CR England Training and team Driving

ive heard almost all bad things about them. there are 2 companies i say without hesitation to avoid, based on the overwhelmingly negative reviews...england and crst. there are others i wouldnt go with, based on negative reviews outweighing positive by too much. but those 2 are definitive...50 or more bad reviews for each positive one. there are a heck of a lot of companies out there to pick from. unless your record is bad enough that you dont have any choices, id look around a bit. millis gets a lot of positive feedback. there are many others, thats the starter company that comes to mind immediately. im sure youll get lots of other suggestions, with lots of other warnings to avoid england.

 

Warning: Avoid England.

 

Not to discount what others have said and ive read quite a few bad reviews but... al the drivers for them that ive ran into on the road seem to really like them i have no idea personly just saying...

 

See this thread for a reference. Good luck on whatever decision you make.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...rucking-forum/200501-worst-career-change.html

 

ENGLAND =

Employee
Not
Gonna
Last
Another
Ninety
Days

 

If want to have a successful start in trucking, stay away from CR England and CRST. I highly recommend Swift for anyone looking to start trucking.

 

Horrible company run like the wind.

ENGLAND

Every
New
Guy
Leaves
After
Ninty
Days

OR

Every
New
Guy
Leaves
Another
New
Dent

 

Do you already have your CDL and some experience? In any case, consider the details of CRE's training schedule for students. Compensation in Phase 1 is $430 per week, which allows for 59.3 hours at minimum wage. Since trainers make more money by getting paid bonus team miles with a trainee making only $430 per week, they have an incentive to maximize the hours/miles driven by the trainee, which could be 66 hours per week plus non-driving time. Do they have safeguards to prevent violation of the minimum wage law? In Phase 2 training, the CRE website says pay averages between $450 to $600 per week for 12 cents per mile. What is the true average? The average of $450 and $600 is $525, which requires driving 4375 miles at 12 cents per mile, which averages to 729 miles per day for six days, which averages to 10 hours per day at 72.9 MPH, or 11 hours at 66 MPH. I figured only super-long haul drivers could rack up that many hours driving . Anyway, the more realistic 66 hours of driving per week(not counting ANY other time) to make $525 is an average of just $8.75 per hour. Personally, I think anyone with a license to perform the dangerous, stressful job of driving a 70,000+ pound semi, living in it for 3- 4 weeks at a time, ought to make a lot more than minimum wage or $8.75 per hour. The "free school" deal doesn't justify such a low wage; tuition should be deducted at a rate averaged over the six or twelve month period required