J.B. hunt

[choperbob]

ok, i know, don't jump my butt. i want some good feedback about them, nevermind answering if all you know is hearsay. please i want feedback from drivers who actually drove for them. good or bad. i am not desperate so i am willing to look around, but i want straight poop on them. i won't even accept another job until late feb. or even early march. i am driving otr now but i must move to a company that services where i am moving family to.

[Sheepdancer]

lol...I dont think my opinion counts
But where are you moving your family to, chopper.
I can tell you if thats a good area for us for dedicated jobs.

[choperbob]

8) :wink: i am moving to the heart of old route 66. tucumcari new mexico. on new us 54. close to I-40. between logan and tucumcari. when dad was driving big trucks that was best address in us for a trucker. still is a good town to truckers and bikers. all i want is a fair wage, good miles, decent equipment, rider program, pet maybe, lots of southern miles, lease at fair prices , good fuel surcharge, a company i can say i am proud to drive for. yea, i know i want too much, but, i am worth it. i can drive 11 full hrs at 62mph and not have any dot problems, repair minor stuff like air lines, adjust brakes and other stuff. on the problem side is i will not cut my hair, i will not wear no ones uniform, and have tattoos, i get freight to where it has to be when it has to be, and get along with customers. bad again i do not put up with ANY bullsh.t from any driver and do not tolerate whiners in my life. i will not drive teams and if i teach i expect the student to learn my way. so to sum it up, i am moving to tucumcari and looking for a good boss to drive for.

[bcbasher]

i never worked for them but my father in law did and he was not very pleased with them. at 6`7 the only truck they would give him was a flat top in witch he had to have the air bags in the seat almost all the way down to avoid hitting his head. also his miles were not there. maybe 1900 a week and that was on a good week. but he was also running the raid yards in Chicago. he wanted to go OTR mainly for the condo cab truck but they would not let him. also he was running this during the summer with no AC and they would not fix it for him. i am not trying to bash them but this is just 1 mans experience with them. i am typing it but these are the word that cam from him on this issue he was having with them. i do hope this helps you.

[Sheepdancer]

We dont even run OTR out of NM

The only thing I ever see open up in NM is the family dollar account out of Albequirque

[Big John]

Hey Choperbob, their is a tattoo shop in Tucumcari and the ole boy does good work, we ride the bikes out their two or three times a year and hang out for the night and head back, always stay at the Blue Swallow Motel (old route 66 landmark) Bill the owner has a place to park trucks out back and is one nice guy and can tell you alot about Tucumcari. It's a cheap place to live. Good luck to you.

[WildK9]

In all honesty, I did good the first 2 months. No problem getting home on time, plenty of miles(averaged 2950 which is decent for 44cpm), and a brand new slow truck. Then I had to take off for 5 days to get some dental work done. No problem, they sent a driver to come get the truck. I got the work done and tried to get back into a truck. Major issue!! I was living in Columbia ,SC and my fleet manager told me to find a way to Concord,NC to get a truck that was waiting for me. I left immediately.(on my own dime) When I got to the terminal they had no idea what I was talking about. Called FM and he told me to go to the hotel(their dime) and he would get it straightened out. He ended up telling me that there was a mix-up and he would get me the 1st available truck. 2 days later, on a Wednesday he tells me that he has one coming in Saturday that'll be available. WRONG!! On Saturday morning for some "unknown" reason that truck wouldn't be for me.(never could tell me why) So he promises me that he'll have something available come Monday morning. So I trust him and stay until Monday. By 11a.m. he doesn't call, so I called him and he says that there will be a truck on Wednesday, ready for me. I told him forget it, and by Wednesday afternoon was sitting in Plainview,TX getting loaded at Excel (Cargill) with a new company. So BOL to you!

[Cluggy619]

ok, i know, don't jump my butt. i want some good feedback about them, nevermind answering if all you know is hearsay. please i want feedback from drivers who actually drove for them. good or bad. i am not desperate so i am willing to look around, but i want straight poop on them. i won't even accept another job until late feb. or even early march. i am driving otr now but i must move to a company that services where i am moving family to.

Not much to say. Didn't make the miles I wanted. 2500 miles per week should not have been hard, and i didn't turn down any jobs (company drivers are NOT allowed). On average, i only made 1700-2100 miles, with the biggest week of 2400. And the dispatcher thought I owed him for that.

Now, I only worked for them for 2 months. I don't believe in the "you have to earn your miles" bu**sh*t. Now I'm a local tanker yanker, making around 50k per year.

My suggestion. Keep looking. The right job is out there.

[Cluggy619]

8) :wink: i am moving to the heart of old route 66. tucumcari new mexico. on new us 54. close to I-40. between logan and tucumcari. when dad was driving big trucks that was best address in us for a trucker. still is a good town to truckers and bikers. all i want is a fair wage, good miles, decent equipment, rider program, pet maybe, lots of southern miles, lease at fair prices , good fuel surcharge, a company i can say i am proud to drive for. yea, i know i want too much, but, i am worth it. i can drive 11 full hrs at 62mph and not have any dot problems, repair minor stuff like air lines, adjust brakes and other stuff. on the problem side is i will not cut my hair, i will not wear no ones uniform, and have tattoos, i get freight to where it has to be when it has to be, and get along with customers. bad again i do not put up with ANY bullsh.t from any driver and do not tolerate whiners in my life. i will not drive teams and if i teach i expect the student to learn my way. so to sum it up, i am moving to tucumcari and looking for a good boss to drive for.

I tought you wanted to drive for JB Hunt?? hehehe

You know what you want, and your not going to find that with JB Hunt...don't waste your time.

[poppop02]

ive worked for jb for 9 months now been running walmart of of ny there are some down falls but the good things out weigh them the miles are there if u are willing to run most who badmouth jb are the lazy ones who dont want to run or ones who listen to people who never worked for them and just like spreading crap i left a day job i worked for 19 yrs to work for jb and i have gotten all my recruiter told me i was just upgraded to a new truck and get 2500 to 3400 miles aweek i work 5 days im home 2 if u can get on a dedicated account u can make good money just wanted to add my 2 cents

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

First get on with UNION PACIFIC....then work your way up to a ENGINEER...THEN YOU WILL BE DRIVING FOR J.B.

[West Coast Trucker]

First get on with UNION PACIFIC....then work your way up to a ENGINEER...THEN YOU WILL BE DRIVING FOR J.B.

Do I still need to go to school and get my CDL first?

[Angel]

Ok good feedback well um hows this if you apply to them they will call you every day over and over again and you will get to speak to many of their recruiters sometimes several times a day

Ok good feedback well um hows this if you apply to them they will call you every day over and over again and you will get to speak to many of their recruiters sometimes several times a day

Get yourself one of those high-decibel air-horns and when they call up and start their cheap shoesalesman spiel, give em' a nice blast right into the receiver. That'll learn em'.

[Kid Dynamite]

We dont even run OTR out of NM
The only thing I ever see open up in NM is the family dollar account out of Albequirque

I know someone that is about to open up a Terminal in Albuquerque, NM. *HINT*HINT*

[Sheepdancer]

Ok good feedback well um hows this if you apply to them they will call you every day over and over again and you will get to speak to many of their recruiters sometimes several times a day

A little Jb hunt recruiting story from about 5 minutes ago.
I just got off the phone with a driver. This is pretty much how the converstion went.

Me: Hey (Drivers name) This is Craig, You still driving a truck?

Driver: Is this God &#$^@ Jb again?...You Mother *$%#@s call me at least 5 times a week. Ive told you I want to run local!

Me: Well if you SHUT UP for a minute and listen I will tell you about a local job I just had come open that I need 1 driver for.

Driver: <laughs> well its about time, Ive been waiting for a local job in dallas forever.

Me: See....there is a reason we call you so much. Actually, Ive been here for a long time and Ive never seen a local job like this open up in Dallas.

BLA BLA BLA YADDA YADDA YADDA....Small talk about the job.

he wants it....he will be in orientation monday.

Lesson to be learned. Sometimes you just have to shut up and listen. You never know what Im going to offer you.
If he would have pulled the old and tired airhorn trick, next week he would still be driving OTR for Werner for less money than this local job.

Actually, Ive been here for a long time and Ive never seen a local job like this open up in Dallas.

If he would have pulled the old and tired airhorn trick, next week he would still be driving OTR for Werner for less money than this local job.

It's can't be too "old and tired" because you guys keep falling for it time and time again.

Anyways, I'd really like to hear the scoop on this JB local job that's never been seen before in the big D. And now that I think about it, I see JB cabovers on my local route now and then. Exactly what do these guys make runnin' the city?

Enquiring minds want to know.

[Ian Williams]

First get on with UNION PACIFIC....then work your way up to a ENGINEER...THEN YOU WILL BE DRIVING FOR J.B.

ROTFLMA. So true! Coming back from Sacramento to Reno on 80 I often see 30-50 car piggyback trains on the UP mainline. They are usually a mix of JB and Pumpkin with the odd LTL or other OTR.

[Sheepdancer]

Actually, Ive been here for a long time and Ive never seen a local job like this open up in Dallas.

If he would have pulled the old and tired airhorn trick, next week he would still be driving OTR for Werner for less money than this local job.

It's can't be too "old and tired" because you guys keep falling for it time and time again.

Anyways, I'd really like to hear the scoop on this JB local job that's never been seen before in the big D. And now that I think about it, I see JB cabovers on my local route now and then. Exactly what do these guys make runnin' the city?

Enquiring minds want to know.

Most of our local jobs pay about the same.....800-900 gross a week if its no touch freight and drop and hook.....900-1000 or more a week if its a lot of physical labor like unloading.
The job that just opened up in dallas was a Intermodal job out of the rail yards pulling containers running about 150 miles radius of dallas. Home everynight off weekends. 800-900 average per week.
I only needed two drivers on it.....filled it in about 15 minutes. Who knows when it will open back up. Like I said, in the many years Ive been here, Ive never seen it open. Most jobs like that are filled up with drivers who already work for us before they make it to my desk.

As far as the "old and tired" air horn thing...it doesnt really work like you think. Our headsets are pretty nice and have automatic volume control....so the air horn thing really sounds like semi-quiet static.
Also when you do things like that...we just hang up and your phone number goes back into the computer system to be auto-dialed again.
If you dont want us to call you, its really simple....ask nicely and I will transfer you to are phone number removal person and she will take you out of the system. Cussing, yelling, screaming while calling me names really doesnt do anything but make me and my buddies around me laugh when i put it on speaker phone. Once you hang up, your number disappears from my screen and I have no way of getting it back.

[Cluggy619]

Most of our local jobs pay about the same.....800-900 gross a week if its no touch freight and drop and hook.....900-1000 or more a week if its a lot of physical labor like unloading.
The job that just opened up in dallas was a Intermodal job out of the rail yards pulling containers running about 150 miles radius of dallas. Home everynight off weekends. 800-900 average per week.
I only needed two drivers on it.....filled it in about 15 minutes. Who knows when it will open back up. Like I said, in the many years Ive been here, Ive never seen it open. Most jobs like that are filled up with drivers who already work for us before they make it to my desk.

As far as the "old and tired" air horn thing...it doesnt really work like you think. Our headsets are pretty nice and have automatic volume control....so the air horn thing really sounds like semi-quiet static.
Also when you do things like that...we just hang up and your phone number goes back into the computer system to be auto-dialed again.
If you dont want us to call you, its really simple....ask nicely and I will transfer you to are phone number removal person and she will take you out of the system. Cussing, yelling, screaming while calling me names really doesnt do anything but make me and my buddies around me laugh when i put it on speaker phone. Once you hang up, your number disappears from my screen and I have no way of getting it back.

Funny how that works out. 800-1000 per week, depending on weather work is involved? Lots of drivers, including myself, would still be working for JB if that pay was truely there. But you're a recruiter, so embellishing on the truth is common for you. Now, that's not to say that the job wasn't there. But one has to wonder.....out of all of the drivers JB Hunt has, most getting low miles, why no-one took that position. Or I guess you don't offer that position to company drivers first......hmmmm, makes ya think.

Nice to know that you are nothing more than a telemarketer with a auto dialer, though. And when you break down what you said, that's what you are, right next to the 7 year light bulb seller, or someone wanting to sell you a long distance plan. You got a script, and a computer. Hmmmm...