CRETE - A Year in Review

The last six weeks I've averaged 2900+ miles p/w. Got empty in N. Platte,NE at 1300. No freight till Tuesday. Oh well. Got a hotel room so I can watch the end of the Indy 500, and The Coca Cola 600. I needed to get out of the truck anyways.

 

All I can tell ya is that I worked for both managers. MS was a true gentleman; I once gave up scheduled home time on a Saturday morning 'cause dispatch offered me a load I really wanted to take..... On the following Monday, MS called asking why I missed my hometime. He was ready to "get all over" dispatch if they'd screwed me over.

R, on the other hand is a complete ***** and could have cared less about me; whether I EVER got home, etc. I went for a whole month without a mattress 'cause she couldn't find the time to help me get one. When I fiinally complained "up the ladder" she claimed she was unaware that my truck had no mattress. Just one of several lies I caught her in. 'Course the Qualcomm log showed the real truth.

She complained about every little thing.... It was a case of SEVERE micromanagement. NEVER said anything positive, but LOVED to "gig" you for the least little thing. I quit after only two months on her board.

In general, Crete is/was good to work for. However, on my second employment, they gave me the dirtiest, filthiest dented-up old piece of junk with almost a million miles on it. When I turned it in at SLC, it was cleaner then when I got it. Yet, Janelle whacked me with a $135 cleaning fee; deducted from my final paycheck. And of course, R was of no help at all in getting it refunded.

Once bitten, twice shy, as they say. I'd never work for another female terminal manager if my life depended on it. Now, before somebody "jumps" me on THAT comment, know this: In another life when I had a REAL job (software engineer) I worked for a woman. BEST manager I ever had in my entire life.
These are, of course, just one man's opinion..... And we all know that opinions are like ********; everyone has one and thinks the other guy's stinks.

Boo

 

Same thing happend to me LAST Memorial Day. Had a load of Bud out of Newark for delivery in Columbus, GA on Monday. Consignee closed for the weekend. This year I'm sitting on the side of a mountain in southern Colorado (retired) watching the wildlfe and sipping the product; NOT hauling it!!!

Life is good

Boo

 

never knew crete had a truck with amost a million miles on it, dang

 

No such word. The correct usage is simply REGARDLESS.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

I'm bored in N.Platte,NE and couldn't resist bustin' on ya. Per my QCOMM correspondence with dispatch this am, I may not get out of here till Wednesday am.

 

Did you get the hotel another day to see the 600 after it was rained out ? I left Canada 4:30 Saturday a.m. for a 10 hour ride home . The Buckeye was well protected but mostly picking on 4 wheelers . KY had 2 DVE with a big truck across from the 71 coops . They had 2 Hispanic types sitting in the grass away from the truck and looked like they were waiting for dogs or something .

 

Yes I did. Got the TV tuned in and waiting for it to start.

 

Sorry, but with all due respect, you are full of "it". It was one of the Pete's they purchased outright in 2002 (I think that was the year). Since they were not leased like the FL's they just ran the Pete's until the wheels fell off. Actually mileage was 900K+++; wasn't actually a million, but close enough.

FWIW, others on here have (in the past) tried to accuse me of "story telling" or to catch me in a lie. That's a mistake, cause I do NOT make up crap (don't have to... there's plenty of outragous truths out there).

I'm sure if you check the records at Crete, you might even find the actual vehicle. They probably STILL have it; don't remember the tractor number at the moment, but I can probably find it in my log book. How's that?? Would THAT convince you?

Oh, yeah..... another problem with the Cheyenne crew. Couldn't get it thru their heads that my Pete had no opti-idle. Forever sending me nasty-grams about my idle time.

On the plus side, the Pete's couldn't be "de-nutted" on the governors like they did all the FL's last summer. I was able to keep running 65 while everyone else got turned down to 62. HA!

Regards

Boo

P.S. These are facts. If you choose to not believe them, no skin off my nose