Well I dont know how they are now but I pulled intermodal for them in the 90's from Atlanta to Birmingham and I enjoyed it. Their equipment wasnt that bad, I made anywhere from 700-900 a week and was home every night.
J.B Hunt Intermodel
Discussion in 'JB Hunt' started by Ike, Nov 13, 2009.
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I do know one guy who made 73k in his first year in intermodal in HBG but he worked way more than 95% of drivers want to work. Many of my coworkers make in the 65-68k range but they have a few years under their belt and therefore have a higher cpm than a new hire.
I think to be fair and accurate to a perspective new hire you give estimations realistic for a driver who will be starting at the bottom of JB's pay scale and 54-60k isn't really realistic in your first year working 5 day weeks. Work 6 days 20 weeks a year then maybe but I think to quote a fleet average and quote it to a new hire and suggest he can achieve the fleet average in the first year working 5 day weeks is dishonest in my opinion. -
Ebola Guy Thanks this.
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Oh.... So you are a regional driver. Not a local driver like the position the OP was inquiring about.
You are a regional driver that typically goes into the railyard once per day, not 3-5 times like a local driver would. You spend the majority of your time racking up miles on I-65 not sitting in gridlock on local roads in the Chicago suburbs. You drive a sleeper truck which you keep uninterrupted for the week and are able to work the entire 14 hours instead of having to return it back to the terminal for the next driver after 11-12 hours like a local driver. Your pay structure is different, your runs are longer, your territory is different and the customer base is different.
Not only did you weigh in with no knowledge of the operations in Harrisburg, PA which the OP was considering, but your experience is with a driving job that is altogether different than what the OP was asking about. Somehow you left that little detail out.
My comments were under the pretense of a local intermodal driver with a familiarity of the pay structure, the working conditions and the constraints a local driver faces.
Congrats on your accomplishments as a regional driver, I have no reason to doubt you as your pay is pretty common among regional intermodal drivers at JB Hunt. Unfortunately the details about your experience have little to no relevance and without disclosing the tidbit about being a totally different job is just as deceiving as some of the worst recruiters. -
Going to orientation in Columbus, OH for the Chicago regional intermodal on July 21. Trying to find out what to expect and what is their inverter policy (allowed, size, installation, etc). I appreciate the help.
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You can make 52k your first year in Mechanicville. But I run Canada.
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