Hello From JB Hunt

Come on. Are you for real? Or are you just fooling around here?

This truck had a hole in the cab floor? That's a stretch.

If it was indeed that bad, I'd have definitely made sure I had a carbon monoxide detector on board, as the exhaust system and engine tuning were probably lacking, too.

But that's a mighty big "IF".

 

I highly doubt a Hole in the Floor.


Also, I don't think the Teamsters are gonna save too much for too much longer. Unions have been thrown before. All you have to do is look at how Consolidated Freightways has done.

 

It's true. Unions can be gutted if the powers want that. Luckily, doing that would create a dangerous voting block, so the unions are allowed to continue. I say take advantage of that fact and join 'em. Become a squeaky wheel, as the powers have no choice but to allow it. This is one reason there is so much negative propaganda spread about the unions. Most of those who enjoy the benefits, both politically and economically, would see fewer benefits if massive numbers of new members suddenly came on board. It's a paradox, really. Unions both WANT you and DON'T want you at the same time.

A union's advantages come from the fact that most people are not in that union. If everyone were in a union, there would be no advantages in being a member of a union. It's like a subsidy. A subsidy benefits those who receive it only because most don't get it. If everyone did, no one would benefit, as inflation would take care of any advantages one would gain from receiving a subsidy. If I'm an Alaskan and I enjoy that 1200+ dollar oil subsidy Alaskans get each year, I'll feel resentment if someone from the lower-48 shows up in my hometown Beverly-Hillbillies style. It means more people sharing the same pie, and my share will become smaller. However, if my fellow Alaskans bind together in a union, we may be able to stop Mr. Klampett at the border.

So...as long as unions maintain a sort of 'balance', they'll always be around. Massive numbers either joining or being kicked out won't be allowed. Sudden change on that scale upsets the apple cart, and, again, that won't be allowed.

I'd join a union today, and if I found the door barricaded in order to keep me out and deny me a share of the pie, I'd kick that door in. I'd be getting a piece of that action, whether I was welcome or not. I'd do it even if I were assigned undesirable tasks my first year in an attempt to weed me out.

 

Agreed. To tell you the truth, in hindsight, I'd have ditched J.B. Hunt and gone for the offer to drive a train for Union Pacific. They actually called me 2 weeks after Hunt hired me, wanted me to take a reading test (What does EMERGENCY BRAKE mean?)

Yep. But i'm still young enough I can pull a boneheaded move and still come out on top.

 

I assume you're not being funny. You REALLY got a job offer from a railroad?
Jump on that for sure. The railroads are coming back, and you'll be riding that wave. Sure beats a trucking job or or any job directly involving the trucking industry. Think 'dinosaur' when someone says anything about the trucking industry, especially OTR.

I toast you, Dude. Good job.

 

JB WANTS O/O AND DRIVERS
BUT THERE JUST LIKE ALL THE REST
WANT TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE AND GIVE YOU CRAP AND WORRY ABOUT FREIGHT
SOME DAY THE TRUCKING WORLD WILL GET TOGETHER AND TREAT A DRIVER THE WAY THEY WANT AND NEED AND THEN THEY WILL MOVE FRIGHT BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL WANT TO WORK FOR THEM
BUT FIRST WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE TRUCKING BUSINESS TO HIT ROCK BOTTOM
OH WAIT MAY BE WE HAVE THATS WHY PEOPLE COME HERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT COMPANY'S BEFORE YOU GET STUCK WORKING FOR THEM
WOW MAYBE THEY SHOULD ASK WHAT WE WANT AND THEN THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO INSTEAD OF LYING TO DRIVERS WHAT A CONCEPT

 

I alm got stuck in the same boat. Thank God I fell into hauling US Mail. The hours suck, but the money is great!

 

Yep. Reading Test in KC MO for Union Pacific Railroad, October 30th.

I guaran-####-tee you that i won't be in Lowell on October 30th

 

Hello fellow truckers. I just wanted 2 once again put in my 2 cents worth. When the JB Hunt recruiter started this thread he said that JB Hunt are looking at "outside" of company recruiters.Bad news sports fans !!! unfortunely he is correct. Alot of these big companies r turning to outside sources for recruiting. I know because I had 2 outside company recruiters contact me 1.was driver's choice who was trying to recruit me with Swift, the other 1 was from staffmart USA and tryed 2 get me 2 go with Swift or CRST. Well like I told the 1st guy I wanted no part of Swift because I know how they treat their drivers and the 2nd recruiter I basically told her the same thing.She then goes on 2 mention CRST.The problem I had with CRST is that they only wanted 2 hire teams.I also told recruiter 2 that I did not want 2 run team I wanted 2 run solo. Well that was it 4 me. But like I said both recruiters were NOT recruiters 4 these companies.I don't know somethin fishey going on

 

These companies are smart actually. An "inside" recruiter's goal is to convince as many drivers as he can to go to his company's orientation. This is incompatible with the company's goals, really. Companies want stability and low turnover, something a recruiter loathes.

So the companies farm out their recruitment. It's cheaper to do it this way, as lots of fringes don't have to be paid to 'contracted' recruiters, such as bonuses. Insider-recruiters have become too expensive, so companies are going cheaper. It's more efficient to farm out recruitment anyway, as a contractor may recruit for several companies, plus one driver who doesn't fit one outfit or isn't qualified to work for it may be a perfect fit at another company the recruiter deals with.

Insider-recruiters are also expensive in that they send everybody and everybody's uncle to orientations regardless if those drivers are really qualified. It's in their interest to do so. This costs their respective companies big money, so it makes sense companies want to eliminate in-house recruiters.

When you hear of a recruiter brag on about how much he makes, know that his standard of living is provided by his company in the form of a salary and bonuses. Companies are starting to shy away from this approach now. Yes, the gravy-train is ending for recruiters it looks like. It's 'bout #### time, too.