THE TRUTH about Driving for CRETE CARRIER | 6 Months Review
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2022
- Whats it really like? The truth about driving for Crete Carrier. A six months review.
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Now that I've got a whopping 2 days of experience with this company and driving this truck.. I feel like this is another training company. I don't mind doing 65 And a hyper speed of 68.. But with all the sensors and sonar.. I'm not a happy camper. Do you know how many cars and semis could fit in the 400 to 500' distance ahead of the truck... I'm referring to when it's on cruise control and you approach slower vehicles.. That 4 or 500' is very extreme. I've got a perfect driving record and unblemished driving history. Not to mention the camera they installed in my truck for 60 days. All I can say is that 1st paycheck better be a good one.
god bless ya . poor newbies.. the game is bein played with u ... all companys give u the world 1st 6 months to year.. then all hell breaks loose.. good luck.. i have a million. i seen it.. more then i wish to think about.
Is Crete paying you to recruit for them? If not then you are really being extra here. Crete seems to be going downhill. I wouldn't recommended anyone to come aboard as of now.
@@siniykrasnyy 🤔 We are very happy with Crete and don’t see it ‘going downhill.’ Crete doesn’t pay us to recruit. But they do pay a recruiting bonus, yes. But we don’t push or mention much about it in videos. We just share our experience. Then if someone decides to come to Crete because it’s a good fit for them they can use our referral code as a way to say thank you for the information we’ve put out. Doesn’t cost them anything and gets them good karma points. 😃
I am starting at Crete going to orientation on Wednesday
Keep it up Brother I drove for ABF freight for 20 years and loved it, I had a total 45 years driving all makes of Trucks.I hated to stop driving but had to because of injuries. Good luck and keep on driving, if you love what your doing time will fly!!!!!!👍👍
Wow!! 45 years! That’s impressive! Thank you for your service of hauling goods for America!!! Sorry you got injured! We hope you are recovered and enjoying a nice retirement! Thanks for traveling with us!!
I retired two years ago after almost 40 years in trucking,11 of which I spent at Crete. Although not perfect,Crete did a better job of planning than any company I worked with. There was a time when most of my loads averaged over 1000 miles,and then they suddenly dropped to about half that. The pay at Crete was always good,near the top of the stack of dry freight companies. They had what I considered too many silly-ass rules. Military experience helps in tolerating that. I will say that they're evenly applied. There was less favoritism at Crete than any company I worked for. The equipment was always good,well-kept,and slow. Be safe out there and slower traffic keep right!
Thanks for validating our Devi to go with Crete!!!! We are much happier here. It’s still trucking, of course, but overall we are satisfied!!! Enjoy your retirement from trucking! Thanks for watching our channel!!
@@TheJoyofTrucking My wife corrected me. I was at Crete for 14 years. The 11 years was at Dart Transit and I certainly can't recommend them. They used to be a decent company until a generational change,after which they sucked.
Kevin your a straight shooter. Thank's for your channel!
Listening to this as I drive to orientation for Crete fingers crossed 🤞🏾 I like it here I’ve heard nothing but good things so far
Again! Glad to hear you guys are doing well and healthy and happy. Bill 😊
Lots of good info,for people that want to into trucking. You have some very interesting records. Have a good day. Enjoyed.
Great video. Thanks for the info.
I hope to start trucking next year. Stay safe out there.
Check out Nussbaum Transportation after you get your cdl. They will put you in their six month training program. Ask CJ about it. Tell CJ that martphi sent ya. Good luck with whom ever you to choose to drive with
Hello Kevin and Tanja. Always great videos.
Always so informative. And always so much fun to watch. Thanks. Keep em coming. Truck Safe.
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So glad its all working out well , bring home the money, save it up and invest well while ya can . Love the channel!
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Great details! Thank you
I hate waiting around in the middle of nowhere. Glad you're doing better.
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I didn’t mind live loading or unloading, but sitting for 4 days and getting 1500 miles doesn’t work. Don’t count on getting home with 3 weeks notice to make a family gathering. I guess loyalty doesn’t matter these days even working through Covid without taking a sick day.
Werner was terrible for maintenance on tractors and trailers. They did the work it just took forever and a day. One of the biggest reasons I left Werner was the splits. Rarely had a load from pickup to delivery. I got mad about it and ignored the message for a day and they finally called me on the phone. Lol they were kinda upset.
The reason I believe you're not having tire problems is a better class of drivers. Werner drivers stay upset about everything. Short runs, low pay, constant breakdown and just being a green rookie driver. Create is really a training company so you get a more seasoned driver IMO.
You sound happier where you are and that is half the battle. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
Crete is really a training company, so you get a more seasoned driver ?? That doesn’t make any sense !
I get t-call loads but they are always preplanned. So I know ahead of time. They usually run me Arkansas and west. I'll pickup up a load and take it to a terminal in east Texas so I can turn around and drive in the part of the country that I agreed to when I started.
Good information for rookies and trucker prospects like me. Thank you.
Check out Nussbaum Transportation after you get your cdl. They will put you in their six month training program. Ask CJ about it. Tell CJ that martphi sent ya. Good luck with whom ever you to choose to drive with
Numbers like 70% drop and hook is for the entire fleet, won’t necessarily reflect what you’re going be doing. Best advice I ever got was remember they are telling you the fleet average, bigger the fleet the easier it is to have impressive numbers
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I drove for Warner too!! So I know you are being honest!.. great video! I’m about to apply :))! 💃🏻
Hello there fellow Werner alumni. 😁 Happy to hear you’re going to make the switch to Crete! Be sure to watch the one year Crete review for even more details and numbers. Where will be your home terminal? Let us know if you have questions we can answer. And, please be so kind and use our referral code, SLOKEV. It’s a great way to support the channel. We’d be very grateful!
Going to be OTR and keep my remote accounting job.....I hope I get to sit around a little bit to do both jobs!
Thks for vid and being truthful often times we get lie too about pay or what have you and we all kno about those Recutor anyways Godspeed driver keep the video coming inspiration
My fiancé left Crete a month ago after being there for 2 years. He was treated like a bottom list driver and was taken off loads making it difficult for him to pay his bills. One of his last check was $.20 because they had scheduled for his truck to get into the shop which was being completely unreasonable to work with him. They couldn’t find him a new/replacement truck, and they wouldn’t give him breakdown pay. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!
Ohhhhh. That’s bad. We’ve never heard of anything like that happening at Crete. Sorry he went through that. Hope he landed somewhere that works out much better for him.
Werner is a training company.. not just for drivers, but for office staff as well.. Inefficient.. but they're still in business making some money. Lots of good info, thanx. I plan on staying out 30 to 45 days.. I'm hoping for that 100K+ and I've been with a handful of big trucking companies.. each one WILL screw you over.. it's just a matter of time. It's the Joy of trucking.. lol.. ps. I'm a million miler.
Well said ✌️
Wow!! Million miler! Congratulations! That’s impressive!! Let us know how your rolling 12 is coming along! Good luck!!!🍀
@@TheJoyofTrucking Rolling 12..?
@@Mywhtjp That’s what they have at Crete. Showing you your information for the last 12 months.
@@TheJoyofTrucking oh.. that's the first I've heard of that phrase. I've been driving steady for the last 11 months so I'm pushing almost another 100000 my last ROLLING 12. So far I'm at a whopping 1534 in this truck. Baby steps.
Wow six months in to driving with CDL good video for me bout to start otr coming from regional
I've been driving 24 years, and my 4 month with Crete has been a good experience
Better pay than old job. I haul refer on Shaffer side. Nice mix of live and drop hook. And they don't baby sit drivers.
Give it some time..your miles will drop…my first 90 days or so were great then the bottom fell out.8300 mi month avg never turning anything down and staying out 6weeks at a time..
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Great video
I am on the Unilever account and I do almost every load I've had is all been dropping up
If you switch to the reefer division you will have more drop and hook, more money and shippers and consignee are bigger and easier to find. In and out
easy.
Leaving werner for crete. Sounds like im making a good choice fornthe most part haha, your videos definitely influenced my choice. Thanks!
How long have you been driving? Werner gave you a good foundation. But you’ll have less stress and more money at Crete! Let us know if you have questions. Glad our videos were helpful! Please remember to give them our referral code, SLOKEV. We would REALLY appreciate it!! Welcome to Crete! Be sure to flag us down and say hello if you see us somewhere. 😃
I drove for Crete was not that impressed with their regional. I wanted to avg 2k miles a week they never did that for me. In fact one of the office guys told me you will never get 2k miles a week as a regional driver.
I went right into deck work by the mile. But soon jumped to deck by commission and oversize and only ran cross border.... was able to start taking home 10k a month on average.
I'm about 80% drop and hook. But I'm dedicated so it is different situation. I still stay out 4-5 weeks and get good miles
My company use to do a lot of drop and hook too...but with staff shortages nationwide..we are doing more live load/unload
Crete is probably one of the better mega carriers out there. Good terminals. I liked the Ohio and GA one the most
I like what you said about being able to refuse a load with crete, when I was with werner I refused a load and because of that I sat for 3 days until I got another load, I'm sure it was because I had refused a load, and I wasn't a person to refuse many loads
WERNER SUCKS!!! THEY ARE FULL OF BULLSHIT 💩💩💩💩💩💩 BRO!!! THEY HAVE NO INTEGRITY OR LOYALTY AT WERNER!!! "WERNER CARES" MY ASS!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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Hi Kevin, my hubby drove for Crete, my hubby got lung cancer n to be honest I will tell you, Crete treated us with kid gloves, dr laura always made sure that dispatch always treated my Brian well, all Brian had to do was call me, n I had laura on speed dial, especially if he got sick n such. But the manager at the Des Moines terminal , because my hubby passed in 96. But I must say my Brian was for the most part treated with respect, the only time I saw that they did t time is someone got sick or something. Brian usually always had awesome equipment, good luck, stay safe. ❤❤❤❤ I know I sure miss seeing that truck in the drive when he would be home.
I mean this in the nicest of ways. You belong in trucking or fleet management than in driving a truck.
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My company uses recaps for the drive tires.
Many loads with too much time they can get you a t call so you can drop it and get another
When I drove back in the 90's , I found out the dedicated routes had more drop and hook.
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One exception to that, Baylor trucking Pepsi dedicated. Was supposed to be primarily drop and hook. In reality, only 30-40% actually ended up being d and h.
Great vid breakdown! Crete is about the steak not the sizzle
Those tailer checks cut down on bad tralier tires
Your drop and hook percentage will go up when the freight market improves. I think Crete is having to shuffle loads around the past year because of the economy and their customers having supply chain issues. But you notice your miles stay good. They also eliminate customers who constantly delay drivers.
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Drove for Werner for a few months, Had about 10+ trailers that needed new tires or something. Very relatable statement there, I knew you looked familiar when i clicked. I watched your vids before starting at Werner, Now I'm with another company with only red Kenworth's. Slower but the miles are way better, you should be careful promoting a carrier. More drivers means less miles & possibly more split loads my guy. I like Crete's trailers and im a huge fan of freightliners, If something happens bad enough this video was pretty helpful. Stay safe and keep trucking tho.
Cfi?
Werner Sucks!!! Full of B.S. @ Werner!!! No Integrity or Loyalty @ Werner! Werner Cares My Ass!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
With any brand truck, it's either good or bad. Some trucks will never have issues, others will be in shop allot. Nothing to do with brand much of the time
Not able to use toll roads without permission, if you do it will be taken out of your pay ,must fuel at the station they give you.
This was an interesting video but imo you have to step away from the large fleets and go to a smaller size carrier. I personally say 50 or less trucks. Business models change fast once a company grows large. Usually for the worst and they get more exploitive
Hi Kevin and Tanja, My name is Kevin as well, I've enjoyed all of your videos, starting from when you were in School, I believe you went to Phoenix Trucking School, I recently graduated from Southwest Trucking School, just down the street, I live 10 minutes from the School, so I've noticed many truckers have switched companies many times, and I understand that, you have to find what's right for you, I was thinking about going to Werner, I just saw this video and now I'm looking more into Crete, what do you think so far? It sounds like your much happier with Crete, and you said that they have Freightliner trucks, that's what I was trained in, just wondering where I should start. Anymore information on Crete would be appreciated. Thanks again, and keep making great videos.
Hey there!! Thanks for watching our channel! We are glad that you are getting some good information from our videos! Congratulations on recently getting your CDL! That is an achievement you can be proud of! Yes, Kevin got his CDL with the Phoenix Truck Driving Institute just around the corner. Lol! So we know the neighborhood! ;-)
You have a number of opportunities to start driving for companies based in Phoenix. Kevin did his first year with Werner, but there are other options for you as well. Werner has its issues, but we thought it was a good place to start and they provided a lot of training opportunities. Everybody has different priorities for choosing their company. It seems to us that a lot of the companies that take new drivers will have a very steep learning curve, but will give you the opportunity to get experience. Once you have 6 to 12 months experience, you will have a lot more options and the ability to earn better money. So you just have to learn as much as possible and stay the course during your first 6 to 12 months. Kevin stayed with Werner one year. He is now finishing his first year at Crete. He is much happier here and making much better money! You can call Crete recruiting (1-800-998-2221) and find out what their minimum required experience is right now. They have different options, as far as we know. Like maybe with six months experience if you go out with their trainer. Otherwise we’ve heard 10 months, though their website says one year. So best to ask a recruiter. We don’t think they take rookies with no experience. Unfortunately. We definitely recommend Crete as soon as you can get here. We meet LOTS of long term drivers here who say it’s the best company they’ve worked for. And we are also happy and see no reason to change companies. Best of luck! Let us know what you decide to do.
I plan on going to cfi in march and after a year going straight to Crete.
That sounds like a good plan! Best of luck on your journey! Let us know how it goes…
If you count each end of the load separately, the math...works? 88*2=176, 51 out of 176 is roughly 30%...something to ask management about??
Did a stint at Werner, dedicated Budweiser Columbus OH. Ok money but eld was a pain using it for personal transportation. Their failure to respond to my messages done going home caused them issues. I’d be trucking to work at 0545, I’d get the proverbial you are violating your 10 off msg. I’d tell them to fix it or I’d go home until tomorrow, lol. They did. Did a stint with CRST, never again. IDK what they tell you they are lying. Spent most of my driving time at Able Transit out of Newark Ohio as an owner operator. They were the best.
Hello guys. Another good informational video. Had a question about the recruiter experience.
Was there anything that you were told by the recruiter that was incorrect, or was everything spot on?
Thanks for your videos and stay safe out there.
Hey there!!! Everything was spot on, except she thought we’d be able to store truck at a customer’s yard in Buffalo to head to Canada for a vacation. That turned out not to work out. We got a storage spot ourselves. But everything else was true as she told us. Very satisfied.
Thanks for the reply. Sounds like a solid company. Not many of those out there.
Wishing you guys happy holidays.
@@bluestrucker1845 Thanks!! You too!!!
Sounds like a pretty decent company. Wish I was younger!! Don't we all! LOL.
It was company! I started with Werner and same experience! SITTING! Been Crete past 3 plus years
I'm thinking of joining Crete to do Walmart dedicated in, MT, WY, CO & UT. Do trucks have inverter to use microwave? Do they complain about using too much optimized idle for comfort?
Great Video's. I have a few more questions that I would like to ask. Do you folks have an e-mail address or a blog that you can communicate with someone?
would they even offer you a load that runs the risk of being late? Are they looking at the feasibility of that preplanned load or is that all on you in which case you might not have the time to assess that preplan til you have time to stop
I miss work for Crete one of the best trucking company
Are you dry van or refrigerated? How much per mile you getting?
What's the policy on toll roads? Do they make you go on the little roads to avoid them? Are your routes and fuel stops dictated?
Hey Mr.Kevin I had an update for you on that Hobby Lobby account. No they didn’t compensate for those miles below 2500 miles also got into a altercation with my previous team mate but not physically so got put on Coke regional account been on it for about a week but going back to the Hobby Lobby account gonna give it another shot also this month December makes 5 months on the road still learning of course definitely have improved in a lot of different areas. But you’re definitely right Werner is a teaching company but imma stay with them a while longer but please keep the videos coming I always appreciate the POV from another company’s perspective. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼Also I lost 2 weeks due to my International being down for 2 weeks and them not really wanting to change my equipment which was upsetting but that breakdown pay was alright to get by on for a minute but still not acceptable. Also they’re taking away our Personal Conveyance in January😢
I drive for Werner as well. What's this about loosing P.C.?
I had not heard.
@@donnadickey5420 I heard as of January 1st we’re being stripped of PC usage
@@white_lightning_0171 thanks for the heads up.
All the trucks Werner has you would think they would give you a rental car and get you to another truck. That is what Crete does. If you are going to be broke down for more than a few days they will get you a loaner to keep you rolling. Been at Crete for 21 years.
How many experience I need for start I have one year with the CDL I need start I don’t have experience
The profit sharing is only after the second year you are there right?
What about hours, I'd be interested in hearing about time spent getting those miles. I.e. $$$/hour is my interest.
Been watching a lot of your content lately. CDL for 3 months. Crete says 1yr required. I'm curious if Crete let's you drive your tractor home. I know Werner does and they'll take me straight out of school. Right now I drive tractor trailer for a big company consolidating freight between 4 warehouses and a main terminal in a 60 mile radius (typically two buildings a night) and load it myself. It's $30/hr 50hr weeks. But id love to drive out of state....
Thank you for watching our channel! Sounds like you have a pretty good gig. But you are right, if you want to see the country and get paid for it 0TR is a great way to do it. Crete told us that you need a minimum of six months, but then would still have to go out with the trailer. Then they said at 10 months you can come without a trainer, depending on your experience and with which company. So maybe try calling recruiting again if you are interested in Crete. As to your question, yes, Crete lets you drive your tractor home. As a matter of fact, we heard that Werner no longer allows personal conveyance. At Crete you can still use personal conveyance to get home after you’ve finished a job. That is much better!
Do you get paid miles home
How many companies did u work at in trucking
how muh experience do u need to drive for crete carrier?
Kenwoth is good here too l have one. Neverr btrakdown
Nice!!!! That’s what Kevin wants. 😆😆😆Enjoy!!
Crete is FORCED DISPATCH. You cannot deny a load if you legally have time to complete the load. But they pick and choose which drivers they enforce those rules with.
Also, truck swap after 12 hours in shop is a pain. No layover pay.
When I had a flat tire, Crete service call said they don't fix tires, they replace with new tires
Do they use new tires or recaps?
@@jdm1039 recaps. But studies show that 50% of blow outs are recap, 50% virgin when they counted tire treads picked up on side of freeways
Maybe why they aren't in debt. Not sure if Warner debt free. Ty for your videos.
Thanks Tina! We don’t think Werner is debt-free.
B u never want to send me home more than 21 days always strolling to dispatch
I've been here for 4 years and I maybe get 2 live loads a month.
does crete let you reject loads if you dont feel safe or if its somewhere near boston or in the north east area?
Depends what you mean by ‘safe.’ Safety is their number one concern. With at least a year experience they think you are a good driver. Officially you are there for expected to have the skill to do all loads that are assigned to you. But I would think if you build up a good relationship with your asset manager you can talk to them about it. If it’s unproductive in terms of time you definitely can talk to them about it.
I haven't seen any posting of you 2 lately, are you still you tubing
Yup…we sure are…😃 No new video the last week, but daily community posts. More videos coming soon. Thanks for checking in us. 🥰
Where is your home? I live in a terminal point in the USA . Does that make a difference regarding home time.
Hey there! Kevin is out of DeLand, FL. As far as we know it makes no difference. Our thinking is that it’s convenient because you can park the truck at a terminal and are close to home and also have work done on it there while you are home.
How does the routing work ,they which way to go or is it up to you
They assign you loads. You do not determine your loads. You can turn them down for being unproductive but not for their destination. Then they have a suggested route. You can drive differently but only make the miles for the route they suggested unless there are serious circumstances of being rerouted long ways due to accidents for example. You can run different routes but preferably not toll roads. You’d also need to use their fuel solution or ask for a new one if you’re on a different route.
Hope that answered your question. 😃
The bad thing with the crete mechanics in all the terminals is they refuse pretty much to fill up or check your tire pressure level. Most of the companies I worked for just do that automatically without having to ask. Another thing is they like to micromanage your climate in your truck. For example if it's winter time and you're in Florida for home time or working and you have to use your air conditioner, you'll have Lenoir City calling you prepondered on why you are not with their national average. Even an explanation is just not good enough you'll just have to sweat it out partner.
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When do they give layover pay ? After 18 hours or 24 hours
Not sure. We’ve never needed it. Maybe a more experienced driver could chime in. You get detention pay after 2 hours and then it switches to layover at some point.
Left in September due to severe lack of miles…8300mi a month..never turned down loads and staying out 6weeks..i know for a fact there is drivers there that will not run more than 350-400mi a day..they cater to those drivers evidently…
We are so sorry to hear that it didn’t work out for you at Crete. I know it’s too late now, and we hope you found something else that you are happy with, but here’s an insight for your.
Kevin’s asset manager told Kevin that he can turn down loads that are unproductive…and Kevin does. Not sure what the ‘planner’ is thinking sometimes with the load assignments. Kevin will turn down unproductive loads that would cost him too much time between loads. So you were trying to be a good cooperative employee taking all the load assignments…and that cost you miles. Hopefully this insight can help you in the future. We had an old timer at Werner tell us to remember that the ‘Fleet Manager’ is not our boss, but rather that they are the driver’s partner. It’s tough getting out of the ‘employee’ mindset, but we keep reminding ourselves that Kevin and his asset manager work as a team and Kevin has a say in the loads he accepts. Anyway, just thought I’d share that detail with you. Hopefully where you are now is going well for you!! Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas!
@@TheJoyofTrucking I have screenshots of the load planners absolutely get smart ass with me because I turn down 500 mile 2 and a half day loads… Management there absolutely sucks. I have text messages from Erick cutter the president of Shaffer and he basically blows off any concerns after? He asked why I left… It’s no wonder a lot of these trucking companies get away with the crap that they do because they have people that will turn around and bow to them and get on their knees for them and not believe anything is happening even if it’s happening to them right front of their face… I have dozens and dozens of screenshots from the PeopleNet app, showing the messages on how rude they got, and when you have an asset manager that talks to you like a two-year-old because she thinks she knows more than you do as a driver which I’ve been driving for more than 25 years and management does nothing about it again that shows just how bad management is and how little they give a darn about the drivers because they have drivers come along. A dime a dozen they don’t care… All the crap that is going on over there now whatever never happen under Dwayne Acklie why do I say that because I work for Shaffer back with Dwayne acklie ran the day to day operations and he would’ve fired half the people in Lincoln for that crap… Crete is just another mega carrier on the same level of warner, swift US, Xpress, etc.
@@John-el3oq Wow…25 years!! Sorry you had a crappy experience with Shaffer and felt disrespected. We hope you found a place where you’re happy. 🥰
Been with Crete for three years now, OTR.. some weeks are really good, some weeks are really bad, nature of the job, currently been sitting 26 hrs because a pickup number was entered wrong at Nestle Purina or some BS, no other loads available in Georgia. It's now Sunday and probably have to wait till Mon morning to get it figured out... 🙃
OTR is more bump the dock regional and dedicated at Crete in the high 90's drop & hook from my experience
Yeah….we are surprised at high amount of Lives. But starting to like them. 😆😆😆
How long did it take for a recruiter to contact u, I applied 2 days ago?
🤔Don’t remember waiting. I think we just called them. That would be our suggestion. Here’s the number: +1-800-998-2221
Best of luck!! And please, if you do decide to come here…let us know…and be so kind and give them our referral code, SLOKEV. We’d be very grateful! Let us know if you have other questions. 😃
I T call lots of times when I'm going home
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Re your live load numbers:. If you think of a load as two events, i.e. pickup/drop off or load/unload, let's call your 88 loads as *really* 176 events, or possibilities of live or not live loads. You say 51 (of 88) had one or the other (or both) events as live, but now thinking in these terms what is the actual number? How many of those loads were live at the beginning AND at the end? A few? Ok, let's say you had, idk, 60 live events. Now you're almost exactly at that 30% marker, and maybe that's what Crete meant. 🤷
🤔🤔🤔 Thanks for your thoughts. We contemplated that as well. Doing the math like that it does line up. Would be interesting to know if that’s how they calculate.
@@TheJoyofTrucking show recruiting this thread and set them straight! 🤣🤣🤣
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Hey I got a question? What are the 2 road tests about down in Lenoir City at orientation?
You do a pre-trip inspection and then drive around the block, including interstate. Then you back into a parking spot. That’s it. Nothing fancy. 😉😁
@The Joy of Trucking what about the one on the 4th day? The one you have 30 days to finish after hire?
@@ChapzinoTheDon Hmmm…we don’t anything about there being other ones like you mention. Are you out with a trainer?
@The Joy of Trucking no luckily I don't have to go with one thank god!!! Yea I'm not sure what the driving test is they just said there's 2 and the second one you have 30 days to do it after hire. They said most people just stay and do it the 4th day.
@@ChapzinoTheDon Interesting. Well…we only know of the ones we mentioned. Pre-trip. Road trip. Backing. You’ll need to let us know. 😉 Are they talking about a sleep apnea test? Or drug test? Don’t think you’d get 30 days for that…so please let us know. Thanks!!! And don’t worry! You obviously have driving experience or you wouldn’t be coming to Crete. Kevin doesn’t recall anything weird or difficult. They’re not looking to trip you up. They’re looking to hire you. 😃
Has your assest manager ever spoke to you rudely or logs and compliance. Just out of curiosity, are the ppl at crete friendly as far as operations relationship to their drivers? What's the culture like their? I've been with crete 3 weeks I see a lot of red flags.
🤔🤔🤔Sorry to hear that! Everyone we’ve had contact with has been professional and generally friendly. Where are you out of? What account? Hopefully whatever happened was a total exception!!!!
@The Joy of Trucking OTR my home terminal is statesville but I think we have a temporary assest manager then we are assigned a permanent one. Like you said in the video, recruiters will tell you whatever to get you in the door then you find out things are not what they seem but I'm keep on trucking hopefully things will get better. I appreciate you responding back. Yall stay safe on the road out there!
@@arielstrother1 Hey again! Yes, you have an ‘onboarding’ asset manager for 60 days. Hopefully things will improve for you with your permanent one!! Keep us updated!!! Enjoy your day! Drive safe! Have fun!
Do crete except new graduates fresh out of school?
Sorry. No. You need to get 6-12 months experience at another carrier. After that hurry on over. 😉
I had to pick up a loaded truck stop it only went 5 miles Said he was out of hours
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Do they still take a penny per mile away for "payroll processing fee" ?
Only for per diem.
Dot is nit must you do it if you dont have time
Not sure I understand your question. You have to make time to do your pre trip every day.
Hearing about home time is so cringe. Luckily I’m with small company n I take off as much as I want
What is the population of female drivers at Crete? Also where the beautiful wifey? I miss her personality. Be safe. ❤
Driving for 30 years 15 with crete wouldn't go any other place
We are happy to hear that! Gods validation for our decision!
Crete is a good company but I didn’t make a lot there, I probably averaged 2400 miles a week, the small company I’m at now I run 3k or more a week, I ran 4500 miles this week.. but if you’re a new driver I’d definitely suggest Crete or CFI
Is your company hiring?
What company do you drive for? I'm 7 years and looking for a good company hiring out of new mexico.
They say 50% of drivers make 100k I’m calling bogus!
They have a lot of drivers who stick around. Every year their income goes up, plus more profit sharing, quarterly bonuses, vacation pay. And they can also get referrals. We honestly don’t think it’s bogus.
I started my career with Werner. It is one of the worst companies out there
Same here Bro! WERNER SUCKS!!! NO INTEGRITY OR LOYALTY AT WERNER!!! "WERNER CARES " MY ASS!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Creep carrier-walmart-werner-pride-prime-navajo-CFI-May trucking are all cattle driver branded number-not-a-name jobs. Rude management, rude maintenance, rude drivers especially at the terminals. No way I'd drive for any of these companies. Good for 1st year and then leave or end up set up for failure. Take it from 12+ year driver✌🏿😎
I’m joking the hunt side of crete
I almost had a job with them, back in '09. I was straight out of truck driving school. They came with very high recommendations from all of my instructors. If it hadn't been for an accident on my record, I would've had the job. Icy overpass. Tried stopping for a red light at the end of it. Didn't realize it had iced over. Their safety dept deemed it a preventable accident, so that killed that deal. Other than that accident, my record was clean.😪
You been in walmart account in your first 6 months?
Yes. One time, though they asked again and Kevin said, “No thank you.” Probably do it once a year. Preferably North Platte or Paul’s Valley as we hear they are better. But we’ll see. Here’s a video in Kevin’s experience. Hope it helps!
Trying Out the Walmart Dedicated Account | Crete Carrier
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