Well, I'll try this again. Another JB Hunt letter.

[Cluggy619]

Again, this came to me and I'm hoping the mods will just EDIT out the part they don't like. I have to post the entire thing as I got it.

To: jbhunt_trucking_families@yahoogroups.com
From: "rainedrop61" <edited by request> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:18:35 -0000
Subject: [jbhunt_trucking_families] I agree!!
--- In jbhunt_trucking_ families@ yahoogroups. com, Froggy hopalong
<froggy10282002@ ...> wrote:
>
> I have read some of the emails here . But don't quite agree about
JB Hunt. My husband has been with JB hunt since last August ,he was
two weeks out two days home.
> They promised him great take home pay 1200.00-1500. 00 dollars a
week but never even came close to it .His highest paycheck has been
600.00 dollars everthing else was only in the two hunderet dollar
range.He requested another dispatch ,got one but nothing changed .So
he decided to try reigional .But so far his paychecks don't look any
better.
> Since he started working for JB hunt all our savings are gone and
we are so far in debt now that we already lost some of our
belongings,phone has been shut off ,electric will be next and we are
waiting for eviction. It is hard to believe that one companie can
ruin your whole life. We have to choose to either pay bills or feed
our children because we can't do both with what little he make. My
husband has been a truck driver for over 22 years and should make
good money ,but so far no luck. I don't know what to do anymore ,I
can't work because of my disability or i would. Sounds strange but
true ,JB hunt has ruined our life.
>
>
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>I am in th e same situation you are in . We have just bought a
house. When we found out I had severe health problems. And so my Dr.
took me off work. So Im disabled now. So now its all up to my
husband. We was over the road and hardly bringing in 400.00 if that.
He changed dispatchers. Nothing changed. Then he went to the
railroad. Hoping that would bring in mopre money. and so far he is
doing worse. One week he brought in 200.00 and one week he brought in
300.00 We don't know what to do. We are going to have to go on state
assistance which i hate because we are not making it. JBHunt has
really let us down. But the bad thing is they have great insurance.
So we are stuck between ar rock and a hard place so to speak. So I
know what you are talking about.

The bottom part I think is a responce to the letter above. I post them as I get them. I don't write them. If anything comes up positive for JB, I will post that as well.

Any comments? Except those you complain about beating a dead horse. I'm making horse burgers tonight. :wink:

[Cluggy619]

And here is a responce to that letter.

To: jbhunt_trucking_families@yahoogroups.com
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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:03:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [jbhunt_trucking_families] I agree!!

Yes I know the feeling,we lost our house and now we are living in a rental that is in very bad shape but can't even afford to pay rent.Even tried for public assistance which is denied they say he makes to much I can't see how. We give Jb one more week .My husband has switched to regional but still he is not getting any miles.If things don't pick up he will quit .He is thinking about joining Whiteline express. ***.*************.COM
He was told that he could be making better money there .And home time should be better as well. I wish there was anything we could do about the lies we were fed by the recruiter and the money we are not making.JB hunt is a very large coropration but don't give a damn about the drivers or their families. We are so far behind in bills its not even funny.I agree on the insurance but if the pay is not there and you can't make ends meet there is no sence in staying .You will just wind up like us losing everything. Have your husband check out this company .My husband has over 22years experience and makes less than his youngest daughter at burgerking which is a shame. There are a few sites where you can put a resume in and they will send you responses fast. Blackhawk transport is also looking for drivers. their phone number is 1800 *******, Whiteline express is 888 *******.
Good luck and I wish i could help out more.

Again, mods, if there is anything you don't like, please edit it out. I took the liberty to edit the numbers. Thanks.

[Twilight Flyer]

You're welcome to post them if you want. I would, however, ask that you edit out their e-mail addresses. Having them posted in the header probably isn't the most kosher thing to do.

[yoopr]

Plus the Fact that probably 90% of companies with Company drivers will always have someone saying the same thing about their company.

[Cluggy619]

Plus the Fact that probably 90% of companies with Company drivers will always have someone saying the same thing about their company.

I agree.....but I'm not BASHING them yet...

These letters come to me from this yahoo group. As soon as I get them, I'll post the positives ones.....

[fireman932003]

I am still trying to figure out how, with 22 yrs experience, that he is still struggling like that. I have barley 10 yrs and I am not struggling like that. You can't blame that on JB. I think there is more to this story than is being told here. I am not saying that you are not posting all the letter. I am just saying that the writer is not telling all the story. I think the writer is just writing this to get noticed. It is probably all BS. I know several JB Hunt drivers and I have talked to many more and I have found only one that was unhappy there.

[Jackrabbit379]

What does kosher mean? :|

[BigWheels]

kosher

[yoopr]

What does kosher mean? :|

Pickles to me :P

[Jackrabbit379]

Well, I was thinking it had something do to with pickles.

[fireman932003]

What does kosher mean? :|

Pickles to me :P

Bat-Boy must have been hungry when he posted that response!

:wink:

[Smooth]

I don't understand why you would drive for JB Hunt if you have 22 years exp. , JB is a company that targets frustrated company drivers just starting out OTR and gives them a better alternative than staying out weeks at a time with a high amount of dedicated freight .

[Ian Williams]

I don't know why in todays market anyone would work for ANY bottom tier OTR company with 2 years of experience, much less 22.

There is far more to this story.

[ben45750]

I don't know why in todays market anyone would work for ANY bottom tier OTR company with 2 years of experience, much less 22.

There is far more to this story.

I did. I went with JB Hunt because the process was quick. I was layed off and didn't want to wait 2-3 weeks to get into an orientation. They also got me in a truck and rolling faster than all the other company's I talked too. They also didn't care that I was going to leave when I got the call to come back to work.

Dispatchers, Load Planners and Driver Managers go through tons of piss poor drivers and when they see that they have a good drivers they are going to give the good loads to the good driver and they know that they will deliver on time.

[bigdad7]

yep i do agree i have been on this dedicated account for 4 weeks average pay per week for me has been over 1200 a week and home weekends....i have nothing to complain about except the other lazy drivers whose slack i had to pick up this week ......but lazy peeps seem to find their way everywhere they probobly even have more time to dig up obscure posts and put them up on our message board....

just kidding chuggy but i couldnt resist....

[Karnajj]

The problem with letters like this is that we will never know what influence the drivers own choices and attitudes had on their situation. I don't believe for a minute that any of these letter writers didn't contribute towards their own unhappiness.

[Cluggy619]

All of you have valid points....22 years, and the best he could do is JB? I agree. However, it doesn't make the driver or his wife(who is posting this letter) a liar.

And folks, let face it. This board doesn't like JB Hunt bashers, or anyone bashing other companies, except for the extream bashing of CRE. Other boards have their complaint box filled with "hate mail". One board had over 113 pages on why not to bother with JB on one post alone..

And this site was given to me by JB Hunt safety personal for advice and tips on the road. That's why it's so funny when people post there that they are having problems with JB. :wink:

again, what point are you trying to prove? and is it worth the time and effort involved? grow up dude.

[ROCKYROAD]

Kosher is food fit for consumption according to tribe elder/jewish rabbi. Back in the day tribes/clans would get wiped out by eating disease infested critters. To preserve/protect the tribe, the elder (wisest?) ok'd the food they could eat.

That's why they don't eat pigs.

As Jules so eloquently stated -

"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy mother#)(!&%. Pigs sleep and root in feces. That's a filthy animal. I ain't eat nothin' that ain't got enough sense enough to disregard its own faeces."

Presumably, thousands of years ago Pigs In The Wild were even filthier.

Hope I brightened up your day

What does kosher mean? :|

[ROCKYROAD]

Logically it makes no sense for a company to have 14,000 rigs and dispatching department conspiring not to let any of them move more than a thousand miles a week. They didn't get that big sitting in parking lots and avoiding freight.

The problem with letters like this is that we will never know what influence the drivers own choices and attitudes had on their situation. I don't believe for a minute that any of these letter writers didn't contribute towards their own unhappiness.