J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell said Thursday that its subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Mexico S.C., has opened an enterprise sales branch in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico.

It’s the first such office in the country for the publicly traded company (Nasdaq: JBHT), which said the site will consolidate sales, operations and customer support for its intermodal and highway services there. 

J.B. Hunt has been in Mexico for more than 25 years, with offices in in Mexico City, Guadalajara, San Luis Potosi and Monterrey.

“We wanted to create something that was truly unique for Mexico, and this new office provides a hybrid of services that will help us better serve our customers and grow our client base,” Shelley Simpson, executive vice president, chief commercial officer and president of highway services, said in a news release. “We’re excited to join the rapidly growing business community in Querétaro.”