[8] The 43-year-old Phillip Yeager quit his job at the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he had worked for 19 years, to create Hub Group.

At the time of its formation, Hub City Terminals worked as a shipper's agent, which was an intermediary that booked intermodal transportation with railroads.

Hub Group acquired Memphis, Tennessee-based drayage company Comtrak Logistics for $48 million in 2006.

Hub Group founder and chairman Phillip Yeager died in October 2008 from complications following a heart attack.

In 2017, Hub Group acquired Estenson Logistics, a national provider of dedicated trucking with nearly 100 operating sites for around $306 million.

In 2018, Hub Group sold its Mode Transportation subsidiary[18] and acquired CaseStack Logistics, a consolidation and warehousing provider that predominantly operates in the consumer packaged goods and retail space, for $225 million.

[20] Founded in 2000, NSD’s delivery network includes over 170 agent locations, which enables service to all U.S. zip codes.