Anyone interested in JB Hunt?
#31
06-04-2008, 10:34 AM
Making this short and sweet...I told JB goodbye after just 2 days. Was not going to drive a old worn out condo tractor (443000 miles) that must have been a training truck. This truck came with a badly worn and broken down seat, crappy transmission and poor maintenance. They refused to talk about a different truck. I told them unless I had a truck that was fit to drive and did not leave you with severe lower back pain by the end of an 11 day I was done. The thought of driving up and down I-5, over the Siskiyou Pass, for weeks at a time in that truck was not an option in my book for what I was being paid. Give me equipment I could work safely, effectively and with reasonable wear and tear on my body then it was a go. I spent my time in two old worn out trucks during my first year with Roehl. I refuse to put my back and body through that beating again. Orientation was a joke. They did not cover nearly half of info you needed to know to do the job. I drew totally on my previous background but felt sorry for those who did not have a good OTR background. By the 2nd day of orientation I knew I had made a very wrong decision in thinking I could run for JB. Safety and quality equipment just was not there. So there it is, guys. Take it for what it is worth. I'm done with being a company driver. The evolution started in last year before I left Roehl and now has taken place. I made the decision to go as an I/C. I know that to some of you this is not the time to be jumping in but there never is a good time. Getting tired of others commanding my ship. Time to take my life and future back into my own hands.
#32
06-04-2008, 11:09 AM
So I'm guessing there won't be a page 4? :P :lol:
Sorry it didn't work out for you Soladad. Best in your I/C venture!
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#33
06-04-2008, 02:08 PM
Congratulations on going IC. I have been thinking of doing the same. The more I talk to IC's the less intimidating it seems. Talking with one the other day and he basically stated if you are shutting down over fuel costs then you don't know what your doing. With the fuel surcharge he said his cost for diesel is $1.05 a gallon. But you got to know how to do the paperwork AND turn it in like right now. Now is a good time to get in because the herd is moving out and trucks are dirt cheap.
Best of luck and let us know how the IC experience goes.
Originally Posted by Soladad
Making this short and sweet...I told JB goodbye after just 2 days. Was not going to drive a old worn out condo tractor (443000 miles) that must have been a training truck. This truck came with a badly worn and broken down seat, crappy transmission and poor maintenance. They refused to talk about a different truck. I told them unless I had a truck that was fit to drive and did not leave you with severe lower back pain by the end of an 11 day I was done. The thought of driving up and down I-5, over the Siskiyou Pass, for weeks at a time in that truck was not an option in my book for what I was being paid. Give me equipment I could work safely, effectively and with reasonable wear and tear on my body then it was a go. I spent my time in two old worn out trucks during my first year with Roehl. I refuse to put my back and body through that beating again. Orientation was a joke. They did not cover nearly half of info you needed to know to do the job. I drew totally on my previous background but felt sorry for those who did not have a good OTR background. By the 2nd day of orientation I knew I had made a very wrong decision in thinking I could run for JB. Safety and quality equipment just was not there. So there it is, guys. Take it for what it is worth. I'm done with being a company driver. The evolution started in last year before I left Roehl and now has taken place. I made the decision to go as an I/C. I know that to some of you this is not the time to be jumping in but there never is a good time. Getting tired of others commanding my ship. Time to take my life and future back into my own hands.
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