My CR England adventure/experience... Hint, It's everything you've heard & then some!

Discussion in 'CR England' started by Big Ugly, Feb 10, 2014.

  1. Night Prowler

    Night Prowler Medium Load Member

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    very good read, smart move getting a signed document and pics when returning that truck. It is hard to beleave all the stuff that was wrong with a new truck ? guess its the same with anything it all depends what day it was built and who built it. Good Luck !
     
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  3. Northern Lights

    Northern Lights Light Load Member

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    I fell out of my seat laughing at that one.
     
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  4. Big Ugly

    Big Ugly Light Load Member

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    Oh that's only a partial list as memory serves of the continuing issues I had with that truck. The turbo went down & it had a problem with the cooling fan. It also had a piston go out & I lost an entire week & more money getting that fixed. England's response to me when I'd call for help was it's your truck you need to handle it. I grew real tired of hearing that.
     
  5. Big Ugly

    Big Ugly Light Load Member

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    Hey Spantanburg was all kinds of scary when you were new behind the wheel LOL :yes2557:
     
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  6. Sik_Life

    Sik_Life Medium Load Member

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    Good read. I see no reason for anybody to consider CR England or really JB Hunt either. There's too many others out there.
     
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  7. 77smartin

    77smartin Road Train Member

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    Why has this kind of story never made it to some TV show or magazine...60 minutes, Inside Edition (is it still around?), 20/20? I mean this happened in 2006 and yet it is still happening today? Man am I glad I hung up on that lady.
     
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  8. Big Ugly

    Big Ugly Light Load Member

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    I agree there are many other choices out there. But one has to do what they can at the time & with what opportunity presents itself. For me at the time it was England.

    J B Hunt was great to me I'll do a write up on my experience there too. They were very good to me & whatever issues folks have had with them I experienced none of it. I'd go back in a New York Minute if they'd have me. I hope to get my career back on track soon & earn my way back there.

    As for England, well I try to be objective in light of my troubles there. After all I chose them not the other way around. It was just a bad experience & that's all too common. That doesn't mean there aren't people happy to be there & who are successful there. It just didn't happen for me.
     
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  9. Big Ugly

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    Good question! You'd think in this economy & with such attention on predatory lending & financial schemes this type of activity would be splashed all over the mainstream media. But alas trucking is still considered a dirty necessity that is ignored until we get in an accident or cause a traffic jam. The sad fact is too many truckers & their families will continue to fall victim to these schemes until the nasty regulators at Federal Govco put an end to it.
     
  10. Moon_beam

    Moon_beam Heavy Load Member

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    Heard this one before about CR England. A new CDL holder leasing a truck should be against the law.
     
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  11. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    Good Story.
    Great Read.
    I don't mind reading long stories/posts.

    I will skip over any long post that doesn't use paragraphs.
     
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