CRETE - A Year in Review

Wow. Big Brother is watching! Hope I've been fair and balanced ... LOL

If it came up in the conversation, I would be interested in knowing the company's response to Supersnackbar's charges that they can't plan. I.e, what's this business of running numerous trucks into a major metropolitan area with no apparent proactive plan for getting them back out while loads in other areas are often late for pickup by the time they're assigned? I keep hearing from old timers that it's due to the company having been outmanuevered on some major contracts combined with some "rating" with which I'm unfamiliar having sunk moreso than a real lack of freight. After all, one of the selling points for me in signing on with Crete was that the lion's share of the goods they haul are recession proof. In theory at least, people don't stop buying toilet paper, toothpaste and other household goods when the economy is in a down cycle. Assuming I don't get detained, I'll be putting in my empty call around 08:30 in the Dallas area tomorrow morning and there's a good chance I'll be sitting the better part of the day with a fresh 70 because of this. It would be nice to know what's really going on and what plans, if any, are being made to remedy the situation.

As for ET's thread ... I didn't sign on with Crete because of this thread, but this forum in general played a significant role in deciding which companies I applied to when I first started.

 

hi there evertruckerr and supersnaker: i too am a crete driver and have been for nearly 6 yrs just wanted to say hi !! just got on here and read some of whats going on sounds like snacker is a bad boy bad boy ! what you going to do when they come for you. oh ya they already came for you lol

 

I have heard some decent things about Crete. I have not been driving for over 10 yrs. though. Wonder if they would consider someone like me. Clean living and clean record.
Construction has dried up and bloen away.

 

that would be 10 yrs

 

357 how much of you exp. is recent? if most of it is recent thay would want you

 

Have not driven in over ten yrs. Think I should get a refresher course some where.
I probably forget more than i remember. LOL

 

Yeah, you'll need to get a refresher course somewhere. I was looking at having to do the same thing last year when I was looking to get back into driving. Decided it wasn't what I should be doing.

You'll be surprised at how much you actually remember about driving.

 

I sent for info at a Sage School which is nearby. PDTI certified. Hope it doesn't cost too much

 

Still need 4 mos recent OTR experience before coming to Crete unless that has changed in the last 3 weeks since I've spoken to a recruiter.