Crete Carrier - A Year In Review - Fall 2013 Going Forward

These idiotic driver managers as they're called usually some young kid out of college thinks it's funny to screw a driver over...frankly, that's one of the reasons why companies can't keep great drivers...too drivers aren't going to put up with that garbage...

 

I've now fallen victim to the "screw the Internationals" theory that the company has. I had a perfectly serviceable (well almost) 2014 ProStar that ran great for me for 60k or so. Into the dealership in PHX it goes to get what I have to assume is the DPF and/or the EGR valve fixed (CEL's, occasional stuttering and occasional black smoke). As I was bobtailing from Winslow back to PHX (so glad the company saved money and risked the truck crapping itself in the middle of nowhere enroute) I get a call from the TM in Phoenix. 4 trucks available, all high mileage 2012 or older except for one 2014 Cascadia with 100k on it. Needless to say I'm now in my first (with this company at least) Freightliner. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles like the Internationals have nor the storage space but I'm good with it.

I am kinda curious who had this truck before I got it though. When I got into the truck everything and I mean EVERYTHING was ArmorAll-ed... including the sleeper floor, all 3 pedals and the shifter. Someone went a bit overboard. On the other hand, the qualcomm was CAKED with built up dirt and the outside of the truck was dirtier than I've ever seen a Crete truck. I guess not everyone has the same meaning of "detailing" as I do

 

They probably had an outside detailing service do it. When I was thru most terminals, there was always a someone in a personal vehicle sitting outside a shop door with a bucket, rag and shop vac.

 

Just remember, Cory isn't God...he has a supervisor. We got into it often enough that Joyce would intervene (not sure who Joyce is, but she is up the chain of command from Cory). She would resolve the issues so often, Cory wouldn't play that 200 mile northeast torture chamber cycle with me...most of the time it was in and right back out.

 

He may not be God, but at least yesterday, he was my Creten savior. (Sounds like a good CB handle...)

 

I can't wait for my home time been out 35 Days
In waco, tx till monday am hopefully get a load to indianapolis
So I can go home

 

My last 3 weeks were really good over 2700 miles
I'm exhausted and cant wait to go fishing

 

I'm happy I'm back in the middle of the country
10 days is too long on the west coast/mountain west

 

Is there a particular reason why you always post multiple messages within seconds of each other rather than just combine them?

 

Trying to make sure there not too long why does it bother you
I have a right to post too even if there short or long
I'm so bored taking resets are boring wish I could run
Just no time on my 70