is JB HUNT that Bad?

[barriomusic]

well well, im working for NFI on a local dedicated, home er-day account, Now come to find out JB HUNT takes over this account on the 1st. They offered us to stay on the account and switch over to JB hunt, jb is offering more money and a thousand bucks to switch over, but i have heard alot of bad stuff about JB. any input? what should i do? are their trucks governed? any body here work for them, i need to make a decision this week.

[Slowpoke98908]

I would switch over, that is if your happy with the run your doing and they will keep you on it.

Most all company trucks are governed. How fast JB runs don't know. Could call recruiting and ask.

[farder]

A pay raise and a $1000 bonus? What was the question again?

[nyynksfn4vr]

I agree, if you can get a pay raise, keep the same dedicated account, and most of all if you are happy the what difference does it make whose name is on the side of your truck.

Well, usually one company grabs an account from another by low-bidding the work. And here's ole' Scrooge McJB offering a raise and a bonus, to boot? Somewhere there's a catch....one of which might be that JB throttles their company rigs down to 63 mph. So if you were turning and burning on the pike at NFI with the cruise locked-in at 70 mph, that 7 mph difference could amount to a pay-cut.

Mostly you'll find it's the same BS, different colored truck. There really isn't much difference amongst the mega haulers.

[barriomusic]

i was just wondering.. yeah we get to stay on the account which is pretty cool, i just didnt know how JB works, now i have to go to an orientation and all that all over again in dallas area on monday, now i have to use a qualcomm and all that, nfi did not have our trucks governed, they bought a few trux from hunsaker and we werr wide open to deliver from 10-5pm er day, now if jb is slower trux i smell layovers, anyhow, i guess ima make the move and see what it does, hell im home evryday, just remember hearing "damnit JB get yo ass a better set up before you knock my mirror off" at the truck stop, than everybody else gets on the radio and starts talking crap about JB, now im gonna get that rep too, lol.

[Sealord]

I was treated well by JB when I pulled for 'em, it was flatbed tho. BOL

[bigdad7]

for the most part not much will change just have to be a little more careful with the logs

every account has it's own rules ran into a jb daycab in tx 6 months ago doing 67 i think he said but mine does 62

been with em almost a year and a half don't like everything about but all in all they have been fair and the benefits are good

make sure they grandfather in your time served with nfi so your bene's and 401k match start yesterday

[syl77dar]

She considers Prime and outlaw carrier and left cause her ex wanted to go to JB Hunt and they left JB Hunt cause they were getting solo miles and it was getting worse and worse. JB Hunt promises big money but no miles, no miles=no money.

[bigdad7]

jb is not a team oriented company

they are also downsizing their otr division because in craig harpers own words they would rather sell trucks then haul cheap freight a lesson to all i believe

the question was specific to a dedicated account not an otr position or intermodal

he allready knows what his miles and runs will be just wanted to know how they would treat him

my average is over 3000 miles a week my current ytd gross pay is 41000
so obviously a blanket statement like that is false if not poorly worded

[geeshock]

I'm going to speak on behalf of a friend of mine who is an independant contractor with them and a few others I've spoken to on dedicated International paper and dedicated Uline since IP and Uline is mostly what I haul. My friend was barely getting any miles, a 1800 week was the norm, he finaly broke that and is getting so/so miles, his solution is he now REFUSES loads going to the northeast. JB has such a concentration of trucks in the northeast that if you are running it as an o/o you'll starve. dedicated uline and IP company (IC's can't run dedicated) are seeing 1800 per week and to be fair I've hear a FEW jb hunt drivers that were getting 3000+ but they were few and far between. You will find JB's logs and rules probably confusing and stupid. I was stuck scrtching my head when they flagged my friend for 15 hours in the sleeper, they called it something like suspicously long time in sleeper. but that's only one of the strange rules. the bottom line is I would avoid jb, but that's my opinion.

[movinit]

I have met many drivers with JB Hunt that have been there numerous years and love it. The last two had been working for them for 11 years and 17 years, and if they can last that long with a trucking company then they must not be all that bad. From what I hear it all depends on the account you are working.

[bigdad7]

yippeeeee a 7 % increase in the value of my 401k today they ain't all bad

[INKTOXICATED]

IF THERE TRUCKS WENT A LIL FASTER ID GO WITH THEM. THEY GOT A BIG FACILTY IN EAST BRUNSWICK NJ. TONS OF LOCAL ACCOUNTS. I GUESS THE LOCAL RUNS ISNT A BIG DEAL FOR THE SPEED AS IT WOULD BE WITH OTR RUNS.

[BMiller]

Been with them 3 times, 1995, 2000, 2007. Ended up getting screwed each and every time. You will have a very short honeymoon period, and then they will try to do what they wish with you. Go there at your own risk. And remember you were warned.

[GMAN]

I have met a number of drivers who have been with them for several years and they seem to be happy with them. I have met quite a few who have leased a truck to them or done a lease purchase who are not happy. If the only difference is that you will get more money doing the same job, I am not sure what the problem would be. They are a large company are are likely going to be rigid in what they require. Smaller carriers are usually a little more flexible. If you are happy with your current company, then I would probably stick with them. If not, then you have a good opportunity. You will hear good and bad about any carrier. JB must be doing some things right to have survived so long in such a competitive business. They are one of the largest carriers in the country and they are profitable. I don't know anything about NFI. I prefer smaller companies, but that is more of a personal preference. Some like large companies.