The Decline Of Crete Carrier

It started declining after that tragic accident down
in Florida that killed all those young children. Only
way they stayed in business was to become hyper safety oriented and let the lawyers call the shots.

 

I was working for them when that happened. That was a horrific thing. I was berated on several occasions after that accident by other drivers at truck stops and such. I was pulling into a truck stop one day and some driver hollered at me on the CB, "don't kill me Crete"!!!

The safety manager at that time told us that Crete had to step back and rethink their entire philosophy. Before that accident it was "how can we do this and get away with it" and after it was "how can we do this and be compliant".

 

Not totally true. The big 6 rail carriers all have premium intermodal service that get a box from one end to the other in 7-10 days with door to door drayage included. Sure it's not as fast as a team or even a solo driver but the time frame isn't too bad. Rail could be faster also...everything chokes in Chicago and containers can sit for 2-3 days before they interchange carriers. Once it gets past Chicago it's there two days later in LA, Seattle, etc. on the UP or BNSF.

 

I work for Crete. Crete is not putting cameras in all their trucks. If you screwup they will.

 

We have had seven new trucks in four years and have no drive cam in in any one of them.

 

His post was a year an a half old, maybe they changed there mind.
or they're mind.

 

Or even their mind. Haha

 

Most companies fail because they never view the ordinary worker as a valuable asset Saying things like "there a dime a dozen" indicates that they (management) feel you as a driver are inferior one of the reasons why in the early part of the 20th Century socialism became popular because people were sick and tired of being down trodden by the upper classes Socialism was supposed to make everyone equal.
FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.
SOCIALISM: You have two cows. And you give one to your neighbour
FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them, and sells you the milk.
BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. After that it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.
COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.
DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both and shoots you.
PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY: The government promises to give you two cows if you vote for it. After the election, the president is impeached for speculating in cow futures. The press dubs the affair "Cowgate".
BRITISH DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. You feed them sheep brains and they go mad. The government doesn't do anything.
CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
RECOVERYISM: You have twelve cows ... and a sponsor.
OLTHETENISM: You have two cows. You milk them and sell the milk in the Discovery Cafe.

 

Crete doesn't haul livestock.