Complaint Review: JB Hunt St Louis Mo - St Louis Missouri

i worked for j.b. for 2 whole months. not much work, even less pay. 60 day probation. my dispatcher gerald said he had lots of work but could not give it to me. the work was for the dedicated drivers making 30 c.p.m.. gerald told me i was in his top ten of his drivers, and after three weeks of employment things really changed. gerald started to complain about my idol time, threating to charge me for the fuel. during the months of feb. and march, 2008 the weather was making drastic changes hot to cold. i was told if the truck was not moving, the engine better be off. if it was cold wear extra clothing, if it was hot, sleep in the nude! how sweet of him ! of course gerald would only dispatch me 400 miles a trip, and leave me sit in the truck 3 to 4 days waiting for the next load. i felt lucky if got 1000 miles a week. to solve the problem of over idol i suggested an apu, motel room at j.b.'s expense. make sure i was home every night, or gerald could take me home with him. gerald also complained about the difference between the actual driving miles and rand driving miles, told me i had to get the actual miles down to meet the rand miles. i decided i had a bad dispatcher and tried to transfer, but was told no. ask to speak to a supervisor and was told they did not have one in arkansas. i continued to ask for more work but chad dewey { supervisor} told me i did not have aright to complain about not having enough work. gerald was always very good about not accepting my calls or answering my messages. i would have to call the auto dispatch for 2 to 3 days before getting a dispatch. i was calling for work and gerald would not take my calls, i spoke with justin twice and adam once, still got no work. on april,4th 2008 at 6.00 a.m gerald got my husband and i out of bed, told me i was no longer responsible for him and that he had a tow truck on its way to my house to secure his truck !!!!!!! after trash talking me and another 3 phone calls it was agreed i would clean out my truck and return it to the san bern. yard. i signed up for unemployment and now they are fighting me on this. i will be at the appeals board on july 9, 2008. p.s. the last three trip i ran for j.b. i was not paid for them. they did however deduct $366.00 out of my check for out of route miles.there is a lot more to this story, but i am sure you get the picture.

Michael, The "DAC" report is governed identical to a credit report under the FCRA. DAC/USIS is very difficult to deal with, as they are in bed with the companies. This is because they are paid by the companies. Under the LAW, the "burden of proof" is on THEM, being the company. There is no such thing as your word against theirs. You don't have to prove anything, they do. STAY OFF THE PHONE!! Do everything in writing!! You also have the right to add a 100 word statement to your DAC/USIS report. Do this right away. Then do a WRITTEN demand for removal of erroneous information to DAC/USIS. Send the same letter to JB HUNT. Send these letters by certified mail, return reciept requested. Be sure to put the certified# on the letter itself, and keep a copy for your records. This procedure is very important. Give them 30 days from the date they recieved it to fix/remove the negative entry. If they fail to do so, immediately file a lawsuit against them. This is the only thing these thugs understand. DAC/USIS sucks! However, I have beaten them twice!

IM NOT KIDDING ,ALOT OF THIER ALLIANCE DRIVERS DO DRUGS.I KNOW I REPORTED ONE .THEY SHUT HIM DOWN FOR TWO DAYS .THIS WAS TO GIVE HIM CHANCE TO CLEAN UP.

J.B. Hunt, Inc. is widely known for playing games with driver's lives. They are among the worst trucking companies out here for purposely misrepresenting the truth about their jobs, the compensation, and practically all other aspects of surrounding what they offer to drivers. They are remorseless in their attempts to fill empty trucks. The company is not worth a crap to work for...period. That being said, you've got a big problem. In spite of the fact that you quit just before being asked to report for a test, which cannot be documented in any way, you had to report for the test. Hindsight will always be 20/20, but reporting for that test could have saved you a heap of aggravation, and the uphill battle you have in front of you at the moment. They knew that too. Knowing that company like I do, I can easily imagine that they set you up for what you are now suffering. A no-show for any demand to report for a drug test is as good as failing one for using drugs. You are virtually unemployable in the trucking industry at the moment, and this is a sad thing to find out the hard way, all because you did not comply with a request to appear for a test at the moment you were quitting. I wish there was something better to offer to you, but there isn't. When you quit a job, and especially when you quit a job with a company like J.B. Hunt, you have to document your termination with either signed statements by company officials that you have terminated on good terms, or get witnesses to attest to that fact if the company refused to sign you off. It's the only way to protect you from what happened. Never quit a job by simply turning in the truck, the keys, and your fuel card and walking out. It leaves the door wide open for abuse of your permanent record, and J.B Hunt is one of many that will use tactics like this, in retaliation for your failure to appreciate their fine, low paying jobs, that will bankrupt you if you stay there another minute. When you quit a job, you inform the company either in writing via certified mail, or over the company supplied electronic communication device if the truck is so equipped, giving a notice of your intention to terminate along with the date of that intention. Logs of those electronic transmissions can be subpoenaed, and they are kept on file by the suppliers of such equipment for a minimum of six months, and up to two years by some. Always comply with all requests up to the point where you are directed to take the truck for turning it in, EVEN IF the company doesn't get you to a place of termination on or by that date. Don't quit under dispatch, unless directed to do so by your driver manager. Make sure that you have documentation that you were directed to terminate a load that you haven't delivered to it's final destination. You are at their mercy, up to the point that you are released from duty on that final day. Prior to your termination, have prepared statements drawn up to outline the fact that you are terminating, and that you are desiring to terminate amicably. Below are the steps you should take to protect your record. * Buy a disposable camera if you don't have any other means to take photos, and document the condition of the truck you were driving. Leave it clean, even if you were not assigned it in a clean condition. Document the inside of the truck as well as the outside of the truck. Get a signature on your statement(s) that the truck is being returned to the company in good condition, normal wear and tear excepted. * Turn in all requested paperwork to them that is applicable up to the point you park the truck for that final time. This includes all logs and other paperwork that are required to be paid for your trips. Have someone sign off that you have turned all in that is required. * If you did quit while under a load, and you were directed to drop that load somewhere, get a signed statement to that fact by your dispatcher or the driver who took it from you, if at all possible. If electronic communications are available, make sure that you are sent that instruction over it, and take a picture of the screen. * Turn in all company supplies issued to you, especially if you signed for them when you were hired. Get signatures for everything you turn back in to the company. Documentation is the only protection you have to defend your permanent record for the seven years after you leave a company, which can at any time decide to enter negative information during those seven years. Get inventive. If you have any reason to feel that you do not trust them, then document everything that could come up at some point, so that you can effectively and immediately trounce it. If for any reason you have reason to feel that there will be any misrepresentation to your record regarding any of the above and the company refuses to sign your statements, call the non-emergency line of the local police agency that serves the area you are in, and request an officer's assistance. When he arrives, explain that you desire to document the conditions under which you are terminating and that the company refuses to sign your prepared statements of documentation. Doing this usually brings forth a little more cooperation by the worst of companies. And lastly, under no circumstances, NEVER refuse to appear for a drug or alcohol test, even if you are so teed off that you can't see straight and are quitting your job. You have no choice but to comply, or the result can be what you are suffering today - a trashed record. Now, some advice to attempt to clear your name - Call an Attorney immediately, and one that has some experience in employment law. Even better, find one that is familiar with trucking regulations. You really don't have a choice. You're on the hook for a violation of the rules regarding drug and alcohol testing. You're options will be limited, and it will take months to begin to start to clear this up. I wish I could say that the law is on your side in this matter, but it's not. An Attorney though, may be able to persuade them to consider removing the entry due to the fact that you were terminating at the time you were asked. I wouldn't hold my breath though. You will most likely have to go through a process to document the fact that you do not use drugs, involving repeated visits to a Substance Abuse Professional, who will document the fact that you are clean, and may in fact offer that he/she feels you were never a drug user. When you complete this process, keep all documentation surrounding the process for at least ten years. Look...there are companies out here that are just better to avoid altogether because they play games with the lives of people just trying to make a living, and J.B. Hunt is among the worst of the worst of such companies They care nothing at all as a company, about ruining someone's life in the manner you have experienced. I might add that it is entirely possible that you were flagged for a random test before you went into the office to quit. If so, the timing may have been coincidental, and they had no choice but to demand you to appear for it. Regardless, the fact is they have chosen to use it against you and have entered a serious negative on your permanent record. I wish you the best of luck, and I will pray that you find a way to clear your good name. And if anyone has a fleeting thought of going to work for J.B. Hunt, Inc., you really need to reconsider, because that company is a bad place to land...period. Don't take my word for a thing. Google 'em. Read other comments left on this site as well. The list of complaints by former drivers is ten miles long. The chief complaints involve ruthless misrepresentation by recruiters, consistently low pay, consistently low miles, and gross mistreatment by office staff. It's easy to overlook a few bad comments. It's harder to overlook a thousand or more. Whatever you do, don't expect any truth from a soul that recruits for that company. I personally investigated them two years ago, and found their recruiters to be among the most shameless liars on earth, and they are paid to do it too.