possibility of going to JB hunt dedicated home daily should i?

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  1. ad356

    ad356 Road Train Member

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    i dont dislike where i work, the people, the equipment, really crocker is a good place....... however the nature of their buisness is very weather dependent. i worked 2 days this last week and 1 day the week before. eventually it will dry up and be gangbusters for a little while, but as of right now still not much. eventually i will work constantly then fall comes and completely out of a job. if we have a rainy summer then its not going to be much good at all. so i have to admit to doing some browsing. i applied for a home daily job with only 3 months experience required. less then 10 minutes later a recruiter calls me, the job is with JB hunt, its a dedicated hauling appliances, its aprox $1,000 per week, it is home daily no OTR. i have to find out when i can schedule an in person interview. my guess would it be hauling appliances out of some DC to home depot, lowes, walmart, who knows? what's the thoughts on JB hunt. its home daily so that fits the bill of what my family life requires. its also off weekends.
     
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  3. slim shady

    slim shady Road Train Member

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    Might be home deliveries
     
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  4. ad356

    ad356 Road Train Member

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    they said dedicated, i dont know if that includes home deliveries?
     
  5. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Caution. They claim to have such an opening at said location ... go through the application process, get through the orientation process, get hired, then guess what? The opening fell through, or was just filled, or perhaps never existed in the first place. Then, there's no telling what fleet you'll be stuck with or for how long.
     
  6. ad356

    ad356 Road Train Member

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    thank you for the warning. moving foward how do i make sure they arent lying to me and trying to deceive me? i told them i am only interested in home everyday type of work and i am uninterested in driving over the road as i already have a local job that just isnt steady enough. i will certianlly take a job with them, year round work as long as i go home when the day is over. also why would it suit their interests to flat out lie anyways, how many people would just quit on the spot if they pulled a stunt like that?
     
  7. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Many years ago I fell for that crap from JBH. Went to orientation in Dallas. On the 3rd day, I talked to the recruiter and he said that the dedicated thing fell through so he'd have to put me otr for a while. I walked out and never looked back.
     
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  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    The classic bait and switch. They got me with this one, only to conveniently offer me OTR afterwards. :rolleyes:

    No thanks.
     
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  9. bigkev1115

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    I know JB Hunt has a home delivery dedicated division called Final Mile Services
     
  10. HotH2o

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    The way you can make sure JB isn't lying to you is to stop talking to them.
     
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  11. ad356

    ad356 Road Train Member

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    that bad? the job is listed on their website, doesnt mean that's legit either does it?
     
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