calling all drivers that have been screwed by jb hunt

if you lasted 90 days maybe they would be interested in accommodating you.
its kind of lame in the first week to say you gotta pull the plug and go see whats up at the hospital.
since you are unavailable to haul freight the first week things just did not work out for you or jb

 

I had a buddy that worked for JB and there was nothing but bad news that came from them. STAY AWAY

 

Finally, the voice of reason. RESEARCH,RESEARCH, AND RESEARCH. Step back , large companies are complained about every day,every hour,So please tell me why they are still in business. Sometimes I feel drivers EXPECT to start at the top rung of the dispatch ladder, yet forgetting the 350 drivers under them. During the recruting faze, be armed with your expectations, define actually what policy is, and above all, get in writing a statement from the company, your dispatcher or driver manager is certified in "HEARDING CATS''.

 

Mine was too young for the job. He is failing in driver retention and the dcs account is in jeopardy of losing their contract with c and s

 

Let me first say that I feel America has gone soft. Everyone has a bunch of drama in their lives and everyone is connected to Skype and facetime, facebook and texting. Nobody wants to work anymore. Everyone who is an employee thinks he has input on how the company should be run and what they are doing wrong. Most of you softees should NOT be in a truck in the first place. The company is not your personal HR department or guidance counselor. If you cannot stay out for said period then pick a different profession.

To the OP: I am sure if this was a serious issue they would have worked with you on this. If they didn't then you move on.

As for the rest of you, head to California and keep up with the Kardashians...

 

Wow, that sucks. I am sure glad my experience with JB has been largely positive.

On a different note, why is it always the new hires seem to always have all the drama. I'm not talking just about JB either. Read enough threads and you always seem to see "I just got hired on and now I need to get home but can't" and you hardly see any old timers at that same company with the same issues. Maybe these companies should stop hiring new hires.

Oh, by the way, JB pays its company drivers all miles, loaded or empty, with a trailer and without. Well, sorta, I mean if you're driving within the same city limits, then no, but by and large, yeah.

 

Wicked Wizard and Ebola Guy ... you are onto something...

I agree with Wicked Wizard. .. the work ethics of people today is poor... and the work performance is also lacking...

Which is why what Ebola Guy said is spot on... it is the new hires and new drivers who have the drama...

It took me a couple to few years to become a good, safe an efficient driver... to make the decisions that allowed me to run the most miles and get a good paycheck.. which sometimes means driving past the Big Truck stop and get to my shippers or recievers and stay the nignt there... that way I didnt have to start my 14 hour clock until I was loaded or unloaded...

I also had to learn how to deal with things at home from the road... and how to work with the company when something came up and I needed to get home....

Being successful in trucking is more then just driving the truck...

 

Jb are a crap company, i just finished working for them i lasted 7 months, that being said i already knew i was gonna have a rough time there, but to be fair i did get paid for all miles, although JB paid miles are 10-20% shorter than actual miles even when following their directions, the trucks are small, the load planners are useless, specially on weekends, there are lots of short runs, if you dont get a new truck you will most likely have to drive a rental car a long way to recover a truck that has been abandoned and is in really bad shape, the trucks run 62mph and have an annoying collision warning system that applies brakes for you....etc
Like i said i kinda expected it, my fleet manager was the only reason i stayed as long as i did, he has now left. When i quit i gave 2 weeks notice, returned the truck to their yard in Atlanta, cleaned it , handed the keys in and thanked my fleet manager, i now find out they have placed a "abandoned truck on my dac" so there you go.
Nothing unusual really, thats trucking, you gotta do your research, better still try to find another kind of job, good luck. Rich

 

i disagree with you, to get a good work ethic employees need to be compensated fairly, need to be provided with good equipment, and need to be to be given honest upfront information about what is expected from them and the kind of work they will be performing, in most cases drivers are misled by recruiters and people in orientation, the pay is not good enough for the hours we work and the time we spend away from family, i think we should be put on a salary not paid by the mile, for me trucking is a last resort job, however if i lived in a more trucking friendly state where i could get home daily my opinion could change, tough job respect to all.

 

LOL! Be out of business in a few months. Besides, that is all they want - young and dumb. Why do you think they push all this "Driver Ready" physical nonsense and sleep studies? Herding the old hands out is the name of the game.