Dry van or reefer at Crete?

If you applied for Crete then it’s van.
For reefer you’d apply with Schaffer.

 

Ohhhhh

 

You mean the appropriate company. Crete and Shaffer trucks are interchangeable. I worked for both and wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. My last stint with them was with Shaffer and I was in 7 trucks in 20 months, 6 of them were red. The last one had the same part break twice. I got tired of their junk equipment and micromanaging. Hunt is it's own separate company within the Acklie corporation, with their own seperate DOT number, so as a Crete or Shaffer driver, you'll never be asked to pull an open deck or drive a maroon color truck.

But to answer your question, Shaffer has longer runs and pays a few cents more per mile for the same amount of experience due to having to deal with all the extra reefer stuff (washouts, fueling, etc.). Shaffer has mostly air ride trailers where Crete's dry vans are spring ride.

 

Who do you work for now?

 

Smokey Point Distributing (SPD). An open deck company out of Washington.

 

I’ve been with Crete 8 years.
I’m out of the Texas terminal (Wilmer),and am content here.Miles average 2800/week.
When my hometime is due “Poof” I’m there.My pay has never been short or late.
I’m safe and reliable to them,therefore they leave me alone.
Not “all” there equipment is bad.Ive had 4 trucks so far,and have only experienced average breakdowns .The longest was 3 days and was put in a Motel.
Overall I’d give Crete a good rating.

 

Does Crete have any Texas regional type jobs out of their Wilmer terminal?

 

Go to Crete Carrier.Com…..Drive for us…..Company Driver….Then go to Texas