First day with CR england
Discussion in 'CR England' started by jls1024, Nov 17, 2008.
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For you newbees they will tell you during the lease presentation that you can be your own boss and have freedom. All you are is a glorified company driver with all the financial responsibilities. Here I am an O/O and I have to play these games with my DM. If I don't do her these favors I know I will be punished later with bad freight.Last edited: Dec 28, 2011
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You have to play hardball with CRE. It's the only language they understand. If not they'll keep doing what they're doing to you now. -
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There have been many negative posts by solo lease operators .
Just for starters CRE pays lease operators HHG miles . That pays far less than practical miles . If your husband doesn't understand that he really needs to stay away from he lease .AfterShock Thanks this. -
I know a guy in the dedicated green line fleet who is taking a 2 week payed vacation. If I tried to take 2 weeks off my DM would have a fit.AfterShock Thanks this. -
No, it's not that horrible.
It's worse.
"Bashing"?
What, exactly, constitutes "bashing"?
Is that now the new buzz word for telling the truth?
A word of advice, --- Don't shoot the messenger
and ignore the message.
So far, no one has been able to identify it.
MAYbe your husband will discover it?
Do y'all believe in miracles?
The truth is, leased drivers provide an extra log book necessary to keep the wheels turnin' so the awesome trainer can make the awesome payments, and other deductions, enabling him to keep on truckin'.
Trainers aren't just Big truck truck drivers, --- they're also recruiters. As such, C.R.E. provides them with the tools necessary to convince those with absolutely no Big truck truckin' experience that C.R.E. is the way to go. From the number of starry-eyed wannaBees who take the bait, it appears C.R.E. could sell porn to a nun.
For all we know your husband's trainer married into money and they can't stand each other so time at home isn't an issue. He's a glorified salesman selling heartaches.
If that trainer was truly interested in your best interest he'd tell your hubby about the disproportionate number of failures that C.R.E. kicks to the curb and saddles them with debts that will take years to get ahead of. Many have lost everything, including their house trying to make it at C.R.E. No big loss for C.R.E. though. There are plenty more wannaBees waiting for their turn to replace those who go down in flames. None of them want to believe the truth either.
is the easy part. I hope he has plenty of butt to work off.
But it's also true that, sometimes, dreams turn into nightmares.
You can choose to believe an "AWESOME" trainer or the huge number of those who have been there, done that, and have nothing but debt to show for it. Not to mention that C.R.E. is well known for dinging a driver's DAC record, which will pretty much assure that other Big truck truckin' companies will not be interested in hiring them.
Can you convince yourself that the feeling you're getting is just a case of jitters, and all is really going swell?
How often is your gut feeling wrong?
My hope is that in a year or two you come here and tell me I/we were all wrong and that your husband is doing fantastic. I've been waiting for that to happen for about six years. I would be ecstatic if you were the first. Success stories make my day.
Ignore the truth and maybe it'll change to fit your preferred version?
We here at TTR have read numerous posts similar to yours from those who thought they'd make it at C.R.E. with a good attitude, only to discover it makes no difference. Why do you think your husband will be any different?
Imagine your worst fears are true.
How does that make you feel?
Keeping in mind that reality can be worse than the imagination.
I sincerely hope your husband does well and I wish for him, as well as your family, the best of success.
Please keep us informed.
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that sums it up and its all reu. been there done that.....
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Trints70
There are in fact a bunch of us here in this forum that drive for CRE, and a lot of us are happy. We don't really post much because there's a very bad witch hunt on in this forum for CRE drivers. Just like the JB Hunt and Schneider bashings of the 1990's if not worse.
Unless you post that you and your spouse are miserable your not going to fit in here,,,,, no matter what you say. Good attitude or not. Successful or not. This is a good forum for everything else, thats the reason I stay here. But keep quiet if you are with CRE or you will never be accepted.
I went through the CRE training program and it was great for me, I got my CDL for $995. I did avoid the lease program,,,,, sadly that is a losing proposition for just about any company. I got my lucky break because my phase 1 trainer was an owner operator. He was well impressed and hired me on directly. He is a small fleet owner under CRE, I don't work for the company anymore.If your husband can bear with it as a company driver and wants to stay trucking, talk to Horizen about buying a truck (not leasing). When your an O/O, CRE is actually one of the best companies to pull for.
If you want to know anything about CRE just send me a PM, don't post here or you'll end up crucified upside down.
Ill let you know the real truth good or bad as I have experienced it. A few bad things but my experience has been better than what many will lead you to believe.Trints70 Thanks this. -
again, i have given the good AND the bad. im not going to sugar coat anything. ive been with them when they were a pretty decent comapny and ive been with them when they have turned out pretty nasty..... its whos running it...
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