truck driver

diesel mechanic

shop supervisor

yard supervisor

car hauler

Jack Cooper

Great pay and benefits. That's about it. Union environment that management is scared to confront. Aging Fleet that causes numerous maintenance issues. Many facilities are very old and outdated that corporate management refuses to do anything about.executive management of the company is highly disorganized and completely out of touch with reality and the operations of their shops. Reckless spending out of control budget and no accountability for their actions. Generally shop management takes the full blame for the inadequacies of Senior Management. Senior Management even gossips and talks amongst themselves. What really stinks about the whole situation is that there are several outstanding employees of this company and they get taken advantage of and have little to no hope or chance for advancement. unrealistic goals and expectations of the shop on the maintenance side. Software to run the maintenance of the terminals is extremely dated and inefficient. The majority of the day is spent doing redundant paperwork because the computer system is so old and out dated. they will hire and fire management based off personal reasons as much or more than job performance related issues. This company is micromanaging at its best. The company makes numerous promises and shows no effort to follow through with them. If you have a family or social life you can pretty much kiss them goodbye. You will go weeks and even months without a day off. There is so much potential for this company and Senior Management is still stuck in the Stone Age.

Came in with high hopes of this company. Really gave it my all to be the best driver and car hauler I could be.

I liked being in the union with the other guys, but the older guys won't even acknowledge your existence - mainly because it seems to be such a revolving door which I found out first hand.

Very strict about every little thing, with termination seemingly the first line of discipline across the board.

The pay and benefits are amazing, $30.47/hour currently as of 06/01/23 and over $1.19/loaded headhaul mile.
Company paid health insurance that is quite good, good pay on holidays. I can't say I didn't make good money while I was there.


The absolute worst part of Jack Cooper is the very old, worn out equipment- it's very common to see guys driving equipment from the mid to late 90's. It's very common for half of your paycheck alone to come from breakdown pay. 
The shops are usually pretty good about getting the old trucks up and running again, but it shouldn't be that way since Jack Cooper took loans out of the teamster pension fund to replace their equipment (which they are, but outrageously slowly.)

Management is bloated is incompetent. Communication between management and hourly employees is done almost entirely through discipline (read intent to terminate.)

If you can get past that, and probation- maybe you'll have better luck than I did.

They will say anything to get you in the door to start working whether it be a promise location that is closer to your home only to find out there is no such location so you'll be working an hour away management is a complete mess complete micro management system going on hostile work environment between day shift and night shift and cases have been  so bad the police were almost involved you will have absolutely no life if you have a family forget about them you will have to work 10 to 12 hour days Monday through Friday and you will always have to work every Saturday until you are the number one seniority man the paid holidays forget  Forget about them I was told from my supervisor when I asked and he said that you were not guaranteed any holidays off if they are dispatching cars and you have to be there the pay and benefits were great but not enough to keep working in the harsh harassment hostile environment  nepotism runs heavily in this employer the Wentzville location you as starting off will have to work nights which  which also means you'll work mornings on Saturdays so depending on how far you live from your job you'll end up working 10 hours on Friday leaving at nine to turn around to leave at 5:30 in the morning to go back to work on Saturday

JCT has been by far the best job I've ever had. You always hear about "Look for a career, not a job" and this place was it. If I hadn't gotten injured... well, my goal was to work 20-30 years and retire with full pension. They train you well, and hand you every tool you need to succeed, you just have to be open and willing to learn. Everyone was pretty friendly for the most part, very few issues of drama at the workplace like you see in an office setting, and everyone was very happy and willing to help. 

For me personally, the most enjoyable part of the job was actually loading the vehicles onto the trailer. You get an immediate sense of accomplishment when you load, even if it's the same load every day (which it never is!) While that was the most enjoyable, it's also the most difficult part of the job. Management was, for the most part, like any where else. The dispatchers were great and friendly, and all very knowledgeable. I didn't care for the upper management much, but that was due to personal reasons. The other drivers were about 90% of the time very willing to help out if asked.

I loved working for Jack cooper in the IT department.  However, because Jack Cooper was always attempting to add new business lines, they were always tight on money.  In the three years I worked there, they only offered one raise and it was only for ONE Percent!!!.   

They tried to expand too fast and got into financial difficulty.  As a result, they laid off 20 percent of their work force.  Without notice, they called my team in to the conference room and said, we are sorry, it is not your fault, but all of you in this room, go to your desks and pack your things, this is your last hour here.  We are letting all of you go.  We only got one month's severance pay and were kicked out on the street.
No loyalty to their employees at all.   This was the 2nd time in three years that they did this.  Out of 9 people in my team, only 2 were kept and they were the lowest paid out of all of us.  It was only about the money.  The Brain Drain was so huge that I can't see them surviving at all.

If you are looking for a position that offers integrity this is not it. As a salaried employee who oversees other union employees, you will be required to punch a time clock and have it scrutinized. You will also be micromanaged on your job by a management staff that has no clue how to do the job or train you to do the job.
Training is non-existent. Compensation is very low. Management leads by fear. Hard to meet goals if you have no clue what they are. The only chance of promotion is if you are friends with those above you, which then you get promoted to every available position made. HR knows the issues at this location but refuses to do anything about it or it gets swept under the rug when forwarded up. 
The only reason I rated Compensation/Benefits above 1 star is that they offer free health/dental/vision care. I wish there was a 0 star option and it would still be too high. 
This is from someone you resigned and not an angry employee that was terminated.

Loading and Unloading vehicles for a Car Carrier. Transporting deliveries locally and over the road. Maintain a daily, legible D.O.T. log book. Inspect vehicles and report any defects or damages. Inspect the truck for defects and safe operating condition before, during and after trips. I've learned to navigate routes to guarantee incident free, on time deliveries.  I know how to watch out for low bridges, read signs for difference weight limit  on certain roads, scales with height and weight.  Management was rough in the begin, but improved when some of management retired. My co-workers were very helpful, loyal, and like making money. Hardest part of the job, was keeping the job. We had to keep damages down. If you didn't pay attention you could destroy a new vehicle very easy, or destroy a unit setting the height by bring a deck down  to close to the unit. The most enjoyable part of the job was traveling, visiting difference cities and meeting people. The money wasn't bad either

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people and their humble helpful hands. Love to work where there are kindness with love for each other.  There are not bad people or employee in this world just that they need a secondary education haha.  We are all in it together.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Breakdowns, unhelpful employees, unhelpful dealers employees, over work for less pay. Pay the people fair for their hard earn work. Great leaders/bosses get down & dirty occasionally keep an eye out for their company. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Employees are divided in groups and belittle one and another.  My idea once in awhile pay a group of employee 2 to 3 hrs to just walk around the fences and pick up their own trashes. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Drive the truck and hope everything 🙏  work as it should and just get the job done.  If everyone happy I am happy 😊.

Its unbelievable that a job like this exists! A job with great pay, great benefits, guaranteed pay and benefits and to be treated fairly. Being part of the Teamsters Union is awesome in itself! The only problem is the accountability factor, how a few bad apples can make a good group of workers look and feel terrible. And how do you deal with these bad apples? I wish the Union could find a way...
   I love my Job. But some days these few people can bring a whole crew to complete silence! 
The job consists of riding on a van with 8-10 people for a 10 hour shift. Four days a week. The van drives you to a parking lot of newly assembled Ford Trucks or Transit Vans  and run them through a scanner booth then drive them and park them in load lines. Then back on the van again. And round and round we go. From these load line tractor trailers load the trucks/transits for further shipping.

Recruited to return and develop a new business forecast model projecting through 2018.  Implemented COGNOS TM1 reporting for Jack Cooper Transport to be used across all business units.  Developed and maintained reporting for Jack Cooper Logistics subsidiary.  Prior responsibilities with Allied Automotive included analysis of all aspects of the transportation business to include OEM profitability, union labor negotiations, fleet utilization, staff utilization and cost control for the CEO, CFO, Senior Vice President of Operations, Regional Vice Presidents, Vice President of Traffic Distribution, Vice President of Pricing and Assistant Vice President of Financial Planning. Support the technical requirements of the various financial and operational departments including computer training, computer system administration and computer processing.

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