I took the load and was late on the 1st drop and on time for the next 3 and 1 minute late on the last. Gregory Gorman has been working as a Vice President, Sales & Logistic at John Christner Trucking, LLC for 19 years. I told him I will bring the truck back and there is no need to do all this and he reassured me again that I will be arrested if in or near the truck. Is Mr. Baird that persuadable, or are you that gullible? They gave me no grief routed me back to Sapulpa and I was on my way home in days. Category: Trucking Companies. That sounds pretty unproffesional. John Christner Trucking 19007 W Hwy 33 Internet United States of America. However, there's a significant range between what the company pays the top 10 percent and the bottom 10 percent of earners. Thirdly, if you are someone who signs contracts presented by rude, unprofessional and downright uncaring [censored]es who think their excrement smells like Chanel #5, without any time to adequately peruse the document, or allowed to ask any questions about it, without being humiliated in class by several inadequately trained and desperate for any type of job(please see previous "Taco Bell" reference) "instructors" who have nothing else in life to be proud of than the opportunity to berate and insult professional drivers on "their turf", then you'll be very happy working for John Christner Trucking. and the condition of your truck. account before they touch it will fix anything they want and leave you in the negative. Shannon, sheila marty all of them are jerks. I do know for a fact that people complain more than they praise. We have the right trucks, the right freight, and the right people. TESTIMONIALS . John Christner Trucking has over 35 years in business, 1,200 - 1,400 mile average length of haul, two generations of commitment. 6-11 Months yes 4 or 5 wks. What's the deal then .I hear alotta of bad news bears drivers leaving there. Let an attorney advise you and help you Verified customer. 0. Names to remember, who will screw you any chance they get here: Keith Salley(DM Supervisor), Royce Sharpe(Personal Driver Liason to/from the Shop), Sheila Bane(LP Contracts), Jerry Gomez(VP Operations), and Marty Means(Keith's Supervisor). This complaint was posted by a verified customer. They think they put their pants on differently than drivers. That's fine. I am now working a lease with a company, with lower payments, more miles, a reasonably financial appraisal of my truck and subsequently a reasonable lease purchase price of same truck. If you go in whining, ###, and blaming everyone else for your downfallsno, you probably won't get the results that you demand. I tried to warn people to stay away from them, but too bad you didn't see my posting last year, before you got sucked in to the hell that is JCT. When you have 3, 4 or more drivers leasing and then bailing on the same truck over a few years, you will have problems with it as not all drivers treat the equipment well. We are the long haul! The info I gave above is 100% factual. Probably both. Anderson Trucking Services (ATS) Arnold Averitt Barr-Nunn Boyd Bros Butler Transport CFI Covenant Transport Crete Carrier Corporation CR England CRST Dart Transit Company deBoer Transportation Inc Estes FedEx FFE Transportation Foodliner GP Transco Heartland Express, Inc. JB Hunt Jbs Carriers, Inc. John Christner Trucking J&R Schugel KLLM . My partner and I have a trucking dealership in Texas and can help you find your first truck. The combined revenue of both companies will exceed $1 billion and will propel Hirschbach to be one of the nation's largest refrigerated carriers. janedoe@johnchristner.com) being used 84.5% of the time. ask them to bomb the truck with something to get rid of the cigarette smell. For one, DO NOT LET THEM TOUCH YOUR TRUCK. We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. They encourage you to cheat but when you get caught they throw you under the bus fire you and give you a bad DAC report. YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER, AN KNOW IT TAKES LONG HOURS AN A LOT OF MILES TO SUCEED Cookie Policy | 2 Years Well i know how they treat their lease drivers and how they dont care if you make any money since being pushed into the elogs cause of them lowing there standards of hiring trainees right out of school and having there safety record damage because of greed.I understand companies but not of your loyal employees and your contractors.You can go by there yard and see all of the trucks that been turned in.Well i can tell you first hand i would never work for them but my husband still does and it has put us in the poor house, I have been trying to find out information about John Christner Trucking and have read all of the post (well except Tootall, because I can't stand people who use caps lock). it must have been the hatI attended orientation tis past june at jctI have been. CDL Grad, No Experience Privacy Policy. You must understand exactly what you will I have never seen such a company, in trucking or not, treat their partners or employees in such a unforgivable manner such as John Christner Trucking. How you get along with your DM (driver manager for those not in the know) is paramount to your happiness and success in the program. Moondog, i was considering "lease purchase" with JCT but after reading so many negative reports now I wonder! I have been with (JCT) for 1 year and 3 months i drove L2774 for over 1 year and 1 month everything was fine until June 2, 2014 the right super single blow out on the drives and the rim caught on fire wild I was pulling over. I Need CDL Training I haven't worked there in years, but I can walk in there and go all over there building visiting and they all beg me to come back to work. I will say this, their lease IS easier to quit than a cell phone contract. If you think that I'm writing this from a wife's blind point of view..you are dead wrongI personally have been in the transportation industry for 24 years on the other side of the coinin the office. I believe, if a person like me cannot coexist with these people, no one can! Operating Status Active. Attorney Cottrell, Carolyn H. added. also send me a copy where it say you can take $2000.00 for the trailer and cargo. Other common formats are first '.' last (ex. Finally you must know exactly what obligations the carrier I STAND UP FOR JEFF BAIRD 100 %, HE IS A GOOD MAN! John Christner Trucking has established itself as a great place to work in Oklahoma, and it is number 1 on Zippia's list of Best Companies to Work for in Sapulpa, OK. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. I never said anything negative about the actual shop at JCT. That is hogwash. This could include only showing you a pop-up once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as forums. But, before I started my 13 yr career as a driver, I had worked customer service, and was face to face with people all my life. In general, managers at John Christner Trucking are good to work with. Electronic logs put a stop to that. If you don't like doing this then you are just burning your profits out the stacks. I try to pull the fire out with the fire extinguisher could not. Thank You for your reply, I'm sorry that you feel, I threatened you, that was not my intent. Does not keep up with cost of living increase. Headquarters 19007 W Hwy 33, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, 74067, United States (918) 227-1600 John Christner Trucking, LLC Profile and History John Christner Trucking, LLC provides truck transportation services. I am truly sorry that you never acquired, or had those skills. As far as Jeff is concerned and his opinions, I never said that my experience is the only one you'll have. It was my goal to get my own truck, lower my fixed costs and have more freedom. He treats drivers with disdain, and disgust. Obviously he feels his time spent working with them was more positive than mine. Home time was a headache if you were leaving the truck and trail at a truckstop and not at your house. well, can tell ya this i am glad that i never got the chance to drive for them, i have a very clean record, good csa, no moving violations, no accidents. civil suit them business to business because that is your business as John Christner the owner told me on June 2, 2014. and that what I'm doing. She even pulled a prank on the freeway when taking us to the terminal from the hotel, where she was tailgating someone she knew and drove up alongside him and opened the doors to the shuttle bus to yell something she thought was funny at him, almost flipping the bus and killing us all! Web: www.johnchristner.com. In order for you to receive the best possible offers, please make sure your answers above are accurate prior to submitting. But after fuel. This class action case was initiated by Robert Boulter and co-counsel in 2017 on behalf of driver Thomas Huddleston against Oklahoma based trucking giant John Christner Trucking (JCT) and arises out of its lease purchase 3 Years Terms | and then once they do get home how many of you drivers have to driver 3 weeks to get caught up again to maybe get $200- 500 finally? this one load I picked up, the shipper and customer both said 52 degrees continues cycle. Logistics. thx coondaddy, Well driver I have to agree with you on john Christner trucking I went to work for them and I have over 30 years driving and when the international 9300 I had the same problem and I spend over 20, 000 on mine and when it finally made its last trip I was in Ca and all my coolant was leaking out and I just got it out of there shop and it cost me 2, 000 more dollars well out in Ca I was told to take it to Gibbs Internatinal so I did and when it was done they said the bill was 2, 378 dollars I told them I was broke and could not afford to pay for it they terminated my contract and said I abanded the truck and tore it up and I have tryed to get a new job and they put on my dac report that I destroyed there truck and abanded it which I did not and I have paid 300.00 dollars twice now to get it cleared up but everytime I do they put it back on there so good luck and I have to agree with you that is the worst co anyone could work for so like he said avoid this co like the plage cause they will sure rhune your life. A John Christner Trucking truck on Interstate 65 in Sellersburg, Ind. John Christner Trucking, LLC. GET OUT AN START YOUR OWN COMPANY, AN SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES, AS A OWNER OPERATOR LIKE JEFF BAIRD, IT TAKES HARD WORK AN ALOT OF DRIVING, YOU CAN'T EXPECT THESE COMPANIES TO GIVE YOU EVERYTHING ON A GOLD PLATTER! If they treat me disrespectfully, and is constantly rude to me, I WILL CALL THEM ON IT. You think it's a poor businessman who leaves a company that's ripping him off, but you're the one who's paying or paid off a truck note that's $50, 000 over it's value. So after you put 25% ($250) away for taxes you made $750 for 7 days (14hr days) staying away from home. All I can say to you, "TooTall Sam", is this: I hope you and Jeff are very happy together, playing with his "toys", and "running" the US together and eating lunch at the "TeePee", and enjoying your romantic afternoon "interludes" with him. Iowa-based Hirschbach Motor Lines has acquired John Christner Trucking, a refrigerated carrier based in Sapulpa. To Sam P., Please select the number of verifiable months youve been driving professionally using your Class A CDL within the last 3 years. My dispatcher called me every name in the book and then put me to his supervisor and basically the same thing happen again. go to Truckers Libertyalliance on facebook, join and help up crack down on worthless companys oh the rate for completing the lease with JCT is about 5 a year from what i can get, That's right-don't sign any agreement before an You know the type. The information in the log files includes your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site, and which pages you visited throughout our site. Phone Number +1-918-227-6627. MPG helps but its not a big factor, its all about running, miles miles miles. Also, my truck, a 2007 International 9300, had ac failure within 2 wks of being issued to me, and last week had all my coolant leak out of a gigantic hole in the engine block! 1 Year Have legal questions about what you should in a truck accident? I have to wait for 30 days for the fire report comes back, if it was not my fault I can come back. We never sell your personal information to third parties. Cons. so is that like 12 payments wasted on a truck that he was told he had to take. Every single person treated the orientees with disdain and disgust! YOU CAN'T GO OUT AN LEASE A TRUCK AN EXPECT TO BE HOME EVERY WEEKEND OR TWO, YOU HAVE TO STAY OUT A MININUM OF AT LEAST 4 WEEKS AN THEN YOU'RE LOOSING MONEY, TO MAKE ENDS MEET, YOU HAVE TO WANNA TO HAVE THE DESIRE AN NOT ACT LIKE A BUNCH OF BABIES AN COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME. NEVER sign a lease I had first pick in our class so i picked a prostar because i had to pick something. Poorly maintained trailers. This is why, using data (dating back from 2004) from the Justia Dockets Site https://dockets.justia.com, we have ranked the 100 largest trucking companies by the number of personal injury motor vehicle lawsuits filed against them. Leaked News! I was told by the safety person that I did not come to a complete stop, when I exited the jct gate..mind u there is no stop sign..so I yeld and proceeded nothing was coming anyway..then as where driving..I was told I'm tailgateing and I had to be at least a football field lenth following distanceI replied ok sr, then I was told I was speeding doing a 55 in a 45, while running a yellow light..mind u.it was a caution light..I asked to be retested the reply was noand sent home, if you think jct lease is bad then i guess you should try crst or jb hunt lease they will leave you seating in the truck stop with no money, you should complain about miles not repair and orientation, this is your truck you driving it then you have to repair it, i leased truck before with usx and when the truck break down i ask them to fix everything because i want it to pass dot inspections, and ps: the companey is charging you for maitenance then use it. One day was enough for me. It was because of my complaint on the internet! super single tire was very bad. Create an account on our community. You all need to grow up! if you are not happy dont discourage others but wish them well, if you are happy shine your light on others. Cookie Policy | Orientation was sorry. At which point your information will be taken out of our database. The most common John Christner Trucking, LLC email format is first last (ex. There are good and bad things with just about any company out there, I don't too many will argue that point. 3 weeks later i had over 2500 dollars taken out of my acct for this same bill. Every trucking company will have there bad stuff, and their good stuff. If you have problems with your lease just remember the we, the mechanics, had nothing to do with it and please stop dumping on us. Wants you to sign an agreement during orientation without 4 Years Here is information on what types of personal information we receive and collect when you use and visit John Christner Trucking, and how we safeguard your information. I knew my dispatcher would call so I let it ring and finished my route LOL then I called him and told him I was quiting in 2 weeks and said I am not a road dog any more. CDL Grad, No Experience But again it is up to you whether you want to take it to heart and start comnplaining about something that will never change or you can let it go in one ear and out the other. Arizona's Premier Medical Malpractice Law Firm Since 1983, Arizonas Premier Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury Law Firm, At Snyder & Wenner, we believe in keeping trucking companies accountable for negligent practices that endanger the public. Verify to immediately update business information, respond to reviews, and more! They will see how much money is in your maint. John Christner Trucking delivers merchandise from the processors to distribution centers, which then deliver the items to grocery stores. So, here are the good things: Plenty of freight, great equipment, $1.00 buyout at end of lease, you can fuel ANYWHERE you choose, you can have maintenance done ANYWHERE you choose, so long as it is a certified mechanic per the OEM guidelines, many in the company will help you to succeed and they generally care about us. Christner started out in trucking 1960s hauling produce from California and returning to the coast with juice or meat. Pop. All rights reserved. "then you'll be very happy working for John Christner Trucking, because that's how they treat everybody who walks in their doors, like they have nowhere else to go and are so desperate that they'll bend over and say, "Thank you sir, may have another? Royce Sharpe is a Jack ###, with a capital "J". Mike. and send me copys of the insurance paid out for my truck since I'm paying on the insurance on it every week. 4,312 were here. You are right about how rude they are. When I tried to pay for it i was informed that JCT and Rush just create an R/O # and it would be extracted in a couple weeks. Sometimes you butt heads with them, but then you learn to understand each other and make it workor move to a different DM. John Christner Trucking . As a driver's wife. But, however, that does not make you more credible. When that doesn't work then watch out for the shop. The desire to return me 4 Years Do NOT drive for John Christner Trucking. I cover my entire family for $93.00 a week under their owner operator health plan. Our . I let JCT know I saw right through them. They are very rude and demanding. You have to sit and listen to the same thing over and over. As I have you may have realized, I was not happy with JCT. You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. It's obvious you dont need a high school diploma to be a dispatcher. I talked with some of there drivers and 1 said its ok if you want to get a truck with bad credit, and others say they wished they stayed where they was at before as a company driver remeber if you put your name down on a truck for over 100 grand and its only worth 60-65 thousand, then its legal. John Christner Trucking We've Got The Drive You Need Apply Now Search Driver Jobs Search Office Jobs Driver Verification Integrity, Dependability, Stewardship We live by our core values and pride ourselves on the foundation that has been built for over three generations. However, if several drivers who have driven the same truck, keep "bailing" and returning their truck, then maybe there's something with the truck. My husband had not only discussed this with Marty Means, Keith Sally, Royce, Kevin, and Sarah in permits. I don't know how things are now, but I would rather flip burgers at mc donalds b4 going back to work for jct. You must be a member in order to leave a comment. I have a lot of experience with dealing with people on the job, and JCT is a terrible company with terrible, rude, unprofessional, and elitist people working for it.