JBS Carriers Greeley Colorado

And none will care

 

None may care, but if none do care, then that will only go to show others that may be seeking employment to regard this company as one who does not care; therefore bypassing this company as a prospect for their talents.

We shall see who cares and who does not as this is what I have sent them:

To whom it may concern,

I have a couple of concerns I would like to address and a couple of improvements I feel could easily be implemented which would benefit both the drivers as well as J.B.S.

First, my biggest concern is that I believe that there has been fraud committed by an employee of J.B.S. USA to perpetuate his or her career without regard or concern to the morals and principles J.B.S. USA expects from each and every employee; Respect and Honesty.

I believe that whomever submitted for approval, discussed in detail, or any other form of offering an idea to J.B.S. USA, in regards to the new fuel bonus program, did so in a fraudulent way.

I also believe that this individual intentionally misrepresented the ideas which I had laid out in some detail so that they could take credit for an idea which was not their own.

I ask that you take a look at an internet forum thread which is written by and viewed by many members of the J.B.S. USA team, consisting of both drivers as well as office personel.

The post in question, which I believe had direct involvement with these charges can be found on page 275 of the thread entitled "JBS Carriers Greeley Colorado" which can be located by going to www.thetruckersreport.com, clicking on the truckers forum, scrolling down to "Good and Bad trucking companies", then clicking on "Discuss your favorite trucking company here".

I post under the name "SRVMCMXC" and you're welcome to view this post in its entirety as the part in question is located 3/4 of the way down my rather long posting.

I lay out what I feel could be a concept for a fuel bonus which would benefit both the driver as well as the company. What specifically caught my attention when I received the qual-comm message was that there is NO TRUCKING COMPANY which offers a 5 tier earning incentive. This was an idea I had conjured up and posted here.

I feel that whomever entertained this notion, and authorized the new fuel bonus program, should know where and from whom it originated as well as know that whomever presented it to them was stealing an idea from another J.B.S. employee and passing it off as their own.

This should be disturbing to you as well as others as this employee has been found, in my eyes, to be dishonest and to have shown complete disrespect to all involved.

I implore you to follow up with this and investigate my accusations so the truth may be told and the appropriate parties involved, dealt with appropriately.

I have posted many things which could be beneficial to the success of J.B.S. Carriers becoming an "ELITE" trucking company, but first J.B.S. USA must purge itself of all those whom bring nothing to the table.

My second concern has to do with miles. I am very capable of running many more miles then are given to me and am wondering if there is a lack of freight, an over-abundance of trucks, or a lack of properly planning the drivers and loads so that they are most productive.

I have offered my assistance and expertise on these matters to my superiors but my offers seem to have fallen on deaf ears.

I would like to now turn my thoughts from concerns to a suggestion, it has to do with J.B.S. Carriers passenger policy.

Currently the policy states ONLY your spouse, or the provisions for children and the rules set forth for them. My suggestion is this:

Today many of the drivers you employ are not married but are in committed relationships and would desperately like for their partner to be able to ride along. I am very aware of the liabilities J.B.S. faces on any given day but I have an easy solution to this problem.

If J.B.S. Carriers would consider extending their rider program to simply encompass anyone over the age of 18; and you put in place a waiver of liability form which would need to be signed and dated by the passenger; and you limited the driver from changing the name on that form to one individual per 30 days, you could eliminate the insurance liabilities, the concerns about not having everyone and anyone in your equipment, and you may also find a more productive, happier driver who may decide to stay out longer or to take those runs which otherwise may be missed due to the scheduling of hometime.

That was simply another thought I had for making J.B.S. Carriers an "elite" carrier.

Sincerely and with the utmost Respect,

Michael A. Yeager
Truck 13581 (Mid-West Regional Division)

 

A very simple post....JBS Carriers is far far from ever becoming a "ELITE FLEET"

Way to many issues at jbs to overcome...im my opinion JBS is quicky turning into a JB Hunt, Swift, or whom evers name you would like to insert.

they are slowly pushing out the experienced driver to get in the newbies...as they will work for less and they dont know any difference, and newbies just tend to do there job and not ever complain, unlike the experienced counterparts....

One way to become a "elite fleet is to have your driver turnover rate at a very low rate, not the current turnover rate.. there ought to be a waiting list just to get a position...but instead they will always have a open position to be had due to driver turnover...

So with that being said JBS Carriers will never ever become a "Elite Fleet"

 

SRVMCMXC I give you credit where credit is do but I feel your letter will fall on deaf ears also. But I do wish you luck on trying to get something out of it. But if they can get ideas and make it there own they will. Don't think they care who they step on. Tankerman1974 I total agree with you also. A good company needs good experience. Not going to get that with the route they are going.

 

"Fuel Bonus" to save J.B.S. USA inc millions of dollars annually.

50% idle .005 cpm bonus
25% idle .01 cpm bonus
10% idle .015 cpm bonus
05% idle .02 cpm bonus
01% idle .04 cpm bonus

This would be quarterly and would save the company millions a year while rewarding drivers and giving them incentives which can be obtained.

To reach 50% you need do nothing really but shut your truck off while you fuel and some times you are not in it. This would be obtainable by EVERY driver who has even the slightest vested interest with J.B.S. USA inc.

To reach 25% you need to do a little more. You need to shut your truck off almost every time you are not in it and some times while you sleep in good weather. This too is VERY obtainable and would save the company a lot of money in fuel costs. Would also see who is serious about making a difference in this company.

10% is also obtainable. It would require a "TRUE" want for this bonus. You would have to be diligent but would not have to suffer through extreme heat or cold.

05% is also obtainable but would not only require a "TRUE" want but you would have to constantly be maintaining a "NON IDLE POLICY". You may have to suffer through some extreme hot and cold.

01% ..... If you don't think this is obtainable, I will challenge you. You can obtain this one as well but you are going to prove to the company that you are in it with them through both good and bad and you are an employee who will do almost anything for them. To obtain this you will most definitely freeze in the winter and come almost to heat stroke in the summer. It too is a choice and if you want to obtain this your reward would be great.

Even with the highly obtainable 50% idle bonus, the company as a whole would save millions each and every year on its bottom line. Sure if you look at it as most do as more money going to the driver, then yes you would renounce this idea and that would be the end. However, if you see what its purpose is and how it would benefit both the driver and the company, you will see that it is a major beneficial player to any company who wants to become an "ELITE" CARRIER....

I will leave you for now, but I implore you to contact me and set up a meeting so I can address many other factors that would create an "elite" environment for both J.B.S. USA inc as well as its backbone (the true professional drivers)....[/QUOTE]

JBS Fuel Bonus is based on MPG. Your's was based on Idle percentage even giving people who had 50 % idle time a bonus. I don't see how you can think they stole your idea. When most fuel bonus programs are based on MPG. IMHO

 

When you do own your own company, can I come to work for you after Doc?

 

[/QUOTE]JBS Fuel Bonus is based on MPG. Your's was based on Idle percentage even giving people who had 50 % idle time a bonus. I don't see how you can think they stole your idea. When most fuel bonus programs are based on MPG. IMHO[/QUOTE]

Please do not take this personal but I have to ask.

Are you really that naive?

At best you may find a company that offers a 2 to 3 tier incentive package. As far as one being MPG and the other being based on percentage of idle time, how do you think you increase your MPG, by reducing your idle percentage.

If you read the letter I sent to corporate you would see that I concur with you that things were changed but the idea remains the same and did not come from whomever implied such.

The idea is that one, you offer a fuel bonus, 2nd you offer one that appears attractive and has multiple tiers so that you entice every driver to comply by making it completely obtainable by all drivers which would reduce fuel consumption fleet wide by millions of dollars a year.

You can then take into account that the person who came up with the idea and the one who tweaked it are two different people based on intellect as the plan which was implemented gives NO obtainable incentive worth the time and discomfort it would take to obtain it.

MPG can increase with decreasing idle time but MPG are affected by too many variables like weight of load, contours of roads driven, traffic, as well as other factors. Basing a fuel incentive off of MPG and not percentage of idle leads to bonuses being unobtainable and therefore dismissed by most drivers. You then are right back where you started with drivers idling their trucks with no regard to company profits.

If the person didn't steal the idea and instead discussed it with me, they would have been told this and would have looked much more intelligent to their superiors then they actually are.

I know there are different degrees of intellect but please try every day to raise your own as knowledge is power and intelligence is the key to success.

 

Tankerman1974,

I haven't commented on your personal situation because its personal but I would like to offer my apologies on behalf of an unfair system.

The way they go about obtaining BMI is completely baseless in nature and is completely misleading. A body builder who is in excellent physical condition would fail this type of test simply because their neck size could potentially place them above the neck to weight ratios.

The only true BMI testing would be to place each and every person you plan to test in a salted water pool to obtain buoyancy results then compare those with a height/weight chart to determine correct and accurate results which could then throw up red flags which could then lead to more testing.

I feel that sleep apnea could become a serious issue in this industry as it could lead to catastrophic results out on the road but to label everyone who fails the neck to weight test as someone who is a danger and has sleep apnea is simply unfair to everyone.

I wish you the best of luck with all you decide to do.

 

Thanks man, i know this is a unfair result...i agree with what you said...i have looked into this..someone with a neck size smaller then 17' and a bmi of 35 or less can have sleep apnea bad...but because they fall under the guidelines its ok for that driver... but yet it has a proven that a guy with a 17" neck or a higher then 35 bmi could not have sleep apnea...the oh som wonderful doctors can come up with a set of standards on this B/S Test...So with that as far as im concerned fmcsa, and jbs says its all in the eyes of safety.This supposed sleep disorder affect skinny people as well as overweight. Then i ask this question, why isnt EVERYONE with a cdl being tested?

 

Remember that paer yousigned in orientation that said any ideas you have and present to the company becomes the proety of JBSSA and all subsidiaries?