Celadon Trucking Service, Inc. - Indianapolis, In.?

oh ok i was just curious,i live in alabama and they have a terminal yard in madison by the rail yard just below the int.airport,the man that called me showed up on my caller id tulsa oklahoma,but thanks for the reply.and u b safe.

 

I've talked to a few of there drivers and all of them seemed to like it. I hear they go to the Northeast alot. That's not good, but other than that no real complaints. They also have a big Terminal just south of Dallas.

 

I am having a devil of a time on deciding who to go to work for. I have shortlisted a few companies. I am leaning towards Celadon based on the 30K/$1k/7Days.

FWIW The other companies, in no particular order, on my shortlist are:

1. Averitt;
2. Crete;
3. JB Hunt - (No one likes them, but there terminal is only a couple miles away!);
4. Marten;

This is the frustration of trucking - too darn many options!

Let's here the good and bad about Celadon!

 

i use to work for them and thay like to go to the north east alot ..and to laredo tx And sit like 3 days waiting for loads ..youl see how thay realy are
and also dont take the per-deem pay thay will screw ya on that also..
do you like the mexican drivers takeing your high milege loads....dont go to celadon.....and thats my two cents

 

Hi,

I will start this by saying i have a attroney representing me in a lawsuit against Celadon.

I started out as a team company driver. I had driven for celadon back in 92. And went back to them in 2006. We were put into a freightliner with the promise in 30,000 miles we would get a volvo. Well we are 2000 miles off 30k. And they tell us it will be another month or more. We quit. Only to be stupid and go back to them a few weeks later. We decided to run solo. Miles were up and down.

Then November of 2006 I got approved to buy my own truck thro there lease purchase. I had scheduled time off when i found out and was only 100 miles from indy. So they said come on up they would have me back to ky for time. I went to indy and looked at several trucks found the one i thought was in the best shape. Got all the paper work signed sealed and delivered. The guaranteed me 10k miles a month. Yea right. That is truly a laughing matter. But got to ky for time off and got ready to dispatch out and the truck died. No start period. So they sent mechanics out of louisville to fix it. At my cost. Turned out the mechanic asked me did you take on fuel at indy i said yes he said never do it again they put oil in the tank and your tanks are full of oil. So we willed up the filter with diesel and prayed to get it to the louisville yard. Where the mechanics did all they could. I was pissed. 3 days of having the truck and it was already costing me money. well as time would have it i got one pay check on the 1st week of dec. That was the last pay check i seen. Multiple break downs,one a upper over haul, that cost 5k. A hole in teh top of the sleeper allowing water into the cab thro the light in the top. Just alot of bs. Finally they got a freind of mine involved tryin to help me get the truck out of the hole. They discussed my fiancial situation with him. The made promises that they could not keep. While in the hole they promised me 150.00 a week to live on and money to pay bills at home. That happened for a few mths. The deal was get the diesel paid off and they would lump sum the rest together and take a little out each week so i would get money and they would also. But that never happened either. They promised to pay my friend for his wages if he drove with me but that never happened either. A ops manager ruined that. He yelled at me for dirving 500 miles that day and saying i had only drove 100 and he would not reschudle the eta on the load or let another driver have it. And when i told my friend my friend called him and he told him to quit taking time off and he would make money but my friend had 45days banked for time off. Funny how someone that doesnt take time off get told to quit taking time off. But back on my subject i lasted until april when i threw in the towl. I was still 12k in the hole with the truck. But i had freinds within celadon and they went to bat for me. Driver managers,op mangers,vice president asking the financial people to just call it even and let me come back as a company driver no way. They still wanted all of my paycheck. I told them at that time i wouldnt mind if they took 200.o0 a week out to pay em back but not all of it. I had bills myself. The vice president was the one to alert me to the breach of contract. From Jan-april i only ran 25000 miles and was guaranteed 40,000 that is 15,000 shy. Wheres my money...So they thought i was a dumb hillbilly back country girl that didnt know how to do anything. Well they are wrong. I was smart enought to get a attroney and sue them on breach of contract.


There contract is a joke. They have one of there own and one from the financial people and the 2 contracts that go against each other.

I would highly tell people to stay away from them they will screw you. No doubt in my mind. I wonder does steve know what there lease purchase is doing to good drivers. His #1 rule is dont mess with my drivers. Well they messed with me and did it good. To the point i dont know if i will continue to truck

 

just reading thru the post, first let me say am new to trucking- 4 months, still green out here, but with what drivers go through why will any driver want to be paid low any thing lower than 30cent is abuse and exploitation to me, u all view may be different but that the way i see it.

on the Mexican issue, accepting low pay, why do they sell them self that cheap, am an immigrant from Africa and with what i have seen in driving truck i will not work for any thing lesser than 28cent the miles are dropping,and all of that the industry is getting bad. and the CEO are making a killing, also we need to look at this politician and CEO they make profit when the boarders are open to mexican trucker, because the pay them less and play golf with the rest, we not complaining about the northern boarder been open because the pay is competitive.

they need to stop exploiting the Mexican if u want their service pay them for what the service worth not what you can get from them due to their poor economic status.

thats my view

 

I do work for Celadon! I am not here to recruit by any means as I benefit nothing by doing so, although maybe I could shhhh I could sure use a break in finances! They pay pretty good for referal bonuses, however only to truckers and a trucker I am not, but i have friends there .

At Celadon we have been having a little rough time with freight but seems to be picking up. We do expect you to run legal (hmm wonder why I preach it so MUCH

The accomidations while doing orientation is very true and that is no joke, however the guy that he is refering to is no longer in that area and only taxi's you around when you need it. The rooms are like a jail cell etc, however you can pay for a hotel down the road if you want?? Free is better .

What I want to stress is if you have time at any company and you feel leaving for 7-8 cents more a mile, think twice of what you are doing. I see to MANY drivers leaving and coming back to find out they was lied to and what happens to the driver is he/she loses senority etc. So think twice before you leave any company! If one thing is bugging you take it one step above and get that problem resolvedd (that's how we work, although crying over everything will only get you spotted as a cry baby about everything and they won't know when to believe you/crying wolf etc).

So please the one who was talking about quiting think twice, hang in there having a good DAC will pay off and stability with a company pays off. Many leave and come back in 30 days!

 

I am sorry you had such a bad time there. I always try to tell drivers when they tell me they want to be an o/op or lease to have money in the bank to take care of bills etc because you are basically like construction when you are an o/op & unfortunately worse you can't make up for the miles missed, a construction person can work 100 hours a week with no problemo (if he physically can do it) and you can't. So anytime you lease or become an o/op always keep this in mind.
I don't know the contract's and nor will I become in the middle of it, you do what you have to do and I will continue preaching logs

I say this because I don't want anyone NO ONE! to think they can't say how they feel here! I won't say a word, I INTERNET PROMISE

 

A little history lesson. Those dorm room are the old kids jail. so that is why they look that way. But with the money that celadon makes after everything why cant they make those rooms a little more comfortable. A picture. Tvs mounted and locked onto the walls cause i know there would be one that would ruin it for all. Alot of driver fall asleep to tv's. That is why so many are down in the drivers lounge falling asleep lol.. But seriously it wouldnt take that much to make the dorm rooms a little more friendly.Extra blankets or nicer ones instead of those paper thin ones. Heck it wouldnt take much to go to garage sales in the spring and summer and pick up pictures and put them in the rooms. Cheap too. Just something to make it a little more homey.and yes u could go pay for a motel. But when its cheaply done thoses rooms could be very nice and people wouldnt complain. or they might you never know about a trucker. Celadon has its good points and bad points and that goes along with any company out there today. But Merry Christmas to all out there. Espcially those friends i still have at celadon that made a lasting impression.

 

Well I hope I was one of them lasting impressions