John Christner Rude to Drivers!!

strgzr · Aug 14, 2010

It is all about Effort, you get out of it what you put into it. Have to keep a level clear head to succeed and rise above people when they treat you rude. Just like when waiting for a load at the docks if you are nice and calm they will get you in quicker than if you holler and complain.

moondoggie · Aug 18, 2010

I appreciate your comments and advice, Fowl Hauler. My truck was supposed to have an apu on it, when I signed the papers, but they decided after, that the truck had too many miles to warrant installing one. Obviously, I had them rework the lease contract to exclude the payments I was to make on it, as that was my only option, since all the available trucks were taken and I would have had to wait another week, with no pay, for another truck. You see what I mean? Shenanigans all the way around. No way to run a business. Or, maybe it is. If you want to put all the profit in the company's pocket, and none in your own.

moondoggie · Aug 18, 2010

I appreciate your well intended advice, but I did keep a level head, all the way up to my terminating my lease, because, there is just so much you can take, you know? There's a limit to how much bending over and saying, "Thank you sir, may have another?" a driver can or should take.

debo1956 · Aug 19, 2010

moondoggie said: ↑

In 13 yrs of OTR, I have never experienced such rude and demeaning behavior, directed at truck drivers, as I have with John Christner Trucking. From the initial orientation, when the presenters were condescending, impatient, and disdainful to the tentative drivers, to the shop, to the driver managers, this place is the truck driver's enemy and should be avoided AT ALL COSTS!! I consider myself a mature, professional, and experienced driver, with a great safety record, as well as someone with a customer service background, with a lot of PR training. Yet, even with all the efforts I made to try and fit in and get along with the staff here, it proved in vain. I believe, if a person like me cannot coexist with these people, no one can!!! I am very laid back and easy going, however, when I have a complaint, or an issue that needs to be resolved, a company, worth it's oats, should help me to do so. It's one thing to say you have an "open door" policy. It's quite another to act as if you do. John Christner Trucking does not have this!! They treat drivers like children. They take your complaints as if they were winings from a cry baby. They have a good old boys club here, that only serves to support their own, circle the wagons, and protect each other to all extents of their power. If you have any complaints or issues that you are bothered with and would like to address them with your driver manager, or even go further up the ladder, they will pull out the, "well I have known this person for 22 yrs, and have never had a single complaint about him" card!! Names to remember, who will screw you any chance they get here: Keith Salley(DM Supervisor), Royce Sharpe(Personal Driver Liason to/from the Shop), Sheila Bane(LP Contracts), Jim Gomez(VP Operations), and Marty Means(Keith's Supervisor). In addition, as if that's not enough, their lease sucks!! For a truck I had, that they even agreed was appraised at $85, 000, after my lease would be up in 4.5 yrs, would have cost me $132, 000!!! Most drivers don't count up the annotated payments and total the cost out, but I did. Additionally, my truck, which their budget chart on their website bases itself as getting 6 mpg, for all the other figures to fall in line, only got 4.5-5.0 mpg, and that's with my averaging 60 mph. Thus, on a 3200 mi week, in which they promised a take home of $1225, after all expenses, I was lucky to get $700, and that's with my not withholding taxes for quarterly filing. Also, my truck, a 2007 International 9300, had ac failure within 2 wks of being issued to me, and last week had all my coolant leak out of a gigantic hole in the engine block!! They are consummate con artists!!!!
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Sounds familiar! My husband signed on with JCT 6 weeks ago, started out with great miles, each week miles dropped, now they are down to 1800. We are relatively new to trucking and thought this would be a way to get a look at how it would be to be an owner-operator, what a grievous error we made

Dryver · Aug 19, 2010

It all sounds very different at the JCT 'good company' thread. Just sayin'.

squarebox · Aug 20, 2010

most of the time it does

souzamx · Aug 25, 2010

i agree with you i worked for them for 2 years when u get there u treat u like a child and just want to make u quit so they can have the truck back

Jan2012 · Aug 22, 2012

Things have not change since 2010 John Christner is still them same proable worst. I work for them 6 mos and u cant make no money if you are not in the click you do not get any where. They control your mls but was really sad is John Mollory is a very rude person... You know when a father gives control to a Company to his son they could take control not just let the staff run everything and just loose there Integrity. He fire solo woman in his Office with two other Men with the door close...... They let u work for them for a few months but when they dont want you anymore he take your Truck away from you and just let u hang..... I heard from two Employees that John Mollory those what every he wants to do and say and you dont have any proof. Its is bad when also they dont also care much for black people. Now I have put out a petation for people to sign to see if we can change and make it public and get things change..... This is not right! They are worst then CR England!

formertaxidriver · Aug 22, 2012

Oh, lord! Not bad to Black People ®! I'm sure JCT has something to say about this serious accusation. Hello? I want to hear the other side!

drvrtech77 · Aug 23, 2012

One post & run...that's what it looks like.

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