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

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  1. tucker

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    I hate short loads
     
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    Crete always gave me short loads I got a lot of loads under 500 miles for the most part I was taken care of
     
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    Yep, short loads on a weekend suck
     
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    I think the short loads are a waste of time just burns your 70
     
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    But in today's modern dry van trucking world, short hauls are the norm now. If you want more long runs, you need to pull a noisey reefer.
     
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    They have plenty of long loads, plenty.
    I turned down this 289 mile load because it was a team load, or a loose leaf load.
    But I had to accept it, I figured I'd tcall it at Joliet today as it takes them forever to get a new appointment at a Sam's DC.
    I'm still stuck with the load and no new unload appointment.
     
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    It doesn't look like he's parked in a parking spot , the other driver should get a good lawyer
     
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    You're right.....dont see parking stripe...on drivers side of truck
     
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