JB Hunt - Future IC's & LP's Read And Beware!

Well where to begin... lol

Ok, I started working for JBH about 4.5 yrs ago. was a company driver for about 3 months then went into the Lease Purchase Program and believe it or not, Actually Completed it. Yes I did it.(and it wasn't easy), but only 100 drivers have ever finished the program. But enough of that

When i finished that program i stayed Leased to JBH and did the precentage option. Well it was good for the first 9 months, then they starting sending me loads that where pay .85 cpm per mile, which I refused. Heck a milage driver got more than that.

So last month i switched back over to milage pay. we are currently getting .90 cpm for all miles(ld/mt) and a fuel surcharge of .37cpm. Of course thats well below what it should be and JBH being so gracious, that they sent out a OBC Msg yesterday, stating that "with fuel prices so high we are going to give an extra .04 cpm" add to our fuel surcharge. How big of them.

Well I am currently sitting in Jeffersonville, Oh at the T/A and have been here since 0900 EDT 04-19-08. No layover pay as JBH doesn't pay Layover on the weekends.

I am supposed to be home tomorrow for two days off. Was offered a load going to belvidere, Il for 04-21-08 # 0900, Turned it down and now I'm waiting again. When asked if I was gonna get a load heading towards the house, I was Told "When the load planners get the freight, you will be dispatched".

Load Planners.... these ae the folks that need at least 7 days so they can get you a load home and yet thses same folks don't seem to be able to read a map. lol Belvidere, il is over 450 miles north of my home.

So I asked if i could DH home, they said yes, but you can't buy any fuel, we will have to shut off your fuel. Now I own the truck and JBH pays for the fuel, it is deducted from my settlements and is deducted from my account within minutes me finishing getting Fuel. they never had a problem with me getting fuel and going home when I was a percentage Driver... Hmmm Strange.

So Here I Sit with no Fuel, No Load, Very Litte Money and very little patience left. lol

I told the Night FM, that I would have to look somewhere else to lease on since hometime and miles are not important to JBH. His response was so your quitting? I said No, I am just going to start looking around, I do have that right.

JBH has some very sneaky tactics that they will employ to keep you from leaving.

They will cut off your fuel and leave you stranded, They will freeze your escrow funds(which they have the right to), except that if you have what is called a General Fund(kind of a savings fund) they will freeze it also.

Now the general fund is money that you have already earned. It is taken out of you Net pay and placed in an accout for your use at anytime for whatever yoou want. It is not an escrow fund of any type and they CAN NOT FREEZE IT!

Now anyone who is thinking of going to work for JBH, Please, Please reconsider and I you are currently working for them and Like it there. More power to you, but whatever DO NOT, I say again DO NOT go into to the Lease Purchase Proram. All you will be doing is starving yourself and making more money for JBH. an dactually you are sub-leasing that truck, as JBH doesn't Own them, they lease them from freightliner.

I could go into more detail on some of the stunts that they are pulling on the lease purchase drivers, but If you want that scoop ask and I'll tell you.

 

Redwolf, i already completed the LP progam and own the truck. Was just another warning for others considering going that route.

 

Well i know all about the escrows not being alble to be frozen. As for forced dispatch, we are not forced to accept and have a obc msg that we send to refuse loads. As far as forced dispatch beng Illegal with owner operators, I wouldn't know.

And yes i am a member of OOIDA alreay.