I called Crete this Friday, and told them I needed a load to either Columbus, Indianapolis, or possibly Knoxville that I could T-call. When Ops...
Thanks, I appreciate that! I used to like Crete - it was a great place to work, the pay and benefits were good, and I actually enjoyed the job....
Reality check? Perhaps instead a history lesson... I remember back in the days of "Load Select" - when you would empty out in, let's say...
Incidentally -- The upstairs at Wilmer has been repainted, a lovely monochromatic shade that back in the day we referred to as "Battleship...
That's because you're a trainer - You make extra $$ because you train students, and get longer runs than the average Crete driver. As for me,...
I'm sure most of the old-timers know this, but it never hurts to repeat it. Although the two mega-chain truckstops - TA/Petro and Pilot/Flying J....
As the new trucks come in they're being equipped with the QualComm electronic logging system. There is no plan to do a full-scale immediate change...
FWIW - The freight in the Pacific northwest has been terrible since we lost Pozzi. If I had $1.00 for everytime I've had 24-plus hour layovers in...
On the positive side, MS Carriers treated the driver's very well! On the negative side - 1) I really hated running FedEx overnight freight. 2)...
Back in the mid-90's, when MS Carriers had their terminal and HQ on Brooks Road in Memphis, the area near the terminal used to be crawlin' with...
Most of the Nestle Water places - Ozarka, Pure Life, Arrowhead, Zephyr Hills, etc... - will let you take some bottles of water from the cooler in...
The NTSB report on the Lake Butler accident states --
We get paid weakly. Very weakly. :D
I used to work for PJ's out of the Jackson, Mississippi commissary for Ryder. I burned my bridges behind me when I left, and I don't regret it...
But what all these Ivy League suits with their M.BA's fail to realize is just how badly these short runs burnout their drivers! Their "business...
Happy New Year to all my fellow Crete, Shaffer, and Hunt drivers and O/O's! Let's hope we not only get a nice raise and better miles in 2011, but...
Not always. There are a lot of shippers that will not load a reefer trailer because of weight issues - pallets of product have to be "cut",...
There were originally five Acklie companies -- Crete Carrier - the dry van division Shafffer Trucking - the East coast reefer fleet Sunflower...
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all my fellow Acklie drivers! I hope everyone is where they want to be, and enjoying this holiday! A quick...
I didn't explain myself in enough detail, and I apologize. Let me try again... Back in the day, we were paid .42/mile, and had to run a mimimum...
