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

Anyone know what ever happened to the first poster "evertruckerr". If I remember he left trucking to work as a salesman for his friend's very lucrative new company. What happened after that? I'm asking because he seemed like a very smart guy & curious if he hit it big.

 

Hearing bad things about Lincoln shop spoke to a driver he went there for a b service and came out with a cracked rim and loose bolts and other major issues that raise safety concerns...are there mechanics that have it in for drivers? Of so what the hell are they doing working for a trucking company? Sounds to me like Lincoln isn't the place to bring your tractor in for anything or your personal vehicles...stay safe out there...not like hearing things like this

 

When I was there, I was one of 5 drivers there getting stuff done. I was the only one to leave that evening. One came in for an A service and when they backed it out, his dash's idiot lights were lit up like the capital Christmas tree. One had been there 5 days, and another a week. But all had Junk-liners so, 20% success rate...about par for the junk-liner course

 

I know some of the Freightliners have problems, but in February I moved to a new truck, and the one I moved out of had not spent a single day in the shop other than services in a little over 500k miles. Almost 80k on the new one, no problems yet(knock on wood).

 

I believe supersnackbar knew him pretty well. Maybe he knows something.

 

You need to take a few bucks and buy a lottery ticket because you are one of the few lucky ones while the rest of us hop from one test drive to another.

I only knew him thru the forum.

 

I think you should start your own trucking co.Hire your own mechanics, and you should be the head recruiter, and CEO.

 

Lol so you offering him venture capital

 

I owned my own. I was the number 1 driver every month, along with being the head mechanic, CEO, CSR, load planner, dispatcher and head of safety. I was also the accounting department (both accounts receivable and payable)...and there was no recruiting necessary because I was a one man band....but there was also no friggin micromanaging allowed.

 

That's why you have a hard time working for a large carrier. They all micro manage. It's tough I know. I had a he'll of a time adjusting.