Celadon trainer

Couple of thoughts - it may not make a difference in the total number of miles you run a week pushing on another hour or two. I'll be at 3,200 miles (63 mph truck) this week and I always had a couple of hours left on 11/14 When I shut down. I could have pushed a little harder earlier in the week, but I would have ended up in the same spot regardless because of the 70 and appointment times.

2) Your trainer may have you shutting down in a place like Effingham, IL (I-57, mm160). There are 5 large truck stops in a few miles. If youre heading north, parking becomes scarcer. So while parking where you're AT might not be problematic, where you'd BE when your clock ran out could be a very different story.

3) You may be stopping at the last place you can get to and still be able to use shower credits.

 

How does your process go in choosing a team mate?

I always keep my options open. Got till Dec. 20th. Talking with Celadon recruiter. Said they have alot of Amazon, and Walmart. How does it go at Amazon? Lots of waiting? Where do you drop Amazon? At UPS main facilities? Or are the drops, a delivery at Amazon?
Like I said. I'm always open.

 

I’ve done lots of walmart over the years: not too bad.. the guy who oversees the walmart account is awesome! Im not sure how the Amazon account runs, done a few scattered here and there when I was strictly OTR...I’m currently trying out a dedicated reefer account hauling Maplehurst Bakery products from Near Indy to near Seattle and back.. gonna be interesting in the winter, but so far I love it!!!

 

Oh, the team thing? I have no idea.. I was a trainer for Werner 10 years back for 5 years, and it went pretty much ok.. I’m too old to team with anybody now.. got my canine Lola to hang out with! Woof! Lol!

 

And the parking thing? You might not appreciate it now; but parking shortages are only going to get worse when everybody is on ELD’s! He’s actually teaching you an extremely valuable lesson in many areas of the country! Good luck!

 

Dude cgi is up something like 400 percent from earlier this year. They ain't going bankrupt any time soon. Oh and that growth was after the sec investigation was announced.

While i'd never drive for celadon, i am certainly glad i bought their stock when it dropped to 1.56 this spring.

 

I think we are reorganizing well, and it sucks what happened and we will have a huge loss probably to cover for a long while; but, I think we are going to make it!

 

Be careful listening to some of their stories. Many truckers love to complain and whine about how awful their companies are. Usually if you listen long enough you’ll find out why they don’t make any money or get any respect. It’s always something like “ I won’t drive at night” or “ I won’t drive in the northeast” etc etc

 

Molycorp had a similar run in the year before going bankrupt.

I've made a few Celadon trades this year and done okay out of them. But when a stock is at 1/3 of its value from 2 years ago, it's spinning off assets, all the while it's closest competition is showing the volatility of a turtle in a coma but still showing steady growth - its not a long term, set it and forget it, investment.

As an employee I would be understanding my options, limiting actions that would limit flexibility (like buying a house), and making sure I had liquidity just in case.