CR England "beware"

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by wplezotte, Jul 12, 2011.

Are trucking companies sacrificing safety for $$$ ?

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  1. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    You lost all my respect, as if that matters to someone like you, when you called me a liar. Feel free to go pleasure yourself.

    "Apparently, you made something to rack up over 5 grand in your maintenence account in 6 months. Thats pretty impressive, it took us almost the first year to get that much."

    That's what 7 cpm gets you... and $5500 is what I had left after all the normal PMs and such. 7 cpm at 109k is $7,630.

    I couldn't care less what you have a hard time believing. They apparently felt the need to repaint the entire rear of the sleeper for $1800... same thing they charged some friends of mine who were leaving CRE, plus all the other silly crap, like replacing all six shocks ($1400), when I'd just been through a DOT w/AZ state troopers, and I'm ASE certified, and NONE of them were leaking or even discolored... and suffice to say, my PTIs are more thorough than most. Plus, the truck was not only CLEAN, since I washed it every couple of weeks (by hand, at my son's in OKC, my place in TX, or my friend's place in PA)... I hand waxed it several times - used to have a detail business back in the day and strongly believe in appearance maintenance.

    We can either keep this civilized, without you calling me a liar, or I'll just ignore your posts and keep talking - it's up to you. Personally, like in The Cable Guy.. I don't need another friend.

    I've testified under oath over 1,500 times as an expert witness, testified under oath as a military policeman in court martials, and I'm a 32nd degree Freemason, and took an oath and obligation to be honest... so I simply have no reason to lie... NONE.. so you'll have to forgive me when I'm offended that you can call me a liar... again, my offer in the second sentence stands.
     
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  3. corneileous

    corneileous Road Train Member

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    As if I really had any in the first place.....:biggrin_25513:
    Of course it matters. Im really getting tired of being called a shill, cheerleader, all that bs. Im out here poundin the asphault just like everyone else.

    Sorry if I made that statement of lying being aimed soley at you. As much as you dont want to hear this, untill I hear something that makes sense, I have to treat it like, "yeah, right"..... But you seem to not want to tell the whole truth and nuthin but the truth..... Like sooooo many others on here.
    OK so again, where did it all go?

    C'mon man, throw me a frickkin bone, here!

    Do you "hear" yourself???

    Why would they replace/repaint a whole buch of crap without need? They told me that when ours gets turned back in, NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" is not dealt with. But I guess I'll have to wait and cross that bridge when it gets here.

    I dont care what you do, because I have a feeling we aint gonna agree on nuthin. I apologized for making the "liar" comment look like it was totally directed at you although, Im having a hard time believing a lot of what you say is truth, hence the reason for so dilligently asking.
    Not askin for one. Just answers.

    Good for you, but do you really think this claim matters on a place like this? Did you forget that you are on a web forum with only a computer and a keyboard between you and the rest of the world?

    In a lot of ways, Im sorry that it didnt work out for you, honestly. I just cant wrap my mind around it because although my wife and I arent becoming millionaires, we arent on the verge of homeless-ness, either. We're makin money and if we wernt, we wouldnt be doing it. Simply put.

    But as for the question I asked you earlier in my other post, did you come to England as a team with your wife?
     
  4. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    "OK so again, where did it all go?"

    Easy, I have 11 pages of repair orders... and I knew there would be a PM, all filters, and 2 tires, since I was there when they were measured - the rest of the $5500 (roughly $4k was pure BS). I went round and round with the service manager, Dave Arko, who stonewalled me once I found out I had been a service manager, was ASE certified, etc... and immediately referred me to the legal department.... and they basically said "either sue us or forget it", since no one was about to justify all of the extra "repairs".

    "Good for you, but do you really think this claim matters on a place like this? Did you forget that you are on a web forum with only a computer and a keyboard between you and the rest of the world?"

    It certainly DOES matter - here, or on any forum. I've had things I've posted abotu a Hyundai car - casual opinions, brought up in a trial 4 years later. Everything I post can be found, copied and pasted... and if what I say could be disproved, I'd be out of a career, as well as causing major damage to all of the cases I've been involved in. So yes, it does matter here, and I take it very seriously.

    I joined up as my wife finished a contract job in Idaho, then joined me a month later, to answer your question.
     
  5. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    Last I checked.. I believe this is the bad company forum. It's meant to post bad things about companies to warn prospective drivers.
     
  6. Rick Brown

    Rick Brown Light Load Member

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    So that is the burden of proof here? Say what you want and someone has to prove it's wrong?
     
  7. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    Originally Posted by corneileous [​IMG]
    Here we go again. Why does it bother you so much that there are people making a decent living with a company like this? Im not defending this company, just expressing my extreme curiosity why some people cant.

    But if you cant make better comments than this, then please refrain from posting. Yer only amusing the the crowd that believes in nonsense like this.


    Last I checked.. I believe this is the bad company forum. It's meant to post bad things about companies to warn prospective drivers.

    Absolutely - I'm sure there's a rah-rah thread around here somewhere.
     
  8. Rick Brown

    Rick Brown Light Load Member

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    to post good things here or what?
     
  9. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    He simply stated that this is a thread about a bad company.
     
  10. Rick Brown

    Rick Brown Light Load Member

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    Cable guy? Did someone call me?

    Ronin, I just noticed something about Maspeth on your post's. I remember every week when I was running up to NY I would park in Maspeth and sleep over night up there. Drove an old Mack cabover.
     
  11. oldbulger

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    Trucking companies are desperate for drivers. They will need over 50,000 new drivers over the next 24 months. They are going to have to come up with better training, better pay and a lot more consideration for the driver, his life and his family.
     
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