Two companies that I’d stay away from....

I would steer clear of Johnson Feed Inc out of South Dakota... before I explain why I did work there twice and I enjoyed the miles since they were consistent. What I did not enjoy was being secretly recorded 24/7 while in bunk, with gf, you name it. They have their mechanics install extras listening devices through the entire truck on top of the entire safety and dispatchers having a code to login to your drive cam at anytime and “live” watch you. This isn’t an assumption this is confirmed and also the exact reason I quit. Well besides the fact that they have low pay.

I would also stay away from Meiborg Brothers out of Rockford, Illinois. They don’t have good miles, will play the phone game when you’re trying to get answers about your money, time off, etc. They’re not the worst company, but I would only recommend them if you’re new to trucking otherwise they’re not even worth a phone call. Their lies start once you speak to recruiter and they’ll never stop after that. Just my honest experience.

 

I’ve tried and to be completely honest the lawyer said it’s hard to sue them since it’s their equipment although they know that’s illegal. I wouldn’t lie and JFI knows they listen to any and every driver for what reasons I have no idea. Ask Charlie in safety lol he’s a pos as well of the rest of them.

 

Meiborg said I could do lease purchase upon start date. Got there for orientation then was told 3 months waiting period. Get assigned a truck then was told 6 months waiting period lol. Okay that wasn’t a big deal as I wasn’t in a rush to give them $1200 a week for payments etc. They lied about having good miles, never got over 1700 miles, they lie about their guaranteed minimum pay of $1,000. The son who took over erased this because everyone in the fleet would always end up getting it unless your his favorite. They also forget to tell you they’ll take $300 out of your paycheck if you fail an inspection or get any type of ticket. Happened to several drivers I ran into not to me personally. I had more forced 34 hour resets here than anywhere and they always sent me 3 hours home empty which equals free miles no pay.

 

I can prove it. How do you explain Experian real time notifications of jfi running your credit report 15 seconds after they hear you telling another driver you’re trying to finance a semi truck lol this happened once they watched me again on their lovely drive cameras that are “only triggered on certain events” you can believe it or not but I bet you won’t go work for them will you? Or maybe you will idc I’m just letting anyone know how sneaky they are and their pay sucks.

 

Heres another confirmation of them illegally using their drive cameras. Matt said hey let’s do a driver review since your here... sit down next to his computer and he clicked my truck number.... he forgot he had the audio rolling also and what do you know I hear ever word I was singing in the truck and why did he hurry up and press pause then say “you’re good, we don’t need a review” wtf I made that up also right.

 

Take it or leave it it’s the truth. I felt stupid about bragging about them for the entire time I worked there then to find out they were doing that... talk about feeing betrayed and stupid all at once lol. Troy, the lying recruiter had the nerve to kindly offer me another driving position months after I quit... well until I informed him I knew what they were doing lol. Maybe they’ll be honest if you call and ask them if they have listening devices in their trucks. Call and ask.