15 companies, which one is the overall best in your opinion!

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by JustSonny, Nov 27, 2009.

If these were the only carriers in the world, who would you work for?

Poll closed Dec 7, 2009.
  1. *

    SCHNEIDER

    8.5%
  2. *

    JCT

    28.2%
  3. CELADON

    2.8%
  4. C R ENGLAND

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. *

    CRETE

    12.7%
  6. COVENANT

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. CRST

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. KNIGHT

    1.4%
  9. *

    MAY

    8.5%
  10. CENTRAL REFRIGERATED

    1.4%
  11. STAR

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. USF GLEN MOORE

    1.4%
  13. WILEY SANDERS

    4.2%
  14. *

    WATKINS SHEPARD

    25.4%
  15. *

    ROEHL

    12.7%
  1. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    You my be right . It would be interesting to hear from some of those drivers after a few months .
     
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  3. Texas-Nana

    Texas-Nana Princess Drives-a-Lot

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    I would still work for Swift which is not listed on this poll.
     
  4. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    I think it'll be a mixed bag. As it is with every company.

    I quit W&S last Christmas. And as you see, I still have nice things to say about them. They are a good company, as far as trucking companies go.

    Would I go back ? Only if I had to, or if the economy picked up enough to insure I would remain regional LTL.

    There are worse companies. I can see 14 on this list alone.
     
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  5. JustSonny

    JustSonny Big Dummy

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    Just trying to stir up interest!
     
  6. JustSonny

    JustSonny Big Dummy

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    Good morning Nana,
    I didn't include several companies that were in the original poll - Swift, Werner, Prime and and JB Hunt. I kept Roehl in the new poll as they were the leader in the original poll from start to finish. Schneider was added late in the original poll so I included them in the new poll to see if they would fare better.

    I think, at some point, I'll do a poll that only lists front runners! A poll like that wouldn't have a lot of value but it might be fun to see the outcome.

    My hope is that enough experienced drivers will respond to this current one to make it valid. There were a little over 100 responses to the original but I think this new poll needs at least 200 participants.

    As you know, it only takes seconds to vote in a poll and I hope drivers with solid experience will take those few seconds and vote.

    We'll see! Have a good and safe day Nana!
    Oldnew...
     
  7. JustSonny

    JustSonny Big Dummy

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    Okay, the poll is about 9 hours old. 26 truckers have participated.

    JCT still has the early lead (30.77%). Roehl, the leader in the first poll, has but just 1 vote.
    Watkins Shepard is the only carrier, this early in the poll, that is giving JCT competition.

    C R England, Knight and Covenant have NO votes! Why?

    Thanks to those who have participated!
     
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  8. notarps4me

    notarps4me Road Train Member

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    I am waiting for the the other 5 companies....:biggrin_25521:
     
  9. stepnfetchit

    stepnfetchit Medium Load Member

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    Good AM- Retired now but I was leased to Crete for 5+ years in the 80's and early 90's. Will tell anyone flat out there wasn't a better company in the U.S. to drive for at that time. My how times have changed and believe me I know that. Regardless I will tell you this: Even back then there were drivers at Crete griping and complaining about them and frankly in my opinion most of it was just plain BS. The only reason I left is my first wife passed away and I had a 13 year old daughter to take care of. I was an O/O and Crete was still willing to work with me to find perhaps a dedicated run I could do and still be home. Unfortunately it didn't work but it #### sure wasn't Cretes fault. Have they changed absolutley, but so has every other trucking company out there. Some for the better, some for the worse.JMO
     
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  10. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    Well , it's #### sure 7 kids are dead in GA because of the way Crete pushed their drivers and it is also on record they paid over $50,000 in fines as from the resulting audit , most of which was to follow requirements of random drug testing . I don't care how compliant they run now because they HAVE TO . The same people that pushed their drivers until somebody got killed are still in charge .
    Oh , the driver in jail as a result of that accident was running a dedicted run they worked with him on so he could be home .
     
  11. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Sounds like our political system, Even if you do not have any idea, vote anyway. Its better to have people with first hand knowledge vote, as at best the rest is a guess.

    If they have no first hand knowledge who is that helpful, migh as well put there names into a hat.
     
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