Crete, Shafer and Hunt. All the same?

Yes. Crete, red truck. Shafer, blue truck. Hunt, white truck.

 

No you are right. That is how they are set up separate divisions

 

Hunt has more of a maroon truck

 

Crete and Shaffer use their drivers and equipment interchangeably, meaning just because you hire on as a "Crete" driver you will be trained in refer operations and expected to haul refer loads as needed, same for "Shaffer" drivers being expected to haul dry van. They do not interchange drivers or equipment with the Hunt guys, they are flatbed only. The only place Hunt interacts with Crete or Shaffer is in the back office and at he maintenance shops, which are run under the Acklie Maintenance division.

Crete and Shaffer trucks are identical except the paint color, they even run the same DOT/MC numbers for the last decade or so, the Hunt trucks are spec'd to pull flatbed and run under different numbers.

 

I've been here at Crete for over 7 years, and have only pulled one Shaffer load. You aren't interchanged. The only one I did do, I did so I wouldn't sit for the weekend to get a load.

 

Looks like you've been lucky, a few of my friends on the Crete side pull more refer than dry van. I was with them for less than 2 months many years ago and although I was hired for Crete I did my orientation at Shaffer in Mechanicsburg and had a blue Shaffer truck but pulled mostly dry vans, only did 2 refer loads.

 

A very patriot group I would say.