truck driver

cleaner

tanker driver

driver manager

mechanic

J & M Tank Lines

When I was hired, I was shown supposed real paychecks from people making $1500+/wk on avg.  However, I had no clue where these people where, what runs they had or anything else about it.

When I started, I was told that I was supposed to do 2 runs a day.  Haha!  Yeah, right.  That's nearly impossible and in my term of working there so far, I have only been able to achieve that 1 time on a perfect day.

You need atleast 6 hours to go to one facility and you better hope no one is there or atleast 4 hours min to go to the other facility on my run and you better hope no one is there either otherwise you will have to turn around and leave and have to come back later.  That is on a day where you can get loaded and in and out of the loading facility quickly, which is almost never as there is always slow loaders or many trucks waiting in line in front of you.

I am at my breaking point as I am not making enough money working at this company and doing 2 runs a day is not achievable as they 'would like' or want you to do.

If you didn't have all the waiting around at all the facilities all the time, it would probably be a pretty decent place to work, however with all the waiting around all the time and the lack of scheduling runs as they should be doing, it kills the vibe and makes it really difficult and impossible to get your runs done effieciently.  Also I have been having a really bad time in my area with MANY major accidents lately that have been shutting down the interstate in one way or another and having to take back roads that take much longer and have many red lights, difficult turns, etc.  It adds to the time and takes more time off the clock.

I've been with J&M for over a year now, and pretty much all I can say is that I've seen worse.  It's a truck driving job, so obviously you're going to put in long hours for ok pay. That's just the way of the industry. 

Depending on where you live and what's needed in that area, you may work 8 hours a day, or all 14.  You'll be compensated accordingly. If you don't feel you're being compensated fairly, talk to the higher-ups and sometimes adjustments can be made. Yes, we have a job to make money, but the company is after the same thing. That's the point of a business. 

The benefits are sub-par since I have 3 kids and they only put money towards the driver's healthcare, so the kids' coverage is high, but the wife is about to go full time, so that won't be a problem. Health insurance is stupid expensive right now so you can't always expect the company to bend over backwards. When insurance rates go down however, I would expect to see a change in what they cover.

Since you're paid per load, there is a sense of competition among the drivers, but with the exception of one or 2 drivers I've never seen a driver cut in front of another at the mine or a customer. 

The way I see it is this: there's a bunch of 60+ year-olds working here for not much more pay than I am getting. They've been here since before I was born and live decent lives. There must be a reason for that. It's a decent company to work for.

They have a convoluted pay structure that requires a formula to figure out. They create time consuming obstacles in order to get paid for detention, if you ever even get it. The Mileage pay structure is setup to hide the fact that its typically around 30 cents a mile which is terrible. All in all, as a local driver, you'll probably average around 18$ an hour, which is low for this kind of work in my opinion. It's a very dirty job, mostly marble dust base products, that gets everywhere no matter how hard you try to stay reasonably clean. Potential health hazard as well...The load/unload pay fall short and tend to put your pay in the teens per hr. arena, again, low pay for this type of work. 

Some pros would be they do orientation well, the guarantee pay, which if they didn't offer, I would have already left the company. The trucks are mostly decent, however, some of the trailers are questionable. Office staff is nice and do try... but are limited by the low freight. 

If your desperate, they're a paycheck, but keep looking if you can. I'm local, regional/OTR may do better, but I don't see how with the low mileage pay...



As a current employee of this company I can tell you that we have to find ways to to do your job without having the proper equipment making yourself look like a fool in front of the customer. Trucks that are so small that you don't have room to put the basic things like clothes or cleaning supplies in the truck. Company refuses to spend money on anything for the drivers. Dispatch has no clue how to do the job. Always wait till the driver is 1 hour or less from home for you home to have you go back to where you come from to shuffle trailers around to make sure you only have exactly 34 hours off. They are not driver friendly in anyway. Upper management will not return phone calls nor care about what the problems the drivers have. They refuse to even come have meetings with the drivers to address the problem or even hear about the problems. In all my years of driving I've never worked for people that I feel my experience level has made me feel like a rookie driver again. Applying to work here was the worst mistake I've ever made. My advice would be don't waste your time trying to come to work here. Don't believe the pay or the time off. It is not 2 or 3 days out more like 10 or more days out majority of the time.

There is one overworked manager who will overwork you. This is a local job not over the road, most drivers do not want to come back to work after 10 hours but the manager will push you to. AND on top of that you never know your schedule until the day of. Management will call and wake you to talk about a load at the last minute then wonder why you cant get to work on time to deliver it! Day manager and after hours do not communicate well. Afterhours is basically there to take notes and then wake up your manager to get anything accomplished. The pay may average out to 17/hour if you're doing 2-3 local runs a day. Not worth the time and effort put into loading or unloading a tank, you can make more opening doors and backing into a dock. Maintenance is nice people but they don't fix anything. 

Started with these people on 12/9/24. Had a great week of training with a great instructor. Was released from training by the instructor on day 5. Guess what? ... no truck or trailer to put me in. So training another week so that they could "find me a truck and trailer"! Other employee that I went to orientation with was going through the same exact thing. Finally got a truck(no trailer) after 2nd week of training. So now we are on week #3(should have left then.) finally get a trailer
Long story short....the next month I averaged $800 bring home per week. Far from the $1400-$1600 they advertised. From what the other drivers told me, they had just experienced 3 pay cuts in about 3 months. If you wanna go broke and starve then this is the place to be. Worst 2 months working for a company in my 28 years of driving. STAY FAR AWAY!! 

In the time I have been here the office dynamic has changed greatly and for the better. Management is aware of more problems than employees think and does have a system in place to correct any issues. Communication is very open, however, you have to be open in return. If you work hard, appreciate yourself and others and don't have a selfish and victim-type mindset; then you will move mountains. Iron sharpens iron! The top employees give 110%, have a team-oriented mindset and hold themselves to a high professional standard, while not being afraid to ask for help. If you are looking for somewhere to coast through the everyday routine, J&M is not the place for you. If you want to be somewhere that is constantly innovating and pushing the trucking industry forward... then J&M might be a fit for you!

If you’ve ever dreamed of feeling like just another warm body then congratulations—you’ve found your paradise! It's clear that the company values its employees as much as one values a paperclip: useful only when needed and easily replaced. Forget about work-life balance; here, it’s all about the grind! Your personal life? Well, that’s just a charming little bonus that they hope you can juggle alongside your responsibility to the office. The management? A true masterpiece of indifference! They have perfected the art of pretending to care, while the only feedback you’ll actually get is on the things that go wrong. So, if you’re looking for a place that truly sees you as a person, you might want to look elsewhere. But if you’re ready to embrace the role of a warm body, coming in with a smile that says, “I’m just happy to be here,” then welcome. Your cubicle awaits.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Professional atmosphere, everyone is like family, they also had numerous activities for the employees to enjoy including both office workers and drivers throughout the year along with feeding the employees often with breakfast or lunch including cookouts

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I had no stress, then again maybe I handle stress better than others but, in my opinion, I had no stress 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is professional but relaxed

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My typical day was like every other day pretty laid back I had a job to do but things do happen that might through a wrench in things, but it was nothing that I couldn't handle. I really enjoyed working there

It's all a lie. The "Guarantee" is only a supplement "just in case, they can't work you for 70 hours"  One of the first conversations you have with dispatch he says, "When you're on your two days off, I won't bother you"! So far, that's all they do is bother you on your ONE day off.  32 hour reset isn't 2 days off! They're using brokers, apparently don't have salesmen, so you're better off going to Schneider if you like being gone or just work for your local rock hauler.  
 I'll leave you with a quote.  "IF YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES, THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMERS"

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 693 salaries reported	$1,406 per week
Cleaner 12 salaries reported	$17.42 per hour
Tanker driver 8 salaries reported	$1,500 per week
Driver manager 2 salaries reported	$65,000 per year
Mechanic 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour

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