2 years and you'll have it made...

I've been doing Walmart. I'm going back doing Walmart next week. But not for Walmart.

 

No... I didn't tell you that. Attitude like that. You must be a supertrucker.

 

You tell me who can get me home to Rapid City SD? Who?
You tell me who will hire out of Rapid City, SD.
Since you know I have so many choices here. Why don't you teach me.
I dumped Oil Field. Yes, money. But money isn't everything. If it was, I could be walking all over all of you with Testing Electrical Apparatus.
Dedicated wallyworld for Crete out of North Platte is really good. We walk all over OTR for Crete. Many of those OTR guys come to help. They whine and can't handle it either. It ain't easy. They pay the dedicated out of Cheyenne much more than us. But we still make more money than them. They waste tons of time in Denver.
There are many things to consider with what is the best job for you.
Also... I'm not interested in OTR anymore. Dedicated is the job for me personally.

So lets cut the ego posts.

 

People should understand what I have chosen is for me personally. I showed other choices I have. I don't want them.
When I went to work for Crete. It wasn't choosing Crete. It was choosing the particular job of dedicated wallyworld. A job they said they would get me home every week for my 34. And they do.
Now I've done OTR. I became too obsessive compulsive. Got to where all I did was run. Didn't take care of myself. I ran recaps as much as 6 weeks straight. That ten hour clock was up and I was outta there. I knew I needed something different. It was wisdom. I was going straight down hill with my health.
I also won't run OTR with the way peoplenet is now. No way. It's bad enough with Dedicated. But workable. The FMCSA should be cited by DOT for violation of regulations. That requiring the log to go On Duty Driving automatically. It does it when the truck is parked. Even with the engine off. That is a blantant violation of regulations. And FMCSA is requiring On Duty Driving can't be changed by anyone.
There are very good things about Crete.
Yes they are definitely a Mega. But they are conservative. They follow all the rules. Get people in Lincoln who are too anal. But the people making the decisions. The upper management. They are pretty level headed. Obviously they drove. They had me under their thumb at the beginning. They didn't push down. You won't find yourself in a meeting. Answering knit picky questions about missing that stop sign or speed limit sign by ten feet.
We have many older guys in North Platte. Many of them have many years with the company.
They have excellent benefits. Not overpaying for insurance.
They always bow to safety. It means something with Crete. You say no. Ain't no argument. Period.
Also North Platte Operations is great. Should I say they're special? No BS whatsoever with them. A great place to work as a driver.

 

I found that a well greased 5th wheel helps a ton with backing. If I did keep a trailer on the truck. I found about two weeks. Then I needed to regrease the 5th wheel. I could thread a needle with that trailer. But any lack of grease. Backing got to be a hassle.
Also I agree. I find Dedicated Wallyworld to be easy. That's just me personally.