Comtrak VS JB Hunt Intermodal Owner Operator

I'm not sure who told you that you were responsible for repairs on chassis at Comtrak cause that's not true at all. Blowout's no, the lights...Comtrak supplies all drivers & O/O with ample supply of extra lights to keep in your truck. And I've been with them almost a year and haven't been hit by DOT one time. Not to mention you get a nice bonus if you pass DOT roadside inspections. I can't complain at all. Does the work suck at times, sure. The railyards can be a P.I.T.A if ya know what I mean. Not sure how much things would be different in your area compared to here in Pa but I can't imagine all that much.

 

Sounds like recruiter bs to me. Not sure why he would say blowouts were driver's responsibility. I've had at least three, never was my problem. Maybe he just meant it was on us to see they are fixed. Flats on the rail yard we just take straight to the railyard shop and they fix on the spot. On the road we just do a QC #22, tire repair request and someone is usually out there in a very short time to fix it. On the miles, I can't imagine getting that many just running where you are saying. I know here in Pa where I run we certainly don't get that. But I don't know how they pay there in your area either. The pay scale or type of pay may be set up different. I'm not too sure. You need any other info let me know. Thanks

 

hey dgman do you think if a owner operator with a brand new truck like a glider kit can make a good living with comtrak?it will have like a 2100 monthly payment.

 

Guys looking to work for Comtrak... GO ELSEWHERE!!! Honestly speaking in 20yrs of driving Comtrak is the worst company I've every driven for. Higher mgrs. say Atlanta is the most profitable Comtrak/Hub location, yet the average weekly pay for company drivers is less than $800 before taxes. I've had a truck on with JBH intermodal, Decided to try Comtrak as a company driver OMG!!!!!!!! jumped out the frying pan into a #### BONFIRE.

No one should be speaking highly of Comtrak. Dispatchers are very disrespectful towards drivers. Sometimes have to wait hours for rail billing, no drivers restroom, must use a #### nasty port-a-john. Their drivers turn over rate is CRAZY high due to very poor pay.

True you usually don't pay for blowouts if the dispatched repairman don't label it as a run-flat.. If he does it's 300 to 450 per tire. All around truth, both of these companies are not worth putting a truck on with them.

JBH, don't use their fuel because it's all junk fuel, causing injectors to go and many other problems etc... Dealing with these 2 companies has cause me to switch professions.

 

Well, not sure about where you were but in Harrisburg there are no company drivers any more. Everything is O/O. You must have just had bad experiences with people because our Harrisburg dispatchers/planners are nice people and go out of their way to help. And the dispatchers/planners I deal with out of Chicago are also great folks. To say no one should be speaking highly of Comtrak is just a stupid comment. You worked in one location as a company driver. My terminal is all O/O and I guarantee there are alot of folks there that will speak highly of Comtrak, and do. And the fact that some have been there many years speaks volumes. I wonder if your story doesn't have more to it than you are letting on.