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JS Helwig & Son reviews

3.1
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Salary Surveys

$346 $1,139 $1,800
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Former Employee - Jul 22, 2025

I was there for 15 yrs plus a million miler, my wife had a bad accident at home hospitalized had surgeries 50+ days in hospital had to go past Fmla came back busted me down from top pay to bottom pay lost vacations start all over again, and the extreme micromanaging the company is doing now, so I moved on I left less 2 months ago and happy

Pros

No pros anymore it was a great company but no longer

Cons

To mush micromanaging over silly stuff

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Former Employee - Jul 15, 2025

All trucking companies can stand improvement in today's economy...To many rules set for drivers Insurance companies and regulations cause pressures on company and driver.

Pros

Fair

Cons

Not bad

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Former Employee - Mar 4, 2025

A road warrior is their goal. If your not, don't apply! This is my experience with them. Late shippers and dispatching but you better not be late with already tight delivery schedules! Orientation stresses this!

Pros

Nice support

Cons

Bad dispatchers and management 1 star!

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Current Employee - Feb 18, 2025

Company is straightforward and honest from my experience; I haven't been here all too long but my DM keeps me running nicely; biggest zonk on this company is thier choice in truck and quality of the shop. The shop itself isn't too bad as a whole for appearance but it's main issue is not fixing issues with trucks until they become major failures or they are annoyed enough with you asking about said issue, the shop techs want to help drivers but are genuinely limited by "policies" being enforced by the shop manager to save pennies at best. The company as a whole doesn't mind spending money on drivers but the shop sure does, sadly. Spec of the freightliner tractors are not great either if I'm being honest; interior has no plugs only cig lighter style power ports; 1000w inverter so TV and microwave can't run at the same time (not a deal breaker but annoying) but this truck has more than lived up to the name of "freightshaker"; any imperfections on the road and this things is throwing it self around; shaking things off countertops mounts and holes, I would love to see them go back to Peterbilts.

Pros

Good Miles and consistent accounts.

Cons

Freightliner Tractors.

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Current Employee - Dec 6, 2024

They don't know what there doing win comes to putting miles on the the truck you say something and they have excuses for everything

Pros

Food

Cons

Dms cannot run the trucks

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Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Terrell, Texas on Jul 15, 2025

$1,200 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Terrell, TX on Mar 4, 2025

$1,000 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - 4 Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Terrell, TX on Feb 18, 2025

$1,200 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 2 Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in GA on Aug 21, 2024

$1,800 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Terrell, TX on Nov 10, 2023

$1,000 per week

Current Employee

No