Anything good about Celadon from someone that is there now

Well, he did have a load. I think his DM had one lined up for him to take this morning but the shop couldn't get him out so she had to give him another relay trailer that came in this afternoon. He dropped one trailer that he brought that was passing through and was given another one heading to northern Indiana. They finally did get him out of the shop at 4:30 this afternoon. There were mechanics just sitting around doing nothing. And trucks to be worked on. They popped him right through inspection. In and out in like ten minutes. Then sit in the shop all day. Oh well, he's out now. But still, if it were me I would have went and talked to my DM about it. Not b***hed, but talked. Because if they would have gotten to it this morning, he could've been gone with a load this morning. I don't know how much pull she has in getting the shop cracking, but it doesn't hurt to find out.

 

Well, he made it home from Indy. They gave him a short relay trailer run, then he came home. He actually got home Thursday around noon, instead of Friday. Of course he'll be going back on duty and leaving Sunday morning instead of Monday, but that's OK. He's HOME!!! And he got a great paycheck today. Over $700 bring home, instead of the paltry $200 or $300 we've been living on for so long. I know next Friday's check won't be as good, but that's OK, at least this week I have enough to make the car payment, and have grocery money too. And a little extra to buy some of the things that we are needing so bad. Like a new gate to keep boyo in the living room and not the rest of the house or the kitchen where the wood stove is at.

He's adjusting fairly well to being OTR. He thought it would be harder than it is to get used to. He's figured out it's not hard to eat right, even OTR. He keeps fruits, and healthy snacks in his truck, and when he eats at the truck stops, he's been watching what he's eating. Staying away from greasy, fried foods. Eating baked and grilled meats, salads, steamed veggies, and eating smaller portions instead of "super sizing" everything on his plate or going back to the buffet bunches of times. And drinking more water, usually with those crystal lite drink packs mixed in, staying away from soda, only one cup of coffee a day, and staying away from sweet tea. And boy has he lost weight. Just in two weeks I can really see a difference. Plus he says he feels better.

We'll see how his next trip out goes. Hopefully he'll get as good of mileage as he did this past trip. Of course, next time he comes home, we might have to go buy him new jeans since he's losing weight. What he has now is already getting loose on him. LOL!! Before much longer a belt isn't going to help.

So far the only gripe about the company as a whole is the shop at the Indy term. Which I've seen others on here post the same as well. But you can't have every thing roses. There's always going to be some bad with the good. However, I imagine not all the guys at the Indy shop are bad about getting things done. We had the same problem at the trucking company I worked at. Not all the mechanics would do the work. They'd "do it when they felt like it" and be ###### with the driver.

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Well, he headed out Sunday to Indy to pick up an empty trailer to load in Terre Haute. On Monday. So he got to come home again Sunday night. Got loaded Monday morn for Laredo. Got down there this morning around 11 our time, told to take trailer down the road to the drop place. It's almost 1 now, so we'll see how long he has to sit and wait. I know some people have said that the Wax and Laredo yards you will sit at forever waiting to load out again. We'll see what happens.

 

Well, he was loaded and out of Laredo at 1:30. Didn't have to wait long at all. Brought a transfer back to Indy this afternoon and now is loaded for east (yech I hate east) on Monday. So he's on his way home tonight. He'll be here till Sunday morning. Only a 600 miler to his Monday delivery, then we'll see what he's going to get next. I can't believe they're letting him come back west of Indy and come home when his load is heading east. That's cool though. I don't mind seeing him. Of course I always give him the pleasures of doing all the things he misses during the time he's gone (read changing poopy diapers on the baby) so he doesn't feel left out. Besides, I NEED a break from that sometimes. Whew. I love my son, don't get me wrong, but I can only handle so much **** (pun is heavily intended). LOL!!!

He didn't have to wait very long at Indy yard for inspection of the load he brought in or a new load assignment once he put in his availability either. His DM seems to be really on top of keeping her drivers going. Quite a few drivers there have told hubby that he got one of the best DM's in there. So far I'd have to agree. She's kept him moving without having to wait very long at all for a load assignment. Most of the time it seems like she's got one lined up as soon as he put in that he's empty. It sounds like she's one of the ones who knows how to pre plan her drivers efficiently, even if they don't do pre planning. I don't think they do, but I imagine the DM's have access to what loads are available in what areas at any time so they can pre plan to some extent.

I hope I'm not boring you all with the updates. I guess I just figure this will help add input for people researching Celadon as a potential employer.