Truck 325802 - From Dream To Reality

We promised to keep you updated on our pilot truck inspection in Saltillo, Mexico.  Here is our first glimpse of our new Freightliner Cascadia 72" Tractor with the 15L Detroit Diesel engine. 

 We have ordered the black mirrors to prevent the bug issue we saw with our chrome ones on the Navistar.

 This truck will present a much better option for our Eastern Network drivers.  This includes our Eastern Network Will Run drivers as well.

This truck will be in Lowell, Arkansas in less than two weeks.  We will inspect it along with the help of our professional drivers to make sure every detail is considered.  Our order of 632 Freightliners will start delivering in October 2014.   

Driver Feedback-Big Truck Talk

We received this note from one of our drivers this week.  She is an Eastern Network Will Run driver.  She gave us honest feedback concerning her current 56" International ProStar :

  

I'm a driver for J.B. Hunt and I am out 3 months at a time. Are drivers like me that are on the Will Run account included in getting bigger trucks also or just the east coast drivers that are home every 1-2 weeks.         

I hate my truck.  It is so small you can't even change your mind in it.  I have no room for clothes, food, or even a cooler.  It costs me a fortune eating out every day, and that's only 1 meal a day I eat.  

I think the drivers out this long deserve a bigger truck also. Think about it.  I'm only home 4 times a year.  I need extra food, clothes, drinks, and personal items


 

Truckload All-Star

Truck Director Chad Dewey and All-Star Professional Driver Alex Feaster  

 

 

We received a great note from one of our Truckload clients regarding the performance of Alex Feaster:

 

 

Katie,

I had a driver P/U at my facility and I would like to compliment this driver.

He was very polite, dressed in uniform and I was very impressed with his positive attitude.

We have worked together for many years and I have never seen a driver in uniform.

In my opinion it spoke volumes about JB Hunt.

Please pass this mail up the chain of command.

Michele Hess

Office Manager - Packaging Films

Hilex Poly

12118 Corporate Drive

Dallas, TX 75228

 



Updated Open Truck Detail Policy

 

Procedure:

 

Any time that an open unit is at a J.B. Hunt Maintenance facility, the following procedure will be followed:

 

1.  A Work Order will be created on the truck and a job code 0348, Detail Unit (Open) added

2.  The unit will be detailed inside and the exterior will be washed.

3.  Bright Sky, our 3rd party provider, will be responsible for providing the detail and wash. 

4.  After detail and wash is complete a J.B. Hunt manager will close the job.

5.  Our cleaned unit will be parked on the ready line and the Work Order will be closed.   

6.  Once Work Order is closed the system will place a message in the unit's check call screen saying    the unit is ready.

 

 

LUV TRUK 844-588-8785 Big News!

 

 

Please call in to our LUV TRUK hotline at 844-588-8785 to hear the latest news about our safety performance for July, freight conditions for the weekend, and our special guest Pete Anaya.  Pete is one of Professional Drivers in our Truckload division.  Pete is going to talk about the importance of truck size in his daily life as a Network driver for J.B. Hunt Truckload.  We also have great details concerning our 1st pilot truck being delivered off the production line at the Freightliner plant in Saltillo, Mexico. 

 

Pilot Truck 325802

The big day is almost here!  On Monday, August 4, Chuck Hurlburt will be traveling to Saltillo, Mexico to inspect our first Freightliner Cascadia 72".  This is pilot truck 325802. Chuck is our Director of Fleet Equipment here at J.B. Hunt.  He will be inspecting the quality of the build to insure that every tractor that comes off the line in Saltillo, Mexico will meet the approval of our Professional Drivers.  This Freightliner Cascadia is optimized for strength and maximum payload.  That means we are delivering the best value for our clients.

Chuck will be providing pictures from the plant and will give us visibility of truck 325802.  So, get excited! 

Let the Freightliner Revolution Begin! 

 

 

     

Daimler Saltillo, Mexico-Home of Pilot Tractor 325802

You must be able to see youtube video's to observe this promotional  piece on the lean production/quality build process that is part of Daimler's Cascadia philosophy.