Dot Transfer Driver or Crete Regional or Local Private Fleet

My experience with Crete was dog ####. Equipment was mediocre. Pay was hit or miss good; $1800-2000 when they ran me well (Walmart Cheyenne), less than a grand when they’d park my butt and hang me out to dry for a day or two (happened a lot). Got the impression from the very beginning that they don’t really give a ####. My truck was in GA when I live in FL; another driver who lives nearby the Georgia terminal got sent to DeLand. My truck wasn’t detailed or serviced when I got to it; most of my orientation class had immediate truck problems. I waited two days before my truck was fixed; two days in the truck without curtains nor any of my gear or home stuff. No I didn’t get paid for that. They never paid me back $50 for the locks they made me buy on their behalf nor for the fuel I had to buy when my company card got locked ($200 in fuel; I sent receipts). And they charged me $300 for detailing their truck when I quit. I detailed it myself before returning it. Micromanaging, pennypinching scumbags. If you can go there, you can find someplace better. They’re a big company so maybe you’ll do much better. But I doubt it.

I know little about Dot Foods but they seem good. If you’re wanting hardcore OTR (out 6-8 weeks plus), might consider other options too. Tyson was pretty good to me. Going from Tyson to Crete was like getting into an abusive relationship; worse mistake I made in my career, besides clobbering some people’s cars. Climate Express, Holland Enterprises are other popular companies on here.

Of the three, Dot appeals to me. Hope that helps

 

If you make a decision without talking to the drivers at all 3 companies doing that work right now, it will be a big risk. Have each company give your contact info to a driver working on the account they will be hiring you for and ask for him to call you and you ask him to describe the work, pay, customers, schedule, everything. Don't give any hints what you are expecting or wanting and then ask what he dislikes about the job at his company.

Only what is happening on that account and that company right now is important. Only you can weigh how much less money is worth a lot less hassle, or the other way around. I did something like the last option at another company and stayed for a long time, but I never was trying to max pay. I wanted minimum hassle and less than 10 hours per day.

 

Is Dot the Dot foods company?
If so, that's the one I'd choose.
Edit:
Ok, missed that in your post. It is Dot Foods, so I'd go there.

 

My buddy who is sick of our last company (he's still there, I'm not) did a lot of research on DOT Foods and he is convinced they are perfect for him. I trust that driver.