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(E)very (N)ew (G)raduate (L)eaves (A)fter (N)inety (D)ays: My C.R. England Experience

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by OnTheBackroads, Jun 7, 2012.

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  1. Oct 11, 2012 #51
    PackRatTDI

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    I remember back in the day when CRE first started pushing their Lease Purchase, the LP truck was a nice Freightliner Classic XL with a 500hp Detroit and 13 speed transmission and was governed at 72 mph.
     
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  3. Oct 12, 2012 #52
    snowman01

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    your post turns into a political rant and still makes no sense. How's life in Paulbot Land?
     
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  4. Oct 12, 2012 #53
    snowman01

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    idk, most training companies don't leave you thousands in the hole. you might not make much money but you won't be on the hook for tons either.
     
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  5. Oct 16, 2012 #54
    Snowlyon

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    Sounds very similar to my experience with cre. I managed to run solo for 4 months before being forced out. I refused to become a trainer, so I was starved for miles until the leasing cancelled my contract and they took my truck. No notice because my chicken**** DM didn't dare tell me. They just left me sitting at a truck stop all weekend calling and messaging non-stop trying to get a load. I won't go into the whole story, but I have never been treated so poorly and with such disrespect as at cre. Now I am left broke and having to find a new company. And they want me to pay for the schooling even though I didn't break my contract, they did. At least I have my license.
     
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  7. Oct 27, 2012 #55
    OnTheBackroads

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    Although I've decided to exit the trucking industry entirely since this post, I wanted to check in and see if anybody has benefitted from reading about my experience. When I look back on it, I'm surprised I put up with England's BS as long as I did. I learned another valuable lesson with another Mormon Maria company, Knight Transportation. While Knight was better than England in all ways, they were really bad too. After a total of 7 years between working in shipping/receiving, dispatching/driver managing and being a truck driver, I am SO happy to be DONE with that industry altogether. If you have to go through a lousy trucking company to get your license because you don't have any money, I'd suggest Knights "Squire" program over CRE. Knight is not a good company, but the students had better things to say about getting their first 6 months in there. At least you can make SOME money with Knight.
     
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  8. Oct 27, 2012 #56
    snowman01

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    I wonder why you dislike Mormons so much. Do you also hate Catholics, Baptists and Jew's?
     
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  9. Oct 27, 2012 #57
    pattyj

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    If people actually took the advice about crengland,they would get noone for their orientation.But so many don't care then weeks/months later they get on the forum telling us what bad exp they had.They think it won't happen to them.What I would do if they told me I wuld have to wait weeks for a company trk is not look back and go home and find another trucking company.After all I was looking for work when I found this job is what i'd be saying.
     
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  10. Oct 28, 2012 #58
    snowman01

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    after 15yrs or so of driving I tried JBHunt so I can't fault someone trying a company despite what everyone says about it. I'm with pattyj, if I went through orientation and they told me it would be a few weeks before I got a truck they would never see me again.
     
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  11. Dec 9, 2012 #59
    Captain Crunch

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    Your post about CRE has been very enlightening. Thank you. I have a friend who is considering going through the CRE school. I sent him this link in hopes it may enlighten him before making that commitment. Excellent review....and a great service to those of us who are uninformed.
     
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  12. Dec 10, 2012 #60
    Tennessee Trucker

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    me to they lured me in with a non existent Dedicated Account, left during orientation
     
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