QUALIFICATIONS
The following table is general carrier info. Pay attention to the qualifications listed in red at the top of the job info page for that job’s specific qualifications/requirements
| Pre-Qualifications | |
| Minimum Age | At least 21 years of age |
| Minimum Experience (tractor Trailer/OTR) | 3 months of verifiable, similar, T/T experience in the past 6 months (ALL MUST BE WITH 1 CARRIER) 6 months of verifiable, similar, T/T experience in the past year 1 year of verifiable, similar, T/T driving experience in the past 5 years * Local, T/T experience counts for local positions ONLY * JB Hunt will not consider a Driver with an automatic restriction on their license (unless they are coming in for a position that has automatic trucks) * Will accept the following trailing equipment as T/T experience; Trailers less than 40 feet Bayside Belly Dump Grain or other top-loaded trailers * Experience with a Trainer will count if the Driver was OTR team driving with the trainer. It will have to fall in the last year to qualify. MILITARY EXPERIENCE – JB Hunt only has one program for military drivers. If they got their CDL A using the commander’s waiver in the past 12 months (commander’s waiver is a document stating that the applicant drove CDL A like experience in the military and the DMV gives them a CDL A for that) then JB Hunt can take them on as a Entry Level 2 driver. If you think they may qualify you can call them into this line at 833-627-1432 and JB Hunt will take the app for you. If they qualify we will process it in your name. |
| Apprenticeship Program | The Apprenticeship Program will focus on hiring drivers who have graduated a 160 hour CDL A program in the past 12 months and who have less than 3 months of experience The Apprenticeship Program at JB Hunt will offer qualified drivers home daily and home weekly home time (we do not currently offer any position to a driver that keeps them out longer than a week at a time and most positions are home daily), there is no contract obligation, we pay them at the same rate as an experienced driver, and we offer 6 weeks of additional training with a certified trainer once they arrive at our account. Due to the quality of the program that we are offering recently graduated students we will be very selective in our hiring. Each Apprenticeship Program driver will have to meet stricter hiring minimums and pass a selection process which includes an interview with our own inhouse Apprenticeship team. There will be limited slots available so we will be making the best choice for the account based on the overall application and the quality of the interview. *** See the Information Sheet for more information & hiring areas |
| Moving Violations (max in 3 year period) | No more than 2 in the last 3 years Warnings on PSP will count towards moving violations * Based on the offense date |
| Policy on License suspensions | No more than 30 days in the last 3 years for moving violation No more than 12 months in the last 3 years for non-moving violations Must have a valid license for 2 out of last 3 years |
| DOT Recordable Accidents | No more than 3 minor accidents/incidents in the past 3 years No more than 1 highway accident in the past year No major preventable in the last 3 years * Major Preventable Accident Definition – Damage totaling $25,000 or more |
| Incidents (max in 3 year period) | No more than 3 incidents in the last 3 years |
| Ticket / Accident / Incident Combo | No more than 3 accidents and/or tickets No more than one preventable with less than 12 months of experience |
| Maximum Major Moving Violation (in the last 3 years) | No more than 1 serious moving violation in the last 3 years * Failure to yield is now a serious moving violation |
| Major Moving Violations- that are automatic DQ’s | No careless or reckless driving convictions in the last 3 years No rear end or roll over accidents in the last 3 years * Go by offense date. |
| Max. Number of Jobs- in the last 3 years | No more than 5 in the last 3 years |
| Policy Against Unemployment- even if it is accounted for | No more than 24 months of unemployment in the last 3 years for regular accounts No more than 18 months in the past 3 years for Final Mile accounts |
| Terminated Applicants | Will not consider if terminated due to safety Will consider terminated applicants if it was not safety related 12 months Class A safe driving required since termination if the term was for accidents If the term was a non-accident related safety issue, it’s usually 6 months safe driving since the term |
| Felony Convictions – How old must they be? Based off the conviction date? What are the “silver bullets”? |
All criminal convictions are reviewed on an individual basis as part of an overall review of the file. Felony drug charges must be outside of 7 years |
| Misdemeanors- How old must they be? Automatic DQ’s? |
All criminal convictions are reviewed on an individual basis as part of an overall review of the file. |
| DUI/DWI- What is the max number and what time frames do they need to fall outside of? |
No more than 1 and it must be outside of 5 years old If Driver has 2 DUI’s, they will be considered if both are prior to 2002 Drivers with a DUI/DWI in a CMV may be considered for employment with appropriate SAP paperwork. * Go by offense date |
| Is Haz-Mat Required? Is there a grace period for driver to obtain it? |
Depends on the job, see description |
| Reimbursed for Haz-Mat? | Depends on the job, see description |
| Haz-Mat Pay Info | N/A |
| Other Endorsements Required | No |
| DOT Physical Requirements | Scheduler will go over this with the Driver |
| Drug Screening | Urine & Hair |
| Failed Drug/Alcohol Test | Must have 1 year of safe Driving since completing an SAP program |
BENEFITS
The benefit package includes,
PAID VACATION/HOLIDAYS/ORIENTATION/TRAINING
HEALTH/DENTAL/VISION/LIFE DISABILITY INSURANCE
MATCHING 401K RETIREMENT
ONLINE ORIENTATION
PAID TIME OFF ACCRUAL FROM DAY ONE!
NEXT, GO OVER EQUIPMENT INFO
Benefits start after 30 days of employment.
EQUIPMENT INFO
JB Hunt runs a modern fleet consisting of Freightliner, Peterbilt and Western Star trucks. Mainly automatic transmissions, governed at 62 mph on pedal and 65 mph on cruise. Trucks are permanently assigned but slip-seating may happen depending on maintenance and will need to remain at the account during time off.
Riders and Pets are not allowed.
NEXT, GO OVER CARRIER INFO
CARRIER INFO
JB Hunt is a well established company founded in 1961. The company started as a rice hull business with only five trucks and seven trailers. It is now the largest dedicated provider with over 19,000 trucks and the largest intermodal provider with over 119,000 containers. They offer local, regional and OTR routes for company solo drivers.
NEXT, GO OVER ORIENTATION INFO
ORIENTATION INFO
“JB Hunt uses the Direct to Work Orientation process. You can schedule screenings and complete the online training based on your availability while still maintaining your regular routine. Once orientation is completed, you go directly to your work location for onboarding and account-specific training. So that means no travel or overnight hotel stays and you’ll be able to do the drug screening locally as well. Pay for completed orientation is $125.”
JB HUNT ORIENTATION DETAILS
Direct To Work Orientation Breakdown
Drivers can schedule screenings and complete the online training based on their availability while still maintaining their regular routine. Once orientation is completed, drivers go directly to their work location for onboarding and account-specific training. Getting started:
I. Benefits include:
- No travel to a JB Hunt terminal for orientation.
- No overnight hotel stays.
- Local drug screen testing in your city of residency for convenience.
- Paid online training – $125 Total
II. How the process works:
- The applicant is scheduled through our regular schedule line.
- Contact will be made from our Direct To Work coordinators to the driver. If the driver has not been contacted in 24 hours, the DRIVER can email DTW.support@jbhunt.com. Priority is given to drivers who are needing a drug screen within the next 48 hours (results of drug screens take as long as 5 days and can delay a start date so we prioritize by start date).
- They will sign their Verification Release form and that starts the process for DTW.
- DRIVERS will send in copies of their CDL (front and back) and their medical card to DTW.support@jbhunt.com
- Drivers will receive their login information and will go to “Initial Paperwork” link and sign their Drug and Alcohol Release Form. They should then start their modules which are the videos we require to complete prior to showing to work. During the video assignments they can expect to review as many as 28 videos covering various subjects. All videos should take about 5 total hours. They can see how many videos are left to complete (see example at the bottom of this email) and there is a tab called Lesson History that shows the titles and videos completed. Completion of the videos is required before they can start.
- Drivers should stay in contact with the DTW coordinators no less than every two days. The drivers (drivers only) can call 1-833-272-1564 which is the main line for drivers.
III. Driver expectations:
IV. Example View of Driver page with lesson number at the top (0 of 36 in the first example represents the number of pages in the lesson)
WEEKEND EMERGENCY INFORMATION
STEP 1:
CONFIRM THE DRIVER HAS RECEIVED THEIR ORIENTATION INFORMATION BY 5:00 p.m. EST ON FRIDAYS!
MAKE SURE THE DRIVER IS CHECKING THE SPAM FOLDER IN THEIR EMAIL.
STEP 2:
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OVER THE WEEKEND, PLEASE HAVE THE DRIVER CALL 844-685-5614
MAKE SURE THE DRIVER LEAVES A MESSAGE AND THEIR CONTACT INFO!
UPON COMPLETION OF THE PRESENTATION RETURN TO THE CLOSE