Bunny at Celadon!!!!

Sry about your loss. New relationships, deaths and births are the hardest things for us to deal with out here. Even the hardest drivers have to admit that one. Good Luck to you and the family and remember your extended family are always there to support you.

 

This. 1,000 times this.

 

Bunny you are on my prayer list. It is hard to BE THERE for everyone with the job we have. I pray God will help you be what you need to be for your family, and that He will guide your decisions about the future.

 

Bunny it is so good to see you again! I came off the road after Memorial Day to take care of some family issues, but am not really making it in the office work. Not enough money. I knew it would be that way, and figured I would just have to get a second job. It's not like I am not used to working long days with little sleep! Anyway, I hav ebeen checking things out the last couple days because I don't want to go back to the company I left. They run strictly northeast and back to Omaha, which works out except when the dispatcher says "find somewhere to park and sit while we find something to get you back here." Right, in the northeast! "Somewhere to park" is easier said than done! It was fine when I first started three years ago at that company, because we had preplanned loads every week, so we were in and out of NJ, etc. with none of this "find somewhere to park" stuff. The last few weeks, I sat 3-4 times overnight at the "somewhere to park" places. Anyway... one of the companies we were talking about was Celadon, and I have been wondering how things were there, so your post is timely to say the least. Knowing how excited you were about them before and seeing this now I have taken them off my short list! I did talk to a Celadon driver on the road a couple months ago who said he had been averaging about 1100 miles a week (!) and not making it, and that Celadon had taken away the bonuses/vacation time for which I had put them on my list before. Now your post sounds like Celadon is just waiting for the flushing sound...

 

Bunny did you ever stop in brevard county fl?

KH

 

Hey Bunny,

I am a former Celadon driver and have read your posts. It is sad to see how Celadon has changed. Most of the changes began when Steve Russell started giving his sons more control. Unreal the bonus's the guys get but the drivers are getting everything cut.You can find their bonus pay if you look up the Celadon stock prices and just follow the links.

When I worked there I really thought I had found my spot. I had NO intention of leaving. However, the miles started dropping, preplans became scarce, idling became an issue, etc..Idleaire was FREE when I started they then cut it to driver pays 1/2..No, not this driver. Sorry but I don't use any of the stuff idleaire offers except heat or air so I would NOT pay!

Anyway, at some point a driver has to make the call that their loyalty should be to themselves FIRST..The day I can NOT make my bills because of CHOICES a company makes that affect is the day I have to leave. Celadon is making the CHOICE to continually hire more drivers, not invest in APU's for the drivers, discontinue some of the perks that kept drivers satisfied. That is sad.

I wish you luck Bunny. I don't see where Celadon has shown any drivers that they are willing to change things EXCEPT for adversely.