J.B. Hunt Transport Horrible Company..from a wife point of view, Internet

    Jim

   You are right about the ecomony.   Freight is down 27% at this time. And becomming less.

 But the Lady is 100% correct about J.B. Hunt and the way they treat thier Drivers.  Hunt drivers are forced into Leasing..      Been  there, Done that,  I am an ex-Hunt driver.   I call J.B. Hunt   " The Rolling Homeless Shelter "   You will always have a Roof over your head and a small amount of Money to eat......  Somewhere U.S.A.  You will NOT support your Family or Pay you Bills.

JB like ALL other companies are in a freight crunch.  It isn't like it used to be so changes need to be made.  You can also FORGET the CB rumors, driver talk and all the other BS you hear from people who haven't a clue about how business works.

There are companies which have laid off large percentages of their driving force.  Others have terminated holiday pay and in some cases, even vacations.  Times ARE NOT GOOD FOR TRUCKING...even for JB. 

Some companies have lost major accounts and their associated "dedicated" lanes.  The so-called "crappy loads" you referenced may be becaue that's all there is with that customer.  If that customer is loosing business, then there will be less to ship.

Simply jumping from company to company doesn't resolve the problem.  The freight crunch is ACROSS THE BOARD. 

When freight becomes slim, companies need to make adjustments with the driving force.  Sometimes it means eliminating dedicated lanes, moving drivers from regional to OTR and sometimes it means LAYING OFF drivers.  Understand this,JB or any other company DOES NOT MAKE MONEY unless the trucks move.  The company wants every driver to have a load every day they are employed.