[sbatson]

Tell me the good and bad about Jb Hunt I'm set up with them to go and just dont want to make a mistake?

[Skywalker]

A quick search on this site with J B Hunt as the searchwords will give you more information than you want..... 8)

[Fredog]

Originally Posted by sbatson

Tell me the good and bad about Jb Hunt I'm set up with them to go and just dont want to make a mistake?

if I was you, i wouldnt read any of the jb stuff on here, just go in there with a positive attitude, do the best you can , listen and ask lots of questions. all companies have good and bad, it all comes down to what you make of it.

[Bumper]

JB was a really great guy.

Its a shame he has gone on to the big highway in the sky.

[Fredog]

Originally Posted by Bumper

JB was a really great guy.

Its a shame he has gone on to the big highway in the sky.

yes, I had a truck leased to them in the 70's.. they were the best around at that time, I met JB several times. he was a very nice regular guy.

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Fredog

if I was you, i wouldnt read any of the jb stuff on here, just go in there with a positive attitude, do the best you can , listen and ask lots of questions. all companies have good and bad, it all comes down to what you make of it.

So very true, so very true!! I only suggested the search so that the individual could see both sides of the coin..... but, you're right...its best to go with gut feelings, and go with the right attitude, learn the system, and make the best of it.

I've worked for companies that others literally "hated"....and I had no problems. And I've worked for companies that others loved.... I despised them. SO, for each....its their decision to make. But there are still some out there I wouldn't give the time of day to.... 8) But I can't say anything bad about JB....don't really know that much about them. 8)

[Cluggy619]

Wish you the best.

I didn't do so well there, however, things have change since I've been there.

Good luck. :wink:

[PhuzzyGnu]

besides the slow trucks, the JB drivers i have run across were generally satisfied.

JB is a big, stable company that plays decently. The main bitch I hear now is it seems to have evolved into a more medium-haul company.

-p.

[sbatson]

What do you mean slow!!!!

Originally Posted by sbatson

What do you mean slow!!!!

As in 63 mph slow...which is a snails pace when it comes to road work. At least that's what they used to castrate those rigs at...ole JB might have tuned em' up by now but I doubt it.

Try to get into their DCS division (Dedicated Contract Service) where you pull for just one customer...such as PPG Industries, Proctor & Gamble, etc. More predictable mileage and alot more trips through the homestead. Just stay away from the retail "Dollar" store type runs, where you lump a floor-loaded 53' in the back of tight strip malls.

JB has been getting away from irregular-route truckload and putting more and more freight on the steel wheels over the years. The common complaints in truckload are lots of short-hauls and sitting around waiting on loads...that's why you see those guys all the time in truckstops, drop-yards, etc twiddling their thumbs for no money.

I've never driven for ole' JB but I've been around the trucking biz for a good while and I've talked to many of their drivers over the years. As a matter of fact, my uncle pulled for JB way back in the day when they had an all cabover fleet after his union gig went under. Needless to say, he didn't last long.

But if JB is what floats your boat, then what the hey...give it a shot. There's certainly worse outfits you can hitch your wagons to.