Crete Carrier Corporation - Lincoln, Ne.

You should read your own post again

Don't know about McClane or Martian Bower but the rest are meat grinders and certainly not the best company's and are always in need of drivers were I live because they work you not only hard, but long hours. I just talked to a former MBM driver who works at my company who routinely had to work on days off and have only 8 hours between shifts because of the trouble they had keeping drivers. He also said their logistics sucked and caused out of route delays and pissed off customers. Many local company's pay better then they do without fingerprinting frozen food all day so yes you are mistaken. They aren't the best, they do advertise routinely and the competition is due to it being local work, not because it is a good local job unless you like doing 2 jobs for the price of 1.

 

You need to look at the ad's in the back of the trucking books a little closer. I see MBM all the time. Have never seen Sysco or McClane, but I have delivered to McClane in Kissimmee. If they treat their drivers as bad as they treat the outside drivers, it must suck to be them!

 

I'm not too sure about that one, there are quite a few good companies who have recruiters. The company I am with is a great company, decent pay and benefits. Not to mention they treat their drivers like real people instead of just road slaves.

Good trucking jobs are easy to come by, you just need to do your research and decide what you want. Because no matter who you are working for, you determine how good that company is to you, not them.

 

That's true, Mike. It depends on what a company's recruiters do to recruit.

Whether or not a company has recruiters doesn't quite tell the tale. The pudding's proof is in the approaches those recruiters use.

Some companies have recruiters who will wait on YOU to call them. These outfits are usually a good risk. Usually, but not always.

Other companies have recruiters who will take an active approach. These recruiters usually will make cold calls to potential drivers. One particular company's recruiters will pester you incessantly to convince you to job hop to their outfit. I'd stay away from these companies. If recruiters have to resort to such tactics, their companies have high turnover, meaning you will go to work for them today and could well be quitting next month. Or next week. Or tomorrow. No thanks. Those companies are not secure enough for someone wishing to make driving a career and wishes to stay in one place for a while.

Don't get me started on advertising. Anyone who reads my posts knows my take on companies that advertise for drivers, especially those that advertise constantly.

 

What company do you work for? I may need a job with a company that can treat it's drivers with a little respect for a change.

 

Finally got another laptop, so I can have internet on the road AGAIN. I'm still happy with CRETE, Im getting the miles, last week (like most weeks) 3000+. The only time i had to wait for a load was in Salt Lake, but I know the west coast is lousy with freight. Most of my loads are drop and hook with a 24hr window. I havent had to deliver to any retail stores or shopping malls like I have with Swift, Knight, Interstate Dist., Crete has very good customers, or should I say driver friendly! I cant complain making .42 cpm and running legal... Is there another company out there that can compare? I know there isnt one on the west coast (which is where I did most of my running last 6 years). All I can say is, I hope Crete continues operating the way they are now for a long time to come. I know longer have to manipulate my log book, I just drive it-log it. legal everytime! The amazing thing is, I make more money now! DRIVE SAFE

 

He works for Raider Express out of FT Worth, TX. Could be a problem getting you back to FL. They run reefers.

 

The "Grizzled old vet" of whom I spoke recently retired from Sysco after 45 years on the road. My brother currently works for US Food Service, and I currently work for MBM. I'm not sure where you are getting your information from, but any of the jobs I mentioned are a hell of a lot better than being a OTR slave. Maybe that's what you prefer... no problem.

 

Well it's way off-topic from the original thread but I'm getting my info from classified in the Tennessean newspaper that gets sent to my house daily and confirms what he says. I think he takes issue with your statement these food service companies are awesome driving jobs that no-one knows about but even if they do there's a waiting list to hire on when nothing could be further from the truth. They have the exact same high turnover as every other non-LTL non-union outfit and run ads for drivers everywhere just google it and see for yourself.

 

Please cut and paste from any of my previous posts where I claimed that these were "awesome driving jobs". My claim is that they allow a driver to live a normal life and have a functional family. Yes, I work my butt off, but it is a price I'm willing to pay to play an active role in the life of my wife and children... something that I was unable to do as an OTR driver. The intent of my posts were to highlight an alternative to being an OTR slave, not to suggest that any of these jobs were easy. As to the turnover rates in local jobs being as high as OTR jobs, I simply have to disagree with you. The turnover rate among drivers in my company currently stands at approximately 60%. In most jobs, this rate would be unthinkably high, but in comparison to the 125% national turnover rate among OTR drivers, it is well below the norm. I admit that these local jobs aren't for everyone... just for those of us who don't mind working hard to avoid spending 4-6 weeks at a time away from our families.