Is Crete good for experienced drivers?

My opinion? NO. I'm not getting decent miles. Crete is a pain in the butt to work for, and is getting worse. Communication? Good luck. That's a serious problem at Crete. Have a question about a load they 'offer'? Be prepared to wait an hour, or longer. You run a 50/50 chance the load offer will be cancelled, and a worse one offered in it's place, or by the time they answer you, you don't have hours left to pick up the load.

Be prepared to waste a lot of time on the road getting the truck serviced, since you live nowhere near a terminal with a shop.

 

I haven't driven for Crete in about 4 1/2yrs so I couldn't tell you what it has become, but when I started there I lived in California myself and drove for them for almost 6 yrs, it was a good job...and in fact my experience with the year on their then mid-south regional was probably my best all time trucking experience....I just wanted to do some local work and home every night, so made the switch. I know the T.M. in Utah which is where I was based out of is still the same, and I enjoyed working with her and her staff and if I were to want to be a company driver going 48 again I would certainly go back to Crete and being based in that terminal. Others might not agree, but as I do my job and try not to complain, I had no real problems with communication etc. Good luck to you

 

My experience is if you just do your job, you won't hear much from their end. I rarely talk to my terminal manager more than once a month and that was just to set up my home time and #### chat a little. Since they went to the asset manager system, I don't talk to him at all. I thought the western drivers had to stay out longer than the rest of us, not sure. The pay is better than most of the similar type companies. My checks are never less than $1000/week, although I stay out at least 21 days. I hear from drivers that have problems, but as a whole there are a lot worse places to be. I live in Iowa, so it's easy to get home, being on either end of the country probably makes home time more difficult, I've only got home late one time in 4 years. No job is perfect, but this one works pretty well for me.

 

I think you'll notice the turnover has increased dramatically the last few years. It's not in any way the 'worst' job. it's far from the best, also. Crete is not the same company it used to be. As far as talking to anybody at my home terminal, I rarely do, also. The problem is you are stuck dealing with whoever answers the phone or qcom in Lincoln more than 50% of the time, and the person who eventually answers you has no authority or desire to change anything, or even understand the question you are asking.
I've worked with plenty of companies where some people are happy, some people are not. I don't expect to have my ### kissed and be handed money for nothing. I'm willing to work, but don't appreciate my time being wasted.

 

Sometimes I think they just read the first few words, sometimes the answer isn't close to the question. That
being said, that usually doesn't happen. I think it's been better with the asset manager too, at least out has for me.