LOWELL (dpa-AFX) - Nikola Corp. (NKLA) a manufacturer of zero-emission
battery-electric vehicles announced on Monday that it has agreed to sell 13
Nikola zero-emission Class 8 trucks to a unit of J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Inc. (JBHT), a supply chain solutions provider.

The initial order includes 10 battery-electric and three hydrogen fuel cell
electric vehicles with the delivery to be expected in August. These trucks will
be placed at facilities servicing J.B. Hunt's key routes, including in the
greater Los Angeles and Phoenix areas.

Nikola's hydrogen arm, HYLA, will supply the fueling and hydrogen
infrastructure.

'These zero-emission trucks from Nikola advance our progress towards achieving
our ambitious goal to reduce carbon emission intensity through viable
solutions,' commented Nick Hobbs, chief operating officer of J.B. Hunt.

In pre-market activity, shares of Nikola are trading at $2.42 up 6.6% and shares
of J.B. Hunt are trading at $207.35 on Nasdaq.



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