A
              copy of this news release is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.


ITEM 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

              (a) Financial statements of business acquired:

                  JBHT has not determined whether this acquisition requires the
                  filing of historical financial statements. If such statements
                  are required pursuant to Item 7(a) of Form 8-K, the historical
                  financial statements of Transplace.com required by Rule 3-05
                  of Regulation S-X will be filed no later than September 13,
                  2000 under cover of Form 8-KA.

              (b) Pro forma financial information:

                  JBHT has not determined whether this acquisition requires the
                  filing of pro forma financial information. If such financial
                  information is required pursuant to Item 7(b) of Form 8-K, the
                  pro forma financial information required by Article 11 of
                  Regulation S-X with respect to the acquisition of a portion of
                  Transplace.com will be filed no later than September 13, 2000
                  under cover of Form 8-KA.

              (c) Exhibits

                  2.1   Initial Subscription Agreement  dated April 19, 2000

                  2.2   Operating Agreement dated April 19, 2000

                  99.4  News Release of Transplace.com dated July 13, 2000









                                   SIGNATURES

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.


                                  By:      /s/  Kirk Thompson
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Kirk Thompson
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


                                  By:      /s/  Jerry W. Walton
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Jerry W. Walton
                                           Executive Vice President, Finance
                                           and Chief Financial Officer


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                                 Description of Exhibit
-----------                                 ----------------------
           
2.1           Initial Subscription Agreement of Transplace.com, LLC among
              Covenant Transport, Inc.; J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.;
              M.S. Carriers, Inc.; Swift Transportation Co., Inc.; U.S. Xpress
              Enterprises, Inc., and Werner Enterprises, Inc. dated
              April 19, 2000.

2.2           Operating Agreement of Transplace.com, LLC among Covenant
              Transport, Inc.; J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.; M.S.
              Carriers, Inc.; Swift Transportation Co., Inc.; U.S. Xpress
              Enterprises, Inc., and Werner Enterprises, Inc. dated
              April 19, 2000.

99.4          News Release of Transplace.com dated July 13, 2000