Are 9 months at cre

Discussion in 'CR England' started by wrench&ride, Dec 9, 2014.

  1. wrench&ride

    wrench&ride Bobtail Member

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    My wife and i went to cre we live in ny and its the only company paid cdl school that we could go to something about nys dmv rules.we wanted to go to a private school but we have 3 kids that all started collage at the same time so there went all our money.A little back ground on us we i was a auto tech for a gm dealership for 27 yrs and my wife was a vet tech after the kids left it got very depressing for us so we needed a change so to trucking school we went at salt lake city.Cre put us in a hotel the whole time we where at school after we got are cdls we went with a great trainer but 3 of us in a truck was a little much after we got our 30 days training they gave us a truck and we have been on the rd for 9 months with no home time.Cre only said the word lease one time to us and that was it they also gave us a $7500 sign as we came in as a team.Now are time is up and where moving on to a company that we can make more money with we did make some money at cre but $1500 per week for a team is not very good but they paid for our cdl and they never lied to us one time so dont belive everything you hear.We did what we had to do to get on the rd and we stuck to our agreement we had with them now today they called us and offered us 8k to stay another 9 months but where heading to usexpress or hobby lobby making a decision this week we only have 2 weeks left in our contract.The only problem with hobby lobby is you have to take 2 days a week off and we dont like that we sold our home so it could be a problem as we truly live in the truck hey has anyone ever cooked a thanksgiving diner in the truck it was a experiance.lol
     
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  3. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    CR England to Us Xpress? :biggrin_25513:

    You can do a whole lot better than that
     
  4. wrench&ride

    wrench&ride Bobtail Member

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    Maybe we need some advice we are still new to this any ideas?
     
  5. McKlakin

    McKlakin Light Load Member

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    Just take your two days off in a hotel in a new city. Enjoy life!
     
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  6. wrench&ride

    wrench&ride Bobtail Member

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    Thats what i thought but the truck has to be parked at the local hobby lobby on the weekend and they said we cant stay in the truck over weekends.
     
  7. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    You're one of the very few that's leaving on good terms and made it the entire school contract with England,good to the both of you.Best of luck and success with your next company.
     
  8. icsheeple

    icsheeple Trailing the Herd

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    Check out Old Dominion.
     
  9. wrench&ride

    wrench&ride Bobtail Member

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    When i make a deal with someone i see it though the next company we work for will be our last i hate job jumping just have to make it work i only had 2 jobs in my life and i am 48
     
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  10. McKlakin

    McKlakin Light Load Member

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    All hobby lobbies should be within a mile or two of hotel. Car rental for two days is $50 hotel $150. If you go fancy... Get rewards cards... And you are still paying less than a mortgage. Or rent with utilities.
     
  11. wrench&ride

    wrench&ride Bobtail Member

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    Thats true something to think about its a dedicated with 5500 miles a week
     
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