CR England - called me

Discussion in 'CR England' started by waveform, May 31, 2014.

  1. Jennirey

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    All major companies like CRENGLAND, SWIFT, JBHUNT, SCHNEIDER....ETC, are going to tell u what u want to hear. If u r in SO. CAL, ur best option will b to try and sign up with a temp agency for truckers. That's where most of the local work gets handed out. Or if u have a TWIN try getting on with the port.... there is $$$ to b made there u just gotta find the best fit for u. Good luck
     
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  3. Jennirey

    Jennirey Bobtail Member

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    Sorry that's TWIC
     
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  4. waveform

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    Sorry I haven't got to respond to everyone, the thread got long very quick.
    But I'm reading it all and it's very helpful info. Thanks again everyone.


    Yep, this is what my friend was tell me too with regard to their leasing program. However, I didn't know they charge for a refresher course, is that really how it works? The recurter never said that on the phone. As much as it is a pain to apply in person (with the extreme driving distances here and $4+ gas), I'm going to make an appearance to a few places on Monday, and Tuesday after I get my H6 form. Another joke for the state to charge me for a piece of paper that shouldn't cost anything. I'm logged into the DMV site and they can't even provide a print out to download? The state of CA is F...d. I'm sorry, but this move has been so costly for totally unnecessary reasons other then to give the state of CA more money. I have to drive an hour away because the DMV in Temecula is closed. Between running around fixing peoples mistakes, (and there's been many made here) because everyone is smoking dope out here, and driving back and forth to the DMV I'm going to go broke with these gas costs. Why can't the DMV just give you these h6 fourms when you're there since most company's require it now. The other thing that doesn't make sense to me, is that I've been though a complete TSA background check and finger printing to obtain my hazmat. And these company's still want to run all these checks. If I had something on my record I wouldn't have a hazmat. it's a joke.

    ya, it's an entitlement state, that's one reason it's broke. And good luck trying to start a small business in CA. And what is this BS about getting a discount if you're a woman owned business? Like I don't deserve a break if I'm a hard working male? lol. The citizens are just as much to blame for letting this stuff happen. “Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber Hollywood is king

    I've seen more homeless begging on the streets of southern CA, nice places like Temecula ..then on Cicero Ave Chicago. Amazing. What I notice about CA is that they punish success. The more you make the higher your taxes, which discourages people from wanting to be successful and creates a society of hand me this and that. I've seen it in Chicago, but it's much worse here. And then they rape people on the cost to go to collage and Americans wonder why the US is being sold out. Many foreign country's educate their citizens at almost no cost so they can compete with Americas and take over, while American citizens have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to go to school in their own country. Something is very wrong here. Anyway, as far as CA, you pay 8.3% income tax if you make under 44K yr I think it is. Illinois is 5% for everyone. The sales tax is a little lower in CA then IL, but I would much rather have a higher sales tax and less taken from my income because at least then I have the choice of not buying something. I'm sorry, but CA is a redistribution of wealth state. If they cared so much about the wealthy getting something for nothing, why are tax free education bonds available here? And I can't even get the radio to listen to Rush L anymore. I have to pay for satellite radio out here. it's 2014, like the state of CA can't put up radio antennas on the mountains? But you can get AM when they want to feed you their propaganda. This is the home of Hollywood? Then there's the USE Tax where they hit you with the difference on sales tax if you bought a new vehicle out of state, and move into their state. It would be like buying a TV in Florida ...at say 5% sales tax, and the CA which has an 8% sales tax) would nail you with the difference on tax because the TV you brought into CA is still less then a year old. That's what they're doing to people who bring new cars into the state because of all the CA citizens who bought cars out of state in Oregon the previous years. They punish the people moving into the state because they lost money on car tax. Are people in CA totally asleep? or is just that they care more about what their stars are doing.. lol

    Someone said there's money to be made here? Therese's also money to be lost, and lots of it.
     
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  5. Dewey120

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    That's why I moved my LLC to Texas. CA chargers $875 a year just for my S-Corp tax filing fee plus all the other crap. I still have to call this place home until I can get the Wife convinced moving to the DFW area will be a great move in the long run.
     
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  6. waveform

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    This seems to be a recurring theme.
    My friend owns a fitness center up north and him and his wife are doing the same thing, moving it to Texas. I have 4 friends who've lived in CA, and they moved back home with the exception of two who moved to Florida and Tennessee. Isn't it funny how two of them moved to states where it's really cheap to live. They went from one extreme to the other. My guess is that they finally said, enough is enough.

    CA is a very beautiful place near the cost, but it comes with a high cost I guess.
     
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  7. 48Packard

    48Packard Ol' Two-stop Shag!

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    Many, many folks have also called CRE....what they've called them can not be posted here.
     
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  8. ironpony

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    CRE called you??? RUN!!!
     
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  9. Dewey120

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    Back when I applied with CRE they called me the next morning and wanted to know when I could show up to orientation. Must be why that after the first day of orientation at least 50% of the "new hires" are gone.
     
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  10. waveform

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    Well, another thing that was kind of strange was. When I was talking to the recruiter on the phone, he would say something and then there were long periods where he wouldn't say anything. So I kept asking him, "is there anything you wanted to ask me?" And then he would say, "no sir that's it, all you have to do is show up".

    I don't know. He came off as a very nice guy, but usually recruiters are more aggressive and want specifics. I kind of left like he was either very new to the job or he didn't want to say too much and scare me off. It was all too easy. Anyway, I have a few more (direct and specific) questions to ask the recruiter. I might let him know up front that I will not lease a truck. Then we'll see if he still wants to hire me.
     
  11. Wickedfire77

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    Or he didn't want to go off script. CRE is an otr co. They don't have to see you if you qualify. He gets paid once you complete orientation . It's all a numbers game with these guys. You will either show up or won't . He is on to the next person after that call .
    And sure as was said earlier, the starting class will be 100 people . By day 2. Half will be gone. Then more will be plucked out. You will end up with about 30 completing. And this happens every week , in four locations in the USA .
     
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