JB Hunt

[firefighteremtb78]

well im on my 2nd week at JB. For anyone that wants to know let me give you some insight. I went to orentation in St. Louis. They didnt hardly discuss anything except safety. If i was to rate it I would give it a 5 out of 10. The 1st week out was great. They are very strict on logbooks which I like. The 2nd week not so good. I got wrote up already because I was late for a del. Which is bogus. I told my FM at the time I didnt have enough to make the 2nd stop and she said ok no big deal we will reschedule it for the next day and that was the end of it. Well on my way out of Iowa I broke down which I sat for 6 hours on I-80 with my brakes all locked up. While Im sittin there my new FM sends me a message to call him so I did and thats when he said I had a service failure for the late load which means write up. You are allowed 5 of these in 90 days. Well I was already pissed because there I sat for 6 hours with no pay so I told him I wasnt gonna talk to him about it right now and I hung up the phone. Wrong thing to do. I sat in chicago for the day and got put on a 300 mile run the catch is it doesnt del until tomorrow afternoon. My schedule day off. I asked if I could drop it at the St. Louis yard and I was told no. So they gave me 3 days to run 300 miles.

Also I was lied to about my pay. They said I would be making .37 cpm which Im only making .34. The physical is a bitch. Its like boot camp. The saftey manager in St Louis isnt exactly the nicest guy either he likes to get pissed alot in orentation. I was lied to about my hometime. I was told I would be home every other weekend. My FM told me good luck with that.

Overall I would say enter at your own risk. I quit my last job because they said I would make more money which turns out Im making less which really does piss me off. I know everybody warns you but you know sometimes you have to find out for yourself.

I still have 3 prehires from other companies so if this dont work out I can move on.

[Cluggy619]

well im on my 2nd week at JB. For anyone that wants to know let me give you some insight. I went to orentation in St. Louis. They didnt hardly discuss anything except safety. If i was to rate it I would give it a 5 out of 10. The 1st week out was great. They are very strict on logbooks which I like. The 2nd week not so good. I got wrote up already because I was late for a del. Which is bogus. I told my FM at the time I didnt have enough to make the 2nd stop and she said ok no big deal we will reschedule it for the next day and that was the end of it. Well on my way out of Iowa I broke down which I sat for 6 hours on I-80 with my brakes all locked up. While Im sittin there my new FM sends me a message to call him so I did and thats when he said I had a service failure for the late load which means write up. You are allowed 5 of these in 90 days. Well I was already pissed because there I sat for 6 hours with no pay so I told him I wasnt gonna talk to him about it right now and I hung up the phone. Wrong thing to do. I sat in chicago for the day and got put on a 300 mile run the catch is it doesnt del until tomorrow afternoon. My schedule day off. I asked if I could drop it at the St. Louis yard and I was told no. So they gave me 3 days to run 300 miles.

Also I was lied to about my pay. They said I would be making .37 cpm which Im only making .34. The physical is a bitch. Its like boot camp. The saftey manager in St Louis isnt exactly the nicest guy either he likes to get pissed alot in orentation. I was lied to about my hometime. I was told I would be home every other weekend. My FM told me good luck with that.

Overall I would say enter at your own risk. I quit my last job because they said I would make more money which turns out Im making less which really does piss me off. I know everybody warns you but you know sometimes you have to find out for yourself.

I still have 3 prehires from other companies so if this dont work out I can move on.

Remember me, pal? Did you think I was lying? Or maybe just a disgruntled ex-employee? I post to help people out. You are a good example of what happens when a newbie closes his mind, or just decides to ignore the warnings. I suggest you also check your miles per job....you'll see they been shaved 10-20% from actual HHG miles. There are different sites that will give you those miles in HHG format. Just think of it as "driving for free".

But hey, go ahead and try to stick it out for another month, 3 months, year....I'm sure sometime in your lifetime things will get better over there. And while your at it, look up what their turnover rate is, and try to ask yourself why would they leave. I know why I did. Talk about deja vu.

Good luck.

[greg3564]

What are the other companies you have a pre-hire from?

[Blacksheep]

What are the other companies you have a pre-hire from?

Let me guess, C.R England ?

[Cluggy619]

firefighteremtb78

Hey, sorry about landing on you so hard. As I said in another post, my family suffered while I was employed with JB. So I'm not forgiving.

Guess what, pal. We are not alone. There are several drivers who are going thru the same thing. I lasted 3 months before I discovered they were shaving the HHG (or Rand McNelly, whatever you want to call them) miles. My trips were short 10-20% before I ever moved the truck. For me, that was the last straw. I've kept all of my trip sheets for evidence in case I ever need them. You are going to find out that trying to stick with them will hurt, and hurt bad. But you are lucky. Because now is the time to do something about it. Either demand to be on a account to where you can make money, or leave. Because where you are at will not change. I've talked to several drivers while I was there...same thing, and they were there longer. Of course, your dispatcher and FM will tell you that's part of the industry.

You can tell them so is a high turnover rate, and they can just add one more.

Good luck.

[Mackman]

where is sheepdancer at to comment on this???

[firefighteremtb78]

yeah where is sheepdancer?
the other companies are Knight and Us Express

i hate "job hopping" but there was another driver at the yard today that was quitting and he said the same thing i did. He had been there 10 years and received his 1st write up for a late load that was beyond his contriol. He was stopped in traffic and couldnt move he said.

[greg3564]

yeah where is sheepdancer?
the other companies are Knight and Us Express

i hate "job hopping" but there was another driver at the yard today that was quitting and he said the same thing i did. He had been there 10 years and received his 1st write up for a late load that was beyond his contriol. He was stopped in traffic and couldnt move he said.

To each his own, but I would have gone with Knight any day over JBH or USX.

[fireman932003]

well im on my 2nd week at JB. For anyone that wants to know let me give you some insight. I went to orentation in St. Louis. They didnt hardly discuss anything except safety. If i was to rate it I would give it a 5 out of 10. The 1st week out was great. They are very strict on logbooks which I like. The 2nd week not so good. I got wrote up already because I was late for a del. Which is bogus. I told my FM at the time I didnt have enough to make the 2nd stop and she said ok no big deal we will reschedule it for the next day and that was the end of it. Well on my way out of Iowa I broke down which I sat for 6 hours on I-80 with my brakes all locked up. While Im sittin there my new FM sends me a message to call him so I did and thats when he said I had a service failure for the late load which means write up. You are allowed 5 of these in 90 days. Well I was already pissed because there I sat for 6 hours with no pay so I told him I wasnt gonna talk to him about it right now and I hung up the phone. Wrong thing to do. I sat in chicago for the day and got put on a 300 mile run the catch is it doesnt del until tomorrow afternoon. My schedule day off. I asked if I could drop it at the St. Louis yard and I was told no. So they gave me 3 days to run 300 miles.

Also I was lied to about my pay. They said I would be making .37 cpm which Im only making .34. The physical is a bitch. Its like boot camp. The saftey manager in St Louis isnt exactly the nicest guy either he likes to get pissed alot in orentation. I was lied to about my hometime. I was told I would be home every other weekend. My FM told me good luck with that.

Overall I would say enter at your own risk. I quit my last job because they said I would make more money which turns out Im making less which really does piss me off. I know everybody warns you but you know sometimes you have to find out for yourself.

I still have 3 prehires from other companies so if this dont work out I can move on.

When you talked to your dispatcher about the late load, did you do that over the phone or the qualcom? If it was over the phone, that's your first mistake. If you did do it over the qualcom, show that to your FM, then they could see that it was already taken care of. As far sitting waiting because your truck broke down, well, that happens, its called truck driving. As far as the three days to do 300 miles, well your attitude got you that! You can't expect to get good miles if you go off on your FM like you said you did and not expect to be punished for it. About the pay, did you get it in writing? If so, take it too them and show them. If you did not get it in writing, that is your fault. I am in no way trying to bash you or anything. I am just trying to get you too see where it might not always be the company. BOL

[firefighteremtb78]

When you talked to your dispatcher about the late load, did you do that over the phone or the qualcom? If it was over the phone, that's your first mistake. If you did do it over the qualcom, show that to your FM, then they could see that it was already taken care of. As far sitting waiting because your truck broke down, well, that happens, its called truck driving. As far as the three days to do 300 miles, well your attitude got you that! You can't expect to get good miles if you go off on your FM like you said you did and not expect to be punished for it. About the pay, did you get it in writing? If so, take it too them and show them. If you did not get it in writing, that is your fault. I am in no way trying to bash you or anything. I am just trying to get you too see where it might not always be the company. BOL

It was done over the qualcom and he read it and he said it was still company policy.

I understand that being broke down is part of the job. But is it part of the job when they call a guy from 400 miles away to come and fix it? I called back after an hour of waiting and he said he was coming from the east side of Champaighn,IL. I said thats along way away he was like oh it says here its only 9 miles. DUH!!!!

My attitude may have gotten me the 300 mile run but when he says we had to write you up because of the late load HELLO I think I have a right to be pissed off.

As far sitting waiting because your truck broke down, well, that happens, its called truck driving.

No, it's called getting the shaft.

[igor]

You know what is funny, you guys all hate the OTR companies like JB Hunt and such, however you frequent this website, which is kept a float by the advertising dollars of these carriers you bash. If these companies all pulled out there advertising you would no longer have the site. Maybe instead of bashing, you should be grateful that these companies advertise here instead of bashing them. I am sure I will get a lot of flack from everyone for this post. Only would truckers view something this way.

[YoungZ.W.]

Yeah, but Cluggy only complains about JBH :wink: Right Cluggy!!! There are alot of guys on here that I won't name that b*tch and complain about the OTR big companies and OTR in general and wonder why any one would work OTR. Some people like it some don't its a matter of preference and options. In all honesty there are good people here that try to help others out and then there are the arm car truckers, the ones who constantly post answers that come directly out of a CDL manuel. There is one member on here that is so anal about shifting and tells rookies to stay away from automatic companies that I wonder if he even has a CDL. He thinks that by going with an automatic company you will forget how to drive standard

[Mackman]

Yeah, but Cluggy only complains about JBH :wink: Right Cluggy!!!

Cluggy doesnt like JB Hunt i would have never guessed

[unclehotte]

Hello, Igor. I will NOT attack you for taking the side of the BIG OTRs. You must be one of the guys these companys love. But what makes me upset is your statement that they pay big dollars to sponsor this webpage. Dont you see they DONT do it so we all have a fun time here, they just want to
get their NAME OUT to get more drivers in their trucks . After I got my CDL in the US I KNEW no trucking company, but everybody at least warned me about JBH. It took me another 3 years driving OTR on my own to find out the bigger the company the more you are just a pulse in the seat. I left Celadon after 1 year(sadly) because the miles werent there no more. But my experience with Shaffer really burnt me for OTR. 100% on time deliverys, for even the shortest local run they slapped in my face. Dont pay to live close to the terminal like I did. Delivering the loads other drivers dropped who DONT LIKE TO DELIVER IN NJ. After many discussions with them about those LOCAL DELIVERIES the last 60 mile run for 2 days, while being a national driver paid CPM,finished me for OTR. And you know what? Nobody wanted to know why, they just wait for the next guy coming and use him as long as he allows it. So should I go to JBH? They call me every 2 weeks. You know what? Even WITHOUT this post I rather quit trucking then drive for JBH, if they sponsor this webpage or not.

[firefighteremtb78]

I will give JB some credit. I got a phone call that my grandma is sick in TX so I called my dispatcher and told him whats going on. He said to remind him tomorrow and he will get me a load going through there. He also said there will be no more miscommuncation on loads. Im willing to give them a few more weeks and see what happens.


I would like Sheepdancer to reply though

[Cluggy619]

Yeah, but Cluggy only complains about JBH :wink: Right Cluggy!!! There are alot of guys on here that I won't name that b*tch and complain about the OTR big companies and OTR in general and wonder why any one would work OTR. Some people like it some don't its a matter of preference and options. In all honesty there are good people here that try to help others out and then there are the arm car truckers, the ones who constantly post answers that come directly out of a CDL manuel. There is one member on here that is so anal about shifting and tells rookies to stay away from automatic companies that I wonder if he even has a CDL. He thinks that by going with an automatic company you will forget how to drive standard

Yea, right.

For me, it wasn't about being OTR. It was about the paycheck. Or in JBH case, the lack there of. Drivers need to be paid. And paid good if they are OTR. Not the bull***** I got from JBH. If I want to make less than 500 per week, I can drive a rock truck, and stay home. I loved being away from home, out traveling the countryside. But not if I'm not getting paid for it. A OTR driver should make more than what he could if he remain local. And i average 800-1000 per week here. So I should make at least 1200 per week OTR. And that's not going to happen. And don't forget, you will need to treat yourself while being OTR, so the cost of that on top of a paycheck is necessary.

Now a lot of drivers having good comments about JBH all say the same thing... Stay away OTR. So I guess instead of bashing the whole company, I'll stick to the OTR part. But I'm still going to bash. :wink:

[firefighteremtb78]

well this week isnt much better on mileage. Im sitting in Maryland waiting for a load. So far this week 1000 miles and payroll goes in tomorrow. Where is Sheepdancer?

[greg3564]

well this week isnt much better on mileage. Im sitting in Maryland waiting for a load. So far this week 1000 miles and payroll goes in tomorrow. Where is Sheepdancer?

Call Knight and see if your pre-hire is still good. Knight appears to have a much better reputation than JBH. Cut your losses and get into the next orientation.

[firefighteremtb78]

i am and im also calling a few other companies