Jb hunt vs the new Watkins Shepard

Schneider is running never ending adds for Watkins German Shepard drivers. My hypothesis is this is because the old WS drivers are leaving en masse, or Schneider thinks they are going to.

I think JBH was the best I was ever treated as far as mega carriers goes.

When I sold my truck to take care of my dad, JBH called me with a local gig, but dad needed 24/7 care so I had to decline. That was in early March. There has not been one opening for an intermodal or local driver with them in my area since. And even nationwide I'd put the number at about a dozen in that time frame.

I'm driving local for Schneider right now. Their QC system is the worst you will ever experience. I would never in a million years consider doing OTR with them.
The local I do isn't bad, just doesn't pay a whole lot. JBH local & intermodal is significantly more.

I always thought JBH had hands down the best terminals as well. They have 2 or 3 guys check your trailer thoroughly when you go through one. They don't have near the trailer problems most big carriers do, cause the drivers are held accountable, at least that's how it was when I was there. The terminals are clean, showers are clean, free laundry, and they have cars you can take for an hour or two into town to get stuff done, no charge.

Multiple times I rolled right into a full bar-b-q at the terminals given by the company.

If I ever went company OTR again, that is who I would go with.

 

JB won't hire you green, you have to have some experience. I think the minimum is 3 months.
@Chinatown is the job guru for new drivers.

 

JBH sure has improved from what they used to be like. Seems like a good outfit now. Remember when JBH, Swift, Schneider all drove the same spec'd equipment and between the 3 of them always had a huge traffic jam all over the USA @55 mph.

 

I ran what they called the Southwest 6. West coast regional. Think I topped at 62 or 64. But 75% of the time I was in California and Oregon so it didn't really matter.