My Adventure with JBS Carriers Greeley, Colorado

DocHoliday, I live in eastern NC and was wondering what is the closest terminal to me. I read where you live in eastern VA so you are close to me, just curious. Where would I have to go to do orientation? I would want to run 48-states. Most of my experience is pulling reefer hauling meat. Keep posting, everything is very interesting to read...

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Wow, how often do you have to run the trk to keep the batts charged up when doing a break or a reset?

 

Hey everyone.i worked at jbs for a year. Crieg was my dispatcher.my problem with them was I couldn't get home. I stayed out 3 wks or longer,and gave dispatch a 3wk notice for my timeoff. But still could not get home. I was on time with pic ups and delv's. I have 2 kids,10 months and 11 yr old. Not being able to get home when they have 3 wk notice was too much to take.I know there are whinny drivers there at jbs but there's also the guys who do their job and expect to get home when they put in for it.I wish doc the best of luck. My best friend marvin jones is still over there but he transfered to hyrum fleet. I moved on and I'm working for j.s. helwig & son out of rockwall,tx.I've worked here b4 and great equipment here and great miles and pay is great,and I get home with no bs. If you have a problem here,which does or will happen like every company, james is always ready to listen and solve it. He is a driver himself and will always listen to you.apu's on every truck here and james is buying new trucks and trals now. Getting the cascadias. And its a small fleet,120 units right now and capping at 200 trucks and new yrd being built in terrell,tx. I miss the insurance at jbs but that's it. .37 a mile here and run good miles. Hope the best for you doc.dispatch there sure needs some help.best of luck.

 

Please Doc, Utah terminal is spelled Hyrum, been here for 25 years- 16 in a truck. That truck being a Double-bunk Volvo. You said Miller was in financial trouble, not true, that plant was always profitable and the Miller family tried to keep it out of the buyout and go back independant. No deal.
As for being spoiled, I guess we we're. Company paid cell-phones, twice the 401k company match, and the insurance was half the cost with half the deductable it is today. JBS did get us detention pay, higher mileage and breakdown pay. But being turned down from 70 to 65 is drag, 7.2% ate into the .40. As for elogs, everyone in a major company will be on them. I still make good money and I am home every few days running the southwest and back, even if it is just for the night. I've heard nothing but good things about the Greeley people and operations. Wish they would clean house over here again. Bottom line is I'm still here, by choice.

 

I fing it interesting that everyone that complains about a company in this thread only has one post. there very first post is complaining and whining about a company. jeeez. glad i am local right now!

 

Hey doc.as they say its a small world.I'll tell james you said hi. Well I'm glad its working for you. My bro marvin said tom is leaving because he didn't get promoted to russells job.who knows.maybe they can get it all fixed. I do miss the insurance there but like I said things were crazy when I left,may 19th of this year.ok brother,be safe out there.and yes,everyone came back to helwig when he started back up.his sonis in ny city,stock broker and wants nothing to do with the company,right now anyway. Terry fabien back running the shop too.

 

Russel is not going to go anywhere, MO brought him in hand picked. If they want to make this a more driver friendly company, they have a lot of changes to make. Having a company policy that dis allows you to be an unhappy employee is not friendly. Being threatened often with termination is not friendly. You have been here a short time and was not here to see how it used to be. It has gotten better in some respects, but not in others. This company will do some wild things to get you home. I did not have to fight, but i know a driver who did, because the load planner wasn't willing to do anything and had to get Russel involved. JBS could be a great company with noting but miles, however that is not what they want. We are considered a common carrier at the plants like any other carrier with a DOT number. We are just clean up for what nobody else wants to do. I know you want only positive reinforcement about JBS, but as you told me "tell both sides of the story". What about a payroll DEPT> that sends messages out about how you turn in your paperwork that has already been transflo'd. Complaining about receipts being stapled to the top sheet and not on back. Complaining about confirmation receipts being left on trip reports when given to payroll. I guess you do not get these messages on your qualcomm. Many other drivers do, so if you think i am making this up, talk to other drivers who have gotten them. Remember theres Your side, My side, and THE TRUTH about jbs. You need to put the sugar canister down and take your rose colored sunglasses off and look at the real world there DOC.