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

* Shares of trucking and logistics firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services 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 (Reporting by Apratim Sarkar in Bengaluru) ((Apratim.Sarkar@thomsonreuters.com)