J.B. Hunt Reviews

I worked at J.B. Hunt full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Lots of work
at Least its a job

Cons – Where do I start? Work and Life balance is terrible. They avoid paying for things like breakdowns. Often miss (avoid?) paying for extras like drop and hooks, unloading times. Too much power given to store associates in paperwork that effects pay. Pay is wrong all the time, yet that problem is never fixed, it just keeps happenning. Avoidance is the standard way to take on problems. If you are a problem child, or they even think you are, you are terminated. They have a really poor culture that just keeps on getting passed through as people play the game and move up by being quiet, Health and safety concerns at this location. No sick days, threaten you with firing. Bad insurance program.
They are terrified of unionization.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop plugging in newbies in both management and driving force. The avoidance factor is unreal there. Fix problems, but more importantly start listening to your employees, otherwise you'll stay a last resort. You should really think about fixing these issues, because the driving universe has the goods on you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at J.B. Hunt full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Great experience working with a vast array of different industries, good health insurance and benefits. Overall good training models, military friendly.

Cons – Corp management is out of touch with region employees, great managers quit or are fired. Region OM's are less experienced than the people they manage. Good ol boy system is fully in place. Ideas are not welcomed, micro manage is the standard. Account managers are told to manage reports not their business. Not enough compensation for the hours of work you put in. Loves to hire military, however the leadership brought to the table by veterans is fostered.

Advice to Senior Management – Promote based on experience, not whom you like better. Gain control of region VP's, and ensure they are leading by example. Don't be afraid to get rid of bad employees so that you retain the good ones.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at J.B. Hunt full-time

Pros – Friendly environment, salary is competitive, access to industry leading tools.

Cons – Employee manager lacks ability to be a leader, allows other junior employees to control and manipulate company rules and policy's. Good ole' boy network is obvious to the point that senior managers have given up. Moral is very low among managers.

Advice to Senior Management – Stand up and take charge. The same mistakes are repeated day after day. The same employee's continue with same daily company violations. You have the policies in place to change these things, time to take charge and do your job as SR Manager. Manage your fleet managers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at J.B. Hunt full-time for more than a year

Pros – It's a job for sure, but maybe not a career. High driver turn over and bad equipment

Cons – Long Hours, under-paid per industry average, high priced benefits package.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at J.B. Hunt full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Flexibility with scheduling ans time offs

Cons – Pay culs be a bit better.

Advice to Senior Management – To ensure Fairness

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at J.B. Hunt full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Good Bonus Incentives
-Progression in Account Manager positions is easily attainable with hard work and if you can move every year to a different state, account, etc...
-Very solid company with great management,

Cons – -Work Life balance was horrendous, at most positions your on call 24 hours a day
-Stress is extremely high, benefits aren't really that good.
-You have to graduate from University of Arkansas to move into any director position.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at J.B. Hunt full-time for less than a year

Pros – culture, team, and nothing else.

Cons – inadequate compensation for the type of job.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at J.B. Hunt full-time for more than a year

Pros – great company, good pay rate, friendly staff who is very helpful for drivers

Cons – some drivers seem to get more miles and the owner/operators get preference over company drivers from what I saw. Company drivers do a lot of sitting and waiting for loads. Load miles too short, Not many loads over 250 miles. That is J B Hunt way of doing business. They take the short loads no other company wants and they are making money. It is just not great for a driver! Mostdrivers like

Advice to Senior Management – Maybe they can look at getting more long mile loads. Things may have changed since I was there.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at J.B. Hunt full-time for more than a year

Pros – Catered lunches at $5.00. Exercise equipment, locker rooms. Nice walking/running track and healthy living programs coordinated by HR.

Cons – Extremely stressful. Mediocre pay for the work done. Very small raises. Bonuses always seem to end up being lower than projected due to something lowering our EPS (like payouts to retirees).

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at J.B. Hunt full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great Management Experience, Pay is Decent, Good Benefits

Cons – Long Hours, Poor Communication Between Account Management and Supervisors working in the office. No work/life balance.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the frontline employees more, and not worry so much about the bottom line when there are unhappy employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend