Jb hunt dcs newburgh puts 25 trucks OOS post nj state trooper accident i17

Discussion in 'JB Hunt' started by dog-c, Jul 30, 2014.

  1. MrIT

    MrIT Light Load Member

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    Don't hate
     
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  3. ewill71

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    he's not hate'n most of the others do... and its true LOL
     
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  4. SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

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    I should say the "Average", if a small company with 20 trucks has 5 accidents, FMCSA will be all over them, but with 10,000 trucks, you can have 1,000 accidents and FMCSA could care less.
     
  5. ewill71

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    I doubt you can hide 1000 major incidents, But if you can your talented
     
  6. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    The majority of the time the trucks are fine, but the way dcs handles fixing these trucks as a priority is wrong, very wrong. They tend to 'delay' as much as possible necessary repairs and I've had to (after getting a key for a truck) go back into dispatch and ask for another truck because of impending safety issues that if I was pulled in to dot at the newburgh beacon bridge I would be out oos.

    And yes dcs did bite off more than they can chew. Many of the Webster drivers have told me that because jb hunt took over this contract they are working 15-20 more hours a week for the same paycheck. Additionally JB is not paying us for returns which is basically a 'stop', more free lunch for jb hunt but they are clearly CHEAP in any way possible.

    To to the poster asking me why I'm not leaving, well, I don't want to be a job hopper so I can't leave because it would reflect poorly in my record in terms of longevity at an employer although my loyalty to JB Is low
     
  7. jhguitar87

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    My dcs account just got a crap load of New trucks. Got mine in March slightly used with 3,000 miles. I agree that their trailers are crappy but the trucks all seem good. And although it seems like they have a good safety record, whenever Jb hunt has an accident they seem to go all out. My account averages 2 accidents a week between 100 drivers. So in theory all 100 of us will have an accident every year. That's some awesome safety. Our accidents are always "driver hit stationary object". My boss offered catered lunch if we could go 30 days without an accident... We never get close
     
  8. matt1502

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    Do you report the trucks problems to road service or do you just give your keys to your boss and let it be someone else's problem? You want your truck fixed? Call road service, even if your still in the parking lot. Otherwise maintenance will never know it's broken because management won't tell them, they'll just give that truck to someone else.
     
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  9. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    That right there is the problem. Drivers don't call in. Why should they? Just get another truck.....if JB Hunt wasn't so #### PARSIMONIOUS.....CHEAP (great word I found in this article)
    http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/1...e-drivers-it-should-try-paying-more.html?_r=0

    and instead hired a full time guy to stay in the yard and keep the maintenance logs updated the trucks would be in a much better working order!
     
  10. Ebola Guy

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    Maybe JB doesn't know that they need an on site mechanic because the drivers don't let the appropriate people know that there is a problem.
    Regarding being cheap, if I have ever needed a repair to the tractor that was DOT reportable, I have NEVER had an issue of getting it repaired. Now, for the non-DOT/safety repairs, that's another story. They usually want you to save those repairs for when the truck is due for a B-service. But for trailing equipment, even if I needed a door tie-back hook welded on, when I call Road Service, they tell me what shop to take it. Never had an issue with being turned down.

    It sounds like in this DCS case, the problems lies with the management of the account. The managers set the policies regarding equipment write-ups. If the management is lackadaisical about getting repairs done, the attitude filters down to the drivers. A couple of drivers not caring is expected, but when it most of the drivers don't care, that indicates a larger problem with the maintenance policy of that account.

    I bet if the drivers at this DCS account started calling RS, after a while someone will get an email asking why are there so many ad hoc repairs being done, which are more expensive than doing in house.
     
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  11. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    To complicate this further, DCS has a standing relationship with Ryder, so that complicates the logistics even further, since repairs (are not on site) they are sent to ANOTHER location. So you have drivers wasting MORE time taking the truck to another location when instead they can be doing loads.
     
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