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

I did but I'm still a 5'8" 190 pound dude with a tree trunk for a neck...haha. I'm sure they'll want another bite at that apple.

 

I don't think so Joe. That test allegedly costs them $3k, which is probably a fair price for the caliber of test that they administer. Since you passed before as a heavier dude, it would be impractical for them to retest you with your weight loss.

I actually got Deadheaded 317 miles today.............

 

So how are things going back at Crete? A lot better than Shaffer?

 

I'm prodding them along and doing ok so far. Dry Van fits me much better.

 

Glad to hear you're doing better

 

I logged 62 hours in the last 6 days, (had Monday off for a reset) turned down a 1600 miler due to my 70.
Load 2 is a perfect load for me, preloaded, time for a reset, either Monday or Tuesday, and I get to bobtail from North Platte to the Denver area.
Feels good to be a national OTR driver again. Knock on Wood

 

Glad to hear someone's making good money around here. Before this morning I had a grand total of 1900 miles over the previous 7 days. 3 loads back-to-back-to-back where I finished the trip with 6-ish hours remaining on my clock for the day only to find out that it would be at least 18 hours until the next load was available. My last load emptied out in San Jose on Friday around 1800... no freight Friday Night or Saturday morning. They were "nice" enough to give me a 200 mile bs trailer move trip that involved me taking my good empty to a customer and bobtailing to another customer to get a garbage 218xxx trailer... except said customer locked up their gates at Noon on Saturday and I got there after 1400. Night-shift folks tell me to sit and go back when they reopen at 0500. 0500 rolls around and I finally managed to get said empty 218xxx trailer, send the info into Lincoln and promptly get a repower load that's been available all night and has instructions to bobtail as the broke-down driver is at a shop with no trailer parking. I'm sure glad the night-shift/weekend folks are paying attention.

I did manage to get 550 miles in today on this repower but I have no idea when I'll be able to deliver it. It was scheduled to be delivered at 0630 tomorrow but since I was 850 miles from final at 0730 this morning when they dispatched me this morning I told them that's not possible unless they install those JATO rockets I've been asking for for my truck. Guess I'll find out in the morning when my asset manager comes in and gets a chance to sort this bs out.

 

This is rare for me, I'm like a broken calendar, I only get right once a year, and this is my week.
My problem is where and when to take this reset..... 2 great places...

 

I'm thinking about coming back to Crete for a spin... I can't remember if they pay for PrePass or not. And XM radio. I guess I could ask a Recruiter or some folks here. I had PrePass before and seemed I still went in about half the time, which I'm not sure is worth the cost. Gotta have XM,,,no matter what the cost.

 

They don't do either. I use and pay for my own Xm radio and service. I just go in every open coop.