Been with Celadon for about 3 months now.

Drove for Schneider for a few years, and drove locally for a year when my wife was sick. Came back to OTR with Celadon.

So far (for past 3 months) they've been good to me. My DM is awesome; always answers my qualcomms and calls, always tells me what I need to do, and what she'll do in return.

They pay EXTRA for HAZMAT (.03cpm), and will pay for you to get your HAZMAT (I already had mine when I came here). I don't get too much HAZMAT, but it's no big deal when I get it (usually Class 5 stuff).

They pay a $1000 bonus + 1 week's vacation for every 30,000 miles driven, and I've made that already and then some.

Anytime you're at Indy (the headquarters) you can stop in and see your DM just by walking in to the door. No guards, metal detectors or card keys. You can stop in to see anyone you want in any department.

Once (and once only) I was shorted on payroll. One call to payroll depatment, and the difference was put onto my ComData Card in 15 minutes (I normally have direct deposit).

I've AVERAGED 3400 per week consistently, with only one NYC run. I've spent a LOT OF TIME in Texas, but I don't mind Texas for driving. Midwest, Southeast and Texas seem to be the norm. I've had a "light" week this week at 2400 miles, but I'll still have 10,000 miles for the month. I had 14,000 miles last month. My average run has been 1000 miles.

BE PREPARED TO BE LEGAL: Celadon take legal seriously, and the company WILL charge you with a log violation if they find one, even if you got a clean bill from DOT. But they slap your wrist and tell you not to do it again.

The NEGATIVES: Every company has them.

1) If you get stuck in Texas after midnight on Saturday, you're going to sit until Monday. Last weekend I did a load to Laredo, and there were 158 drivers waiting for loads. To be fair though, I had a load on Monday evening, right at the tail end of a 34hr restart.

2) They don't like 34hr restarts as a rule. Which is fine with me, because I never took restarts unless I HAD to. I did 3700 miles with Celadon when I hadn't had a restart in 2 1/2 weeks...LEGALLY...so it's possible. Of course, if you end up in Texas on a weekend, you'll get a restart anyway.

3) Maintenance couldn't find their arse with a flashlight and a search warrant. They maintain thier trucks VERY well, but it will take them 3 days to do it. I spent 14 hours in a shop for a routine overhead. And immediately after leaving the shop, I got a qualcomm that my truck had to go back for something else. To be fair though, when I ignored a qualcomm about a PM (because I dreaded the shop), they ROUTED me to a Speedco for a PM.

4) They don't believe in EZPass. They have PrePass, but NOT EZPass. To me this is insane, and has no logical reasoning. While they DO reimburse for all tolls, I one time forked out over $140 for tolls in the NE of my own money before reimbursement. To be fair though, they will "front" you the money via ComCheck if you ask. But you have to know what the tolls are going to be beforehand.

For the tricks: VOLUNTEER, and keep your Macros current. I volunteer for HAZMAT, and take the loads that other people refuse (which is how I got my ONE NYC run). My Macros are always in on time. I don't complain and am pleasant to every department I deal with when I have a problem. And my DM takes care of me.

Well I been here since Nov. I only sat in Laredo 1 time for more than 24 hours even getting down there on a weekend. Where do you see they dont like 34 hour restarts? They male you run legally which if you have to have a restart then take it. I run hard and I ususally have to take one quite often. The tolls you dont have to know beforehand. Just ask for an advance. I usually get $200 when I go out there. I like it here and dontplan on leaving anytime soon unless I get the local job I want

My hubby works for celadon and gets 34hr breaks

Well, my hubby has been with them since Feb 1. He's only averaging about 2000 miles a week. Only one week did he get 3000 miles. He stays out for three weeks at a time, has only been late once because he got jacked around at both his delivery and then his next pick up about 50 miles away. So far payroll has not reimbursed us for three scale tickets, and some of his tolls. He hasn't had a chance to call them and get it taken care of yet because he hasn't been home enough to compare his paperwork with his pay stubs to see what's missing. The only time he hasn't sat in Texas is the first time he was there. Every time since, even though he's always gotten there way early to drop his trailer, he's sat at least a day and a half. He seems to keep being given team loads. Like on this past Thursday night, the evening DM's gave him a 2000 mile load that picked up on Friday morn at 9 am Texas time, which is 10 am eastern time, and delivered on the east coast at 7 am eastern time. Now if he wanted to run over hours he could have done it, but his truck only runs 63 mph so he couldn't have done it legally. Plus driving in the mountains out east, that means slower going up the hills which looses time. So he had to turn it down. When he was down in Laredo, last week I think it was, they gave him a load at 2 am on Sat morn, pick up later that morning (Saturday), and deliver 2100 miles away on Monday morning. That gave him Sat and Sun to run 2100 miles. DUH!! It seems to be only the night and weekend DM's that keep giving him team loads. His DM is nice, and I think she tries, but from what I understand there is only so much she can do. It's my understanding that actually the CSR's assign the loads, and the DM's just pass on the info to the driver.

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It is the load planners and my hubby hates going to larado he is sitting down there right now waiting to get his load off in the morning he has home time in for thurs the 24th he has an appt on the 25th

If you have any questions about logs just ask LogsRUs

I don't take 34's unless I'm out of hours and I have to sit for 34 anyway. I've heard a lot of comments that you can't stay legal without a 34...THAT'S NOT TRUE. Someone tell me WHERE in the FMCSA it says you HAVE to take a 34? It says it's an OPTION.

And in all fairness, I've only sat in Laredo a long time (more than 24hrs) once. THe other times, I've usually had a load out in 2-4 hours.