CRETE - A Year in Review

As for me, this may be my last post - at least on this thread...It has gotten wayyy of topic... It's more of a B**chfest than an informative thread. In fact over the last few months, many of my post's get rerouted temporarily until 'approved' by a mod. And I'm real careful not to put in any site names or full names of victims(subjects) so it doesn't trip the software. Heck, no one said a thing when I was cutting the company down, but now that I've toned it down...I'm being monitored? Did another trucking company take over management of this site or something and not like the nice-talk about Crete??? Don't know, don't care. Anyway, best to all the current Cretin's. To the future or hopeful Cretin's ...best of luck, you're gona' need it if you come over here!! Let's just say the honeymoon between me and this company is way over. That's all I'll say for fear of hurting any of those sensitive 'management suits' feelings from Lincoln that may take a gander in here again.

 

What happened snack...you hit bottom again?

My complaint is all the ppl you have to deal with here (crete) Why cant a driver deal with 1 person and be done with it....Breakdown is a joke, hometime,getting approved for a comcheck then having to call payroll,osd,change fuel stops, ect..ect.. its really a pain..... Also stop complaining about the idel time, either keep us running or put apu on the trucks, get over it,not like i want the truck running while im sleeping anyhow! way to many cheifs for each thing...give us 1 person to deal with.

But i still like it here

 

And because of these issues is why I like being an O/O here. For the most part I have one person to deal with ME. And I rarely get mad at ME, I LOVE ME!

I will give you guys some advice on what seems to work for me. During your trip, when you have a good idea as to what you actual ETA/PTA will be, and how much time available you will have, if any, once you're empty, send a canned msg #15 to communicate that info. This will help those in load planning at your destination, and it should lead to more productivity. It has for me, but then again, the pick up in freight may have more to with my increased productivity over the last three months. Anyways, it won't hurt.

 

You should easily get 9000 a month.We have good and bad weeks. I've been with them since August and they've got me home on time, except once. They were a week late. Don't pay any attention to all this crying on here.I haven't read this for a week. GEEZ, grow up people or quit. This is the third job I've had in the last 22 years. If they **** me off, I will quit. I love it here. BUT, when they **** me off I will give my 2 week notice. So should you all unhappy campers.
Now I have to waddle a half mile to the theater to see "Hangover." I almost went to the Ice Age movie,but didn't. I saw Ice Age on TV this week,amazing how great the graphics were.
PS, I caught a golfer getting ready to swing, nobody around me and I blasted the air horn right as he started down on his stroke. I SO need to mount my Nathan train horn, I need to see if they'll let me, I'll need to hang another air tank because it has a 3\4 inch air line. Have fun out here, and if you don't like Crete, Then quit. Again Newbie, good luck tomorrow.

 

I don't want your job - I really just want to drive. It is something that I have wanted to do for a long time, but life got in the way.

Basically, anywhere I go, I will have drivers with time under their belt that will feel the same as you do. My goals, my dreams, come before your feelings. As I would guess that your goals will take priority over my desires.

I will call them sometime this week to get my own confirmation, but everything in this tread rates high on my list. My other choice would be Watkins Shepard.

All companies have their positives and negatives. Its the attitude that makes it all work.

I will try to stay out of your way.

 

Thanks - I might not get in as I have all ready paid for school, it may not be on their list.

Keep posting here once you get on the truck - would welcome to hear about your time spent.

Keep a good attitude, even when things are wrong, and I am sure you will do fine. (All ways "act as if" things are good.)

 

You ain't taking "my job" or anybody else's job. You're merely looking for another job in the same field, at the same company. There's always room for one more. Don't worry about being competition for other Crete drivers. I choose not to view other Crete drivers as competition, but as team members. And even if they were competition, well...competition produces excellence anyway.

This is how it should be.

In a 62mph truck, good luck staying out of anybody's way

 

This should be printed & displayed at the Columbus terminal. (That's Karnajj's terminal)

 

Especially when you have current drivers who only want 2000 mile cross country runs & who ,by their own posts, get into "debates" with dispatch when they are offered "crappy" (not my word,but the word these drivers often use) short runs & who often reject those low mile load offers.

Since the customer who ships a load 2000 miles is the same shipper who will need another load moved 200 miles ,and since you have some drivers who seem to not want anything to do with the 200 miles run ,then there will always be room for one more.