JBS Carriers Greeley Colorado

No problem Panhandle. Fallinangel is in Iowa right now getting unloaded, then he will be getting loaded about 50 miles from where he is now ( dont remember where hes at he called when I was sleeping) then he will be headed out to Missippi. He will be here for home time next weekend and is anxious to get on the thread. Until then you guys are stuck with me! LOL Stay safe an angel is watching over you.

 

He will have his laptop next weekend when he gets in. Miles are great. He has been running hard, legal. and is very happy. He will let you all know what is going on soon. In the mean time, stay safe. An angel is watching over you also rickway.

 

Yes I agree driver about the insurance, I went and switched to my wife's it is cheaper and better than what JBS is currently offering.
I don't know why JBS seems to run all drivers like Fallenangel, good when they first start and then it slows down after about a month, then you seem to get one or two weeks with good mileage a month, so you spend about 50% sitting waiting to get loaded. Have not figured out why they do that. Maybe they try to spread the good loads. they have few good ones

 

It's the nature of the business they are in.

They need to have trucks available NOW.

That means, you do some waiting around !!!!

 

Beef business has always been like that.

They won't change.......................

 

Define waiting, as how long is to long, at there plants? or back haul? I am a former Packerland Transport driver that left in '98 and over all, i did not have to wait that much at our plant in Green Bay or the other plants they had and that includes the plant in Tolleson AZ. as that is a former Packerland plant.When Packerland bought that plant, it was called Sunland Beef.I have been there alot. As a matter of fact, for how much that we drove and did not have to wait, a little down time was a good thing. We did not have to wait getting back hauls either. You can read my posts on the old JBS thread if you like.

 

You are correct 100% with what you are saying. With my recent post to 123456 again i am a former Packerland Transport driver that left in'98 and i never had to wait that much at all, and that is including all loads from all there plants and all backhauls. Packerland had it down as far as running a smooth operation, had some good people working there. When i ran to the L.A. area with swinging or box beef, when empty i would go to the central valley and p/u produce from the coolers and i'll tell ya, I never sat there, as soon as i told them i was with Packerland they would back me into a dock. As a matter of fact, i went to a cooler and they told me to park it and would call on the cb, i thought great i can take a cat nap, wrong, about 10-15 minutes they called me to back it in,so much for that.And one more, i was m/t in the L.A. area at the same time as was a o/o for Packerland and only 1 load for the two of us. They told me to wait 2 hours and call back which i did and my dispatcher said he was sorry for the wait because the o/o's do not get paid for deadheads because of being on percentage,and me being a company driver,i got paid for all miles and that was all off the odometer, so they gave the load in L.A. to the o/o and they deadheaded me to there plant in Tolleson AZ. which is now owned by JBS, because they had loads to cover. No mater where i went in this country it was the same. After i left them, it only got better, they finally went to qualcom and when the drivers left in the beginning of the week from Green Bay, they had there next 2-3 loads preplanned for the week. And that is how it's done. Thats why i agree with you, it's all in the planning.

 

What I've never understood, is why meat plants have 2, 3, or even 4 day windows.