truck driver

local driver

operations supervisor

terminal manager

transport driver

Jacobus Energy

I have worked for this company for 7 years .i have seen several people climb the latter , they hire within for advancement , my manager is great and always works with everyone fairly about time off ,holiday plans , and has an open door policy and he started as a driver , the regional manager started as a driver and most of senior management was a driver at some point. I will retire from here . This is like a family and when people don’t want to work they quit and blame other people . Save it  What is with the people that expect to make 70 k or more a year, home every day , and not work for it . This job will keep you in shape , it’s a prideful job there are thousands of people and customers that depend on this service on a daily/ nightly basis to keep the city rolling , freight , food service , airplanes , beer , ice cream etc .. they all depend on us doing or job so they can continue to serve the community . Great pay. Benefits and bonus. Programs . New trucks . Slip seat sometime but usually only between 1 or 2 trucks when regular truck has to go to dealership for service.  I can tell who wrote some of the negative reviews based on the attitude and I can guarantee you that they probably are the type to have 4-5 different jobs every year with “excuses” why they left. In my experience most of the decent workers who leave to find greener grass usually call my boss and ask for their job back or I will run into them at the rack and they ask me if they think my boss would let them come back. If you wear work boots then use em to work , not to cry that the “work” is too hard. This is a great company and CAREER ..Bottom line!

Out of Louisville Kentucky branch. Just as many of the other reviews have stated it's a hit and miss kind of job as a mobile fuel hauler. 

PROs: Good pay but you'll definitely work for it. Job security because many and I mean many drivers quit. The Louisville branch manager is pretty decent on allowing a day or two off depending on if a driver doesn't call in. Weekly pay, BUT make sure you keep count of your hours, they pay off PeopleNet elogs and sometimes they're incorrect. Boot reimbursement. No nanny cams or dash cams in trucks....yet. If you like to travel and work, plenty of opportunities to help out another branch in need of dire help (make sure you ask for rental car or company car, don't use your personal vehicle). 

CONs: Incorrect hours submitted alot, check your hours and paystubs. If you're a hard worker they'll love you and lay other stops on your route, the lazy drivers will call in and you're be the work mule for that branch. No more snack budget, Jacobus use to provide snacks and that's no longer done. The trucks aren't up kept like they should be, major repairs are out off and delayed. You're responsible for adding winter additive on top of truck. They don't turn down any contracts or business, you'll do residential or extremely rural deliveries where the truck shouldn't be. Some customers serviced should be required to have tank service instead of mobile hose delivery but it's not pushed on salespeople. 

My experience at this company involved long and inconsistent hours, often ranging from 12 to 14-hour shifts. There were frequent changes to the schedule, and overtime was rarely honored. When equipment issues occurred—especially with trucks—there were no reliable backup options, sometimes requiring employees to use personal time off in order to maintain income.

Many of the vehicles and equipment were in poor condition, raising safety concerns. Employees were often expected to operate machinery that didn’t seem roadworthy. The focus from leadership appeared to be on completing routes, sometimes at the expense of safety and employee well-being.

Communication from management was minimal, and raises were infrequent. The compensation didn’t align with the physically demanding nature of the work. Morale was low, and turnover was noticeably high, which made maintaining a strong team dynamic difficult.

I also observed a lack of diversity in field roles during my time, particularly a noticeable absence of women, despite the presence of qualified applicants. This contributed to an environment that didn’t always feel inclusive.

When I gave notice, I was not allowed to complete my final days, and deductions were made from my last paycheck, which made the departure process unnecessarily difficult.

Overall, this role may not be sustainable for many due to high demands, limited support, and a lack of clear communication.

I have worked for this company two times in Fairfield and one thing I can tell you it is very unorganized I watched three managers quit in a year they can't keep drivers it's a constant revolving door they will work you as much as they can and even make you work over dot working hours I put in my two week notice because we couldn't keep management and I got tired of no sense of direction and I was let go before I could even work my two week notice even tho I was told to please leave notice if I decided to leave they do not value their workers if you say anything about leaving you will just be replaced by a travel driver they don't care to have a strong team I watched over six trainees quit within 3 months because they don't know how to treat people the only thing that I am grateful for is the experience and a few people I met along the way but honestly if you can find something else I would roll with that instead you will be doing a lot of wet hosing work they work harder here not smarter and I didn't get uniform's for 5 months and ruined all my personal clothes and everytime I asked I was told they were ordered and nothing else could be done and when I asked the head of HR I felt like I was just a bother and couldn't get help and when I contacted head of operations I got the run around I actually liked my terminal overall but it's very hard to be successful long-term here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Employees are hardworking and selfless people that will go out of their way to help you out 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Inconsistent scheduling and routing. Lack of equipment and PPE 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Lackadaisical, Lax, Perplexing, Disordered, and Inconstant

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You report at given “start time”. Once you report you could wait up to 1-2 hours for your assigned truck to arrive (now you are that much behind schedule) you have to wait 15 min for Peoplenet to accept your credentials. Now you get to start your shift. Expect to work 13-14+ hours a shift especially if you have to wait for a truck. Hopefully before you depart you were successful in your hunt for PPE. If you need anything or experience any problems during your shift don’t expect a manager or supervisor to be available to help you. It is expected that you will figure it out on your own or rely on a coworker to help you (especially on night shift) Once you complete your route and return to the branch you call dispatch and sign off of Peoplenet and begin your 10 hour reset (8-9 hour reset due to your “start time” the next shift) before dealing with this headache again. You should also expect to be harassed about working on your days off. EXTREMELY HIGH TURNOVER

I really should've done my research before accepting a job at this company. This place is very unorganized across the board. The management will lie in your face for no reason. This company and location is in transition and it was hard to deal with management because of this. The management will talk about other employees to other employees very unprofessional. Instead of speaking directly to the person. The guy thats in management is clearly not the person for this management role. This guy don't care who works under him he just need to positions filled. They will start you without having the necessary endorsements. They will give you a time frame to get your endorsements but don't honor it. This company was definitely the worst I've ever worked for. No respect for employees unless your a buddy. This company and location will continue to have employees leave because of management and being unorganized. Respect your employees so they will have respect for you to not keep leaving the company. Stop telling potential drivers lies to get them to work there and its the total opposite.

This was easily the worst job I’ve had. As a new CDL driver, I took it for the experience and the pay looked good, but it wasn’t worth it. The job is extremely physical. I started developing carpal tunnel within months from constantly squeezing the fuel nozzle.

The schedule is brutal with rotating shifts. You might work 1st shift one day and be expected back for 3rd shift the next. Hours of Service are routinely ignored. 16–17 hour days were common, and you’re still expected back early the next morning. The HOS tablet is basically for show.

Management hides behind the idea of “teamwork,” which really means if someone calls off, or if a manager doesn’t like you, you get extra loads and stay out all day and night. Trucks are old, poorly maintained, and covered in diesel fuel.

The job itself is simple (load fuel, drive to sites, fuel trucks), but the equipment is heavy, fuel caps are tough to remove, and you’re exposed to extreme weather year-round. New locations are poorly explained, so you’re often left guessing what to fuel.

Turnover is extremely high for a reason. Most people don’t last more than a few days due to poor management, long hours, and unsafe expectations.

Easy enough work if you are physically able to do the labor, drive tanker truck around and fill other truck fuel tanks.

Biggest problem is a lack of communication from management, which is not horrible as you should be able to do the job with little oversite but going weeks without a phone call was annoying. I never knew what to expect the next week, where I would be or if I was going to get a few days at home with my family. I ended up working six months in a row away from home with only occasional weekends home, and in the end was never asked if I wanted to travel vs working from home.

You end up working to a metric, which meant no time for lunch breaks. You need to hit the number of gallons you are slated to pump in the allotted time if you want incentive money. If the customer took the day off or anything else outside of your control or you get caught in traffic, you are out your incentive that day.

This company has alot of work for there employees they have alot of accounts to service and you are busy all the time no down time. This is not a truck driving job this is a physically demanding delivery job you are constantly out of the truck working, driving is less then 20% of your day. You will be physically tired everyday hurting back, hands and feet. Lots of walking and pulling a hose. The pay is okay 60k-70k but to me low for the amount of work you do everyday. Lots of overtime and daily incentives (you have to run and skip lunch to get those). Overall okay for rookie drivers but a well seasoned driver with experience can do way better as far as pay. If you were my friend I would recommend only if you really needed the money but just know you work your butt off for every dollar. Management is good from the main boss, and the lead but the best guy is the night supervisor very helpful and always there if you need p.s the Health insurance no good they are self covered 


Appreciated  the opportunity but very poor management, you go out every day doing your very best and its still not enough. The routing is poor and could be better. Pay is decent at first but thereafter It's doesn't add up with the work. You fuel trucks and  trailers and equipment on customers yards then load your truck for the next day. Nothing hard Can't take a couple of days off without management thinking your going to quit. When the terminal short is short of divers they expect you to pick up the slack and disregard the dot regulations. They pay over time and they praise this incentive program  which is rigged! The place would be much better if there room for growth... The only position you could advance to is being a janitor around the place. Better pay would make that position better and new management that value the employees

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 43 salaries reported	$26.86 per hour
Local driver 162 salaries reported	$27.54 per hour
Operations supervisor 10 salaries reported	$72,200 per year
Terminal manager 1 salary reported	$77,500 per year
Transport driver 1 salary reported	$28.00 per hour

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