Calex Express....My New Home!

Johnboy,I put my app in with Calex this week hoping to hear from them soon. When I spoke with Mort he said they my have a run opening up in a couple of weeks. They sure sound like the kind of company I would love to work for. Almost too good to be true . Thanks again for a great thread and a enjoyable read.

 

hey john boy i spoke with mort and everything sounds good im trying to decide wether i should go with crete or with calex i need help and i need money my miles this week with kane was 847 im hurting real bad..............mort said .35 2500/2800 and crete said .39 2800/3200 but crete is 18/24 day committment i need atleast $800 to get by i need some help ontop of all this i have a wife and two little girls i have to support thanks for any help....................Inspired driver

 

As a fellow x kane driver i know what you are feeling.... i was up in tunkhannock on the P&G shuttle account and was not making money either.. As far as your decision. Calex will give you the miles they tell you.. No bs here .. are you going for long haul or local ??? I am local and average about 2500 a week some weeks more some less.. most loads i do are 2 stops so you get extra there and i go to the city some and alot of those are 2 stops so you make out really good... they also get you home every week if you want none of this 14 days or more out... hope this helps you.. when i first started reading johnboys posts i thought it was too good to be real but he tells it like it is they treat you like a person here and after a few weeks everyone knows you by name..

 

I got my truck back thursday had to use a loaner for 2 days... they gave me a automatic to use.. a little different to drive but nice when you are in traffic.. i think i had a clogged fuel filter and that sent the electric relays all hay wire and sent alot of fault codes to the cpu... while they had it in there they serviced it changed the oil and put new sneakers on it.. nice to have my truck back to go to brooklyn friday morning ... 6 am appt and i was heading west across the GW out of the city by 8;45.. makes it a good day right there ..

 

Go with Calex. You will not regret it. Just ask Johnboy and all the regular posters.

KH

 

As someone who has driven for both (I drove for Crete/Shaffer the majority of my career before coming over to Calex), and assuming things haven't changed at Crete much, I think those numbers are realistic that Crete is quoting. So bottom line is, your paycheck will be slightly larger at Crete, especially since your pay rate will be higher. But what you make in $$ you'll pay for in home time, it's just that simple. Decide what's more important for you, and make the decision accordingly. Hope that helps, and good luck!