CR England - The real story

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I know an otr driver has to think like that but in reality your job is 24 hrs a day while your gone. Typical job is 5 days a week but the diff is at the end of each day you are home with your family....which in my opinion is a HUGE diff.

 

Since this has turned into a local vs. OTR debate I will add my two pennies.

Untill Aug. 2000 I was OTR. Then I got a local driving gig with a very large grocery company based in south Texas. For the job market it paid compairatively well. The problems were: 1) in order to net the same pay as OTR I was working 6 days a week 8-16 hrs a day. 2) The schedule would vary. 3) Local traffic can really wear on one's nerves. 4) Due to the long hrs and varying schedule, I was home for only a few hrs and rarely had quality time with the family, and no social life. I realize not every local job is like this, but most don't pay very well either. Atleast not in SOTX.

I stuck it out till Aug. 2006 and went back OTR. This was a family decision, but one based on needing to regain my sanity.

The real point is that there is NO right or wrong answer in this debate. It comes down to a matter of personal preference. And to belittle someone because of their choice shows a very small mind.

 

It also sounds like if you have enough time in detail to itemize mr. beans statement how do you have time to drive. Maybe Mr. bean is driving and cannot post on here. Your reply is totally one-sided (long-winded) maybe you should be a recruiter or dispatcher.

 

Some of us are too busy making money to be threading on here all the time. Its not bad working for england as long as your hungry for the long haul with no breaks.

 

How stupid they think people are?
Judging by the number of recruits lined up at the revolving door,
I tend to think there ARE a bunch of "stupid" people out there.

Oh, that's easy.
I've mastered the skills necessary to surf the internet and post at truckin' related web sites while driving. It's not really that difficult to do.

You might be correct.

I'll take those comments as a complement.

Can't take money with you if the jobs kills you.
Being the richest one in the cemetery is no way to go.

OH!
BTW, Biker, who your post quotes, was fired by C.R. England.
Did you know that?
I wonder what his opinion of them is now?

 

Told everyone I'd post again in 5-6 weeks so here I go.

My experience w/ CRE has been excellent. I'm on my last week of phase 1 training, been blessed with an awesome trainer that has 30 years of otr. For the last 36 years I made my living from the mechanical contracting/engineering industry & this training program is probably one of the toughest things I've done in my life. The wash out rate for students is high & without passing judgement on others, based upon some of the people I've seen here, it doesn't surprise me.

I've heard the horror stories over & over. Heard someone say that CRE like any other large trucking firm is the same toilet just a different seat. So if you keep that in mind it just helps to keep things in perspective. Most solo drivers run 2600-3000 miles, most teams run 5000-6000 miles a week. There are those that perform & have excellent DM's that do get more miles if they've got the hos. I've logged 7600 miles in 3 weeks, as a team we've logged over 15,000.

I'll be doing my phase 1 upgrade in another week & if I pass that, on to phase 2.
So that's my story so far....

Be safe!

 

Glad its working out for you, seriously. As a team, I was told that the company average for teams was 3600-3800...was told that by my DM's supervisor...

 

but not all dm are going treat there drivers with respect they see them as a piece of the truck

 

Completed phase 2 upgrade & been out on the road for close to 2 weeks.
Teamed up with another great person that's a lease operator. Told him right upfront that I wasn't going to lease, let's just spend the next few weeks together making you money. His miles have been getting scare, to the point that I want off his truck because the poor guy isn't making any money. Anyone else out there seen a decrease in miles lately?

Thanks!