J.B. Hunt Reviews

Pros

Great place to work, it's hard and fast paced but it's very satisfying and rewarding. The compensation, bonus, and benefits packages were also good.

Cons

Has to work 6 to 7 deays a week sometomes if we got busy udring peak shipping times and that was unpaid over-time because I was salary.

Advice to Senior Management

Work in over-time pay if working the weekends to make it fair. The compensation was good but didn't make up for the hours of the weekends worked.

Pros

The best reasons to work at this job is that most of the fleet managers are understanding and able to deal with drivers with courtesy and respect. They are very much concerned about safety and on-time delivery and will reward great performance. The have newer model trucks and kept exceptionally clean. Maintenance staff is very helpful and their attitudes towards the drivers has become better. Overall, this is a GREAT place to work as a Local Driver.

Cons

At this particular location, it is difficult to work with 1 or 2 managers, but overall this location is the best place I have worked.

Advice to Senior Management

PLEASE give training on how to deal with internal customers, for the Drivers, Maintenance Workers, and Fleet managers.

Pros

Has good bonus Bonus when earnings are good. Good management in business. Living expenses are less in Arkansas and not much competition.

Cons

It's a job not a career. Don't give any opportunity for any growth. Not good for engineers. Does not have structure for growth.

Advice to Senior Management

Should promote team work. Should give opportunity to grow and empower employee. Need to create. Structure for advancement. Need better work and life balance.

Pros

- Learn a lot regarding management skills and how to deal with different personalities.
- The starting salary is pretty good, possible structure for bonuses differ per account.
- More of a great learning experience.
- JB has different segments within the company: ICS, DCS, Intermodal, Van

Cons

- Very long hours which are not fair across the board. Some people work 7, some 12 a day and we all make the same salary.
- Not many opportunities for advancement unless you want to move out of the Chicago area.
- You plateau fast. 1 promotion within 6-9 months of being there, and then become stagnant.
- Lack of communication of where you stand.

Advice to Senior Management

-Don't be afraid to tell the management team what a great job they're doing. Sometimes people feel like there hard work goes unrecognized.
-Be less secretive regarding promotions / growth. Let it be competitive, let people know what's out there and let them work for it.
-Customize salary in correlation to work ethic / account specific

Pros

Creative culture with a lot of room to move around

Cons

Hard to integrate silos of segments and we may be hanging on to legacy business too long

Advice to Senior Management

Get out of your offices more and let the people see you and know what you are thinking about

Pros

Excellent culture. Executive team has shown that they are willing to push for continued growth. Very diversified business with a great business plan and structure.

Cons

Biggest downside is that its still just a transportation and logistics company. If you expect to climb very high, expect to have some tenure with the company. It helps retain the culture but might steer others away.

Pros

Excellent Opportunity for those that are motivated
Relaxed atmosphere for most departments
Excellent Benefits
Right off the highway, easy to get to

Cons

Long Hours for salaried people
Occassional Overtime occurs for some people
Non competitive rates in the area
Not located in a major city

Advice to Senior Management

I think you are starting to approach the issues to correct them. You give your employees/managers a lot of latitude, however, I think a large portion of the marketing group needs additional training.

Pros

•Nice corporate campus for that area of country. Work-out facilities, cafeteria for breakfast/lunch, etc.
•Although quite cyclical, at times good bonuses for corporate employees (30-40% on a good year).
•Lax policies in some ways such as internet usage, free days off, etc.
•In the field, lots of autonomy and can "be your own boss" largely.
•Overall, stability/job security - while not employee friendly, very successful in trans/innovation.

Cons

Compensation
•Low salaries to begin with – maybe semi-competitive for industry – but in general low.
•Your first salary will be a function of what you always earn – don’t expect much after that.
•Archaic rules stipulate how much of a raise anyone can receive (usually <10%)
oRan like a small company – requires President’s signature for any salary increases over 10%
oEven if you are “promoted”-expect a couple thou $. Doesn’t matter what anyone else makes.
•In reality, there are no pay bands. They claim they have some on the books, but refuse to make them public. HR is nervous to discuss them.Never know what job might be a promotion, lateral, etc
•Employee benefits are the first (rather than last) resort when trying to cut costs.

Career/Personal Development
•Different from most Fortune 600 companies, JBHT does not encourage inter-department mobility.
oIn fact, they not only “don't encourage it”, they outright discourage it. Once there your almost stuck.
oThe exception is field ops w/ DCS – not glamorous but some of the better jobs in company.
•Few skills acquired outside of basic management - making leaving very difficult.
•Lots of nepotism within the ranks.

Advice to Senior Management

* Transparency for the employee
* Respect for the employee
* Overall acting like a Fortune 1000 company rather than a 1982 trucker ran by the Hunts/KT.

Pros

The company is growing, esp. the intermodal division. They don't lay off or have furlough work days. The work environment is causal and relax.

Cons

24/7 hour operations, hard to get promoted unless your willing to move all over the country. During peak season work can be overwhelming at time.

Advice to Senior Management

management does a good job, but like all big companies they can't make everyone happy. Do not set unrealistic goals for bonuses.

Pros

Good opportunities to learn and grow. You get s chance to learn from the bottom up. Promotions aren't based on tenure.

Cons

Some accounts will make you feel as if you are on-call 24/7. The company seems to have the buddy system with all the university of Arkansas guys.