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Hirschbach Motor Lines reviews

1.8
(44)
$462 - $1,923/week

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$462 $1,211 $1,923
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Ratings and Reviews

Former Employee - Mar 6, 2024

When I first started the money was there and the checks cashed. They cared about the drivers. Then they bought JCT, hired new upper management and everything started tanking. Drivers became numbers instead of names. When I left they were 78% seated. When I started they were at 98% seated. 20% decrease in amount of trucks on the road in about 1.5 years. If that don’t tell you anything, I don’t know what will.

Pros

.99 fuel program meant that variable costs were half of what they could have been.

Cons

1.Hometime sucks 2.IC’s are just glorified company drivers paying hirschbach bills for them 3.Miles are spotty at best so if not company driver, don’t expect much of a paycheck 4. ICs have little to no control of their truck and what they can and can’t do with them. The list goes on.

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Former Employee - Feb 21, 2024

My opinion is as follows: the 99 cent fuel program is a scam after you factor fsc on miles, fsc is cheaper. Every since they took over jct, jct drivers and office staff have been getting trashed on hirschbach management. They have caused a lot of good talent to leave. I'd never come back.

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Former Employee - Feb 21, 2024

My final settlement 1826 miles $740 detention pay Net pay $5.55 Everything went to #### after HB took over JCT. I drove for JCT for 4 1/2 years and it broke my heart to quit. They took my KW that I had been paying on for over 4 years and put me in a new Cascadia, I wanted to kill myself the first day I drove it. So a truck with 10k miles on it had a maintenance account $ 2,900 in the negative. Don't work for Hirshbach, they don't care about their drivers.

Pros

Used to be JCT

Cons

Now it's Hirshbach

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Former Employee - Feb 18, 2024

Hirschbach Motor Lines lease purchase is a scam seriously. FMCSA really needs to look into them. I have never been with a company where there is so much deception, lies and egomaniacs controlling you. The pay you receive is very deceptive and fraudulent and your tax preparation expert will point out a lot of faults. So many people have a say when it comes to loads and it seems you make just enough to cover your lease and fixed cost.

Pros

Great Equipment, Great shop people if you know them and chat with them, Mrs. Connie Mrs. Patty and Mrs. Marissa are gems for the company.

Cons

Dispatchers are hampered by the planners, pay is controlled or capped unless they need a favor. Safety takes your bonuses based on their assumptions of what you could have or should have done... without ever experienced ever drive a rig. After your weekly fixed cost are covered or close to covered there are no loads available or you're sitting at a shipper waiting to be loaded for a few days. A lot of negative checks or balance forwarded to next week.

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Current Employee - Feb 18, 2024

WORST company I ever drove for! Their pay is like this,on Wednesday they “estimate what you will run by midnight” and pay you for that on payday,they will tell you “you need an LLC to be a lease operator” the lease is NOT designed for you to NET $2,000 it’s designed for you to purchase the truck,and at $40,000 or $45,000 that’s a good thing,even though a receiver is closed your dispatcher will somehow blame you,and your a lucky driver if you get WITHIN your pay period 2,000 miles,Hirschbach is all about one thing,THEM! I been driving over 20 yrs,and have in the passed leased and owned trucks,I can not make money here,so since they refuse to see the light,I’ll go elsewhere,and if you say “he has no clue,meaning me” then go ahead and sign up,it will be your lose. One more thing,$1.20 per mile and $804 truck payment per week comes to YOU not being able to support your family.Facts are facts,and I been here going on 5 months,sad I stayed this long

Pros

Well maintained trucks extremely low miles

Cons

$1.20 a mile,$804 truck payment,your a seat warmer here that’s all

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Salary Surveys

Owner Operator - 3 Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in on Mar 6, 2024

$800 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in on Feb 21, 2024

$1,500 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Oklahoma on Feb 21, 2024

$60 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Dubuque, IA on Feb 18, 2024

$900 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in East Dubuque, Iowa on Feb 6, 2024

$1,442 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Discussions

Hirschbach Lease Purchase from the beginning

Wooly Rhino

Nov 7, 2015

Hirschbach Lease Purchase from the beginning

I am going to Hirschbach Orientation on Monday November 13, 2015, which is my grandson's first birthday.
I am going to do the lease purchase thing. I am not going that way because I lack the resources to buy a truck, I am doing it because I want to see if a lease purchase through this company is a good thing or not. I am exploring. Those of you who know me, know that I have the business background to succeed but I tend to get fired. I am not a natural truck driver. So, if I can succeed in this venture, anyone can.

First the truck the recruiter talked about is an International Pro Star. Cummings engine. I do not know what year or how many miles it will have on it when I get there. I have an idea of what they are worth based on talking to dealers. Do I want to work for the company for three to five years and end up with a used truck? No. I am interested in making a living now. Not a used truck in the future. So the dangled carrot of a purchase does not tempt me.

Hirschbach is a reefer company. I like reefer work. I enjoy driving at night and reefer work is steady. They go to NYC and I don't mind going there. According to the recruiter, and we all know what kind of faith we can put in recruiters, the target goal is 2250 miles a week. That should make all payments and bring in $1000 pre tax a week. Last reefer company averaged 2900 per week. Hirschbach and my other company have many over lapping costumers, so I figure same miles.

I will post once a week and keep you all informed on how things work out.

Tomorrow, I take a rental car to Orientation. They are to reimburse me. I had the option of a bus ticket but that isn't going to happen ever again. 

My time with Hirschbach

Mattmoniak

Apr 20, 2016

My time with Hirschbach

Okay like I promised:
Week 1 1,358
Week 2 3,065.11
Week 3. 803.54
Week 4. -392.45 (missed payroll deadline- bills were in the truck while truck was in the shop getting repairs- oops)
Week 5 1,683.16
Week 6. 1,399.70
Week 7. 284.54
Week 8. 817.88
Week 9. 516.84
Week 10. 372.09
Week 11. 2,249.82
Week 12. -779.70 (payroll issues with receiving paperwork)

Average weekly 948.21

Weeks 7,8,9, and 10 I was dealing with family emergency and was in and out of the hospital. Worked just enough to pay for the truck. During week 7, early in the week my fiancé was hospitalized fighting to stop labor at 33 weeks. Week 8, my son was born while the fiancé was at 34 weeks pregnant so that was high stress. Weeks 8 and 9 I ran hard as quick as I could so I could return to the hospital to spend time with my fiancé and son who was in Nicu or however you spell that. Basically intensive care for babies born premature. Week 10- I went back out over the road again with a new DM.

However, I want to thank Hirschbach for allowing me to run a partial week and just enough make the truck payments and getting me back to the hospital for 3 weeks straight. They gave me a load from Indianapolis to New York and deadheaded me back to get me back to the hospital. I don't know how many companies actually would do that.