The Decline Of Crete Carrier

Im good i weigh 195 my neck is 17inches am 5 ft 10in tall

 

I edited your original post as they didnt hire you back because you were out 2 months on WC, not because of your driving record! Been there, done that!!

That was the legal way for them saying no........

 

If this tonn guy is running the company in the ground and doesn't care for the driversthen some one needs to get him fired or he needs to resign he sounds like a little rich kid who never grew up and sure don't know anything about trucking and keeping drivers happy they truely run the company i want to work for crete can any give me advice on this

 

I have done a lot of driving in the Chicago area with Crete and have never been routed around the toll roads. sometimes if headed west out of town, they won't route you across 88, but the toll roads within the city have never been an issue. just my experience.

 

i work for crete ,there are some good things about the company and bad . i think as driver,s we are screwed anyhow greed is a big problem and then if you throw in a silver spoon feed brat of a son <well you get the pic >

 

I hope that tonn guy to ruin the company im willing to bust my butt and run hard but don't want to be abused im not greedy i want good miles and pay

 

My advice...if you see Crete...RUN! The dispatchers are horrible to the drvers. My husband was broke down for 6 days. When he finally told them that his wife was about to drive a cross 3 states to get him, they had him a rental car and the location of his new truck within 45 minutes. During this breakdown,they would also tell him to sit and wait on a call that would never come. And when he would call themand leave messages,if he called again,they would get pissy and tell him not to call again and they would call with updates. So he didnt and then his mgr fussed because he didnt keep in contact with breakdown. It has just been one thing after another. Not to mention his raise was was .03 per mile less than what he was told. Needless to say,his resume has been updated and distributed. Just got a call for a 2nd interview next week.

 

I've driven for Crete for over 4 years and haven't experienced these issues for the most part. There is the occasional delay in being dispatched is usually less than an hour, usually less than half an hour. Breakdown can be a challenge sometimes, but my manager has always had my back in those instances and got things corrected. As far as calling on the phone, I rarely call. In my time here I probably haven't called dispatch on the phone more than 3-4 Times. I do it all on the qcomm, just to have a record as much as anything else
Just my two cents

 

I am so sorry to hear that. They load right down the road from me. I pass them everyday. Their drivers seem cautious and professional. The equipment looks good. Well what I see at the place they load. I know a lot of their drivers. Some are my neighbors and they have nothing but good to say about them. Maybe they don't know about the whole company.

 

OK - So, to summarize it : If I join Crete as a company driver on Jan 1st,
1)how much will my W-2 show as gross income the following year?
2)How many total weeks will I have been out on the road?
3)how many days off will I have been home?
4)will they have provided me with 401k / retirment match plus med/den/vision at less than $260/mo. for individual?
5)If DOT gives me a full roadside inspection plus a 10 log check: will I score at least 90% compliant?