John Christner Trucking

JCT is family, the good kind of family. I started driving here in July 2021 and have absolutely no plans of going anywhere. I have never been treated so well. I feel appreciated and valued as a driver and as a person. I don't go by my birth name, and they put it in the system to call me by my preferred name. In my experience, they are LGBTQIA+ friendly for sure. I ended up getting sick and admitted to the hospital while I was at home once. They were super understanding and patient throughout everything. Danielle in compliance and I kept in touch and she made sure I knew there was no rush to me coming back and that I could take as much time as I needed to get better. I always have plenty of miles. I am truly appreciative of the way this company runs.

This is the one company that doesn't feel like the rest. Most companies will say that you are like family when you are there but truly you are just a number on the truck. This company really is a family and very transparent. Great pay and haven't had any payroll issues in the 3 years I've been here. Great miles. Great equipment. Very good shop and quick to get in. They let you run your business how you want as well. Nice lanes to accommodate most and they get us home when we want and need it. Also, YES YOU CAN PAY OFF YOUR TRUCK HERE!!!! My husband and I have $25k left on our 2020 KW and once we are done it is only $1 for your last payment. No big balloon payment at the end to prevent you from owning it.

Surely this company can hire recruiters that put some amount of effort into finding drivers. Found an ad that said hiring in all 48 states, then got on the phone with a rude lady saying she has no clue why I applied since they don’t hire in my area (they do for local positions). I suggest this company find better recruiters who have customer service experience and who can post a correct job ad. Ridiculous that you can’t get a few paragraphs accurate.

STAY AWAY! DON’t WORK HERE IF YOU WANT TO EAT AND PAY YOUR BILLS! My husband started work here in March and had maybe 2 good checks. That meaning a little over a $1,000 in a week. We have struggled to pay our rent, bills & health insurance. This company is nothing but lies! My husband grossed $2,500 last week and only made $350 of that in a check. This week was supposed to be his last check and they aren’t paying him anything. My husband worked a full week for free and had to deal with their faulty trailer that kept messing up. He had to wait around 3 times in one week for it to be fixed and he was supposed to get break down pay. That was never given to him and the pay to drive the tractor back to them as promised was never paid. My husband also got another driver hired here who is seeing the same issues now.

This company does not care about you as a person. It's not alot of people there of color. I was in orientation and on the last day they decided to send me home based off a lie from another company. The lady Tiffany who's over orientation looks for any reason to diss miss u. Recruiter told me I was good to work here but she doesn't like people of color. Stay away from this company they will lie to get u in the building but send u home after a wasted week

JCT is family, the good kind of family. I started driving here in July 2021 and have absolutely no plans of going anywhere. I have never been treated so well. I feel appreciated and valued as a driver and as a person. I don't go by my birth name, and they put it in the system to call me by my preferred name. In my experience, they are LGBTQIA+ friendly for sure. I ended up getting sick and admitted to the hospital while I was at home once. They were super understanding and patient throughout everything. Danielle in compliance and I kept in touch and she made sure I knew there was no rush to me coming back and that I could take as much time as I needed to get better. I always have plenty of miles. I am truly appreciative of the way this company runs.

Jct is one of the few true great companies left. I was with them in the early 2000’s and I stayed a couple years. I had to leave due to mother in law’s battle with cancer she lost. They treated me so much respect. I didn’t come back because I went and bought a truck out right. Fast forward to 2020 and I lost my business due to trade war and truck major breakdown. I’m back now in 2022 and the same office staff is here and they have not changed. They have so much respect for drivers. I see the negative reviews, all I can say is that it is hard to adjust from a company driver mindset to a business owner mind set. It’s a huge difference and that difference will sink a owner. You can do very well with JCT. You just need to change your mindset. I repeat, you will set the course to do good or fail by your own merit. The LP program is good.

Everyone is so friendly! Quite a refreshing change from my previous employer, who will remain nameless. They are very laid back and everyone at the office has an open door policy. I'm hopeful that I will be with JCT for quite some time. If you're looking for a career with a carrier that actually treats you like an adult and cares about you, this is the place!

Nice lanes and plenty of loads. Home time when needed or wanted. Great incentives and perks with cpm. Safety bonuses every 30,000 miles. We just need better planning when it comes to booking loads

From orientation until I left I enjoyed the company and especially the environment. It felt like family and they cared, this is what I thought was fake, but it wasn't. Even my exit interview was pleasant. I only left because I wanted more home time than 3 weeks out than home time.

Mainly run the 10, 20, and 40 from cost to coast with some runs in Washington state. Do not expect to get home on time if you live above NC. Good in the Southeast to the west coast.

Great routes good home time if my truck had not of Broke down would still be there.. turbo went out told me it was on back order could be weeks got another job truck ended up getting fix while I was Orientation at the next company..

It’s a lease to own program , not balloon payment at the end . They take care of you like a family member. You pay your unit as you drive. When broke down you don’t have to take the money out of your pocket all at once they will paid the balance for you and they will charge you in small amounts in each settlement.

It’s ok when you get a good driving manager. You may get coast to coast mileage but when you do the mileage eats up your pay. So you actually make what everyone else makes

So far so good need improvement in your mileage you actually drive and what they pay you. I recommend this for first time Driver’s to get the experience that you need.

A good place to work. I am a rehire, but looking to leave to be home daily. The atmosphere is still a family atmosphere, even though they were bought by Hirschbach Motor Lines.

The people at JCT are friendly enough. Once your in a truck communication sucks when you call Dispatch you may or may not get a person that knows what they are talking about. It was really just hit or miss. This is a lease company mainly or you can be a company driver, but as a company driver your going to get a high mileage truck. The one they gave me sucked, they try and keep the newer trucks for the lease drivers. You will usually only get about 2300-2400 with one long run a week so just be ready to go coast to coast. If your a company driver it’s forced dispatch also. I don’t recommend this company at all if your company, if you want to lease a truck go for it. You may have a different experience. Good Luck to you either way.

Typical day consisted of waking up, doing your prechecks-preventative maintenance on the tractor and trailer checks to ensure temperature is in the proper range for load. As an independant owner-operator, the pay should be higher than what they pay to make it worth while being gone, away from home.

I’m pretty happy with John Christner trucking. They keep me rolling. The pay is good as far as I know. I like team driving would be interested in finding out about that.

To far from home not enough home time just out to long on the road its good company to work for if want to on road for month your more .they have good equipment to work with.they have a great shop.

What is the best part of working at the company? Communication with management. On dispatch and safety issues, and options for routes and time schedules What is the most stressful part about working at the company? Leaving after 8.3/4 years. Trying to do all the correct steps. to return the truck and final paperwork. What is the work environment and culture like at the company? Great for People, who love to work alone. They won't bother you unless you have a problem. IE. Running late, swaps, breakdown. What is a typical day like for you at the company? Start my shift. Trip plan, double check weather, and road conditions. And "RUN."

Great place to work. Fellow drivers all the way to the top executives, everyone was very helpful, polite, and treated you like family. Being out on the road in areas where you are not familiar with how to navigate, can be very stressful, but the dispatchers and managers were always very supportive.

What is the best part of working at the company? They lie to there drivers and they try to make lease the truck and that's is set up for failure What is the most stressful part about working at the company? Not getting any miles on loads making you swap a load with someone else's and if you so no to the swap they will set you for days What is a typical day like for you at the company? Getting lied to by your dispatch

Teams beware they treat you worse then solos. You split $150 a day for breakdown pay. Solos get $150 a day. Detention pay for solos is $40 an hour but teams split $50

If you want to succeed here, watch what you say & to whom. There were a few people in this company who actually will help you. However, it’s all in how you approach it. Lol… don’t ever speak your mind. It may bite you even if you care.