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iraqralph43 · Mar 16, 2022

Crete answer to repairing truck..is sending you to recover another truck..after one day of breakdown...even with over 5,000 trucks in fleet...no company shops are open 24 / 7 ...most shops are woefully understaffed...because mechanics wages at Crete..are below the other shops in the area...head of maintenance Winston...has very little mechanical background and it shows...only reason he has the job is nepotism... his daddy Tonn is CEO of company

supersnackbar · Mar 16, 2022

BlueThunderr said: ↑

Wow that is retarded with all those messages... Do they get in your case if you take longer 10 hour breaks like over 12 hours ?? Or is just that dumb message ?
Also, any idea about the dry van side ? I heard about 95% is d&h ? That seems pretty laid back to me like you can run like you want to then ?
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They will message you after a certain amount of time after your 10 is complete. Some say it is automated, but if that were the case, it would do it consistently. I will go weeks without seeing it, even when taking longer than 10-12 hours (this last Monday, I shut down by 13:00, and didn't leave until 08:00 yesterday because of my proximity to my customer, a need to find parking before the closest truck stop filled up, and a 10 am delivery appointment at a customer with no parking). I got no message. But I have been 11 hours into a 34, that I told them I was taking, and got beeped. And that happens for both dry and refrigerated...not sure about Hunt.

supersnackbar · Mar 16, 2022

iraqralph43 said: ↑

Crete answer to repairing truck..is sending you to recover another truck..after one day of breakdown...even with over 5,000 trucks in fleet...no company shops are open 24 / 7 ...most shops are woefully understaffed...because mechanics wages at Crete..are below the other shops in the area...head of maintenance Winston...has very little mechanical background and it shows...only reason he has the job is nepotism... his daddy Tonn is CEO of company
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And the short tolerance for beakdown time, and the extending the mileage between services got worse when he started running that part of the company. Another extended family member hellbent on ruining a company Mr A worked hard rebuilding. When Mr. A passed away, he had a lot of respected people, including Nebraska's member(s) of congress attending his service...if and when Tonn passes, how many would attend his service? My guess is somewhere around 0.

iraqralph43 · Mar 16, 2022

With this pay..no wonder Creffer can't keep mechanics

supersnackbar · Mar 16, 2022

iraqralph43 said: ↑

With this pay..no wonder Creffer can't keep mechanics View attachment 404031
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In PA, McDonald's was starting burger flippers at $15/hr. How does Creaffer expect a mechanic to afford to pay bills AND buy/replace their own tools on that kind if money.

bowlwinkle · Mar 16, 2022

supersnackbar said: ↑

But you have to see the reason they do it...I believe, they simply do not trust us to do the job they hired us to do without adult supervision. They think we're stupid and incapable of doing the job without constant guidance from the college educated management. That's why I refer to the drivers here as chimps. I know what some will say..."it's all part of the dumbing down of america. It starts in our public schools". Which may be the case, but isn't right. When the whole class has to be slowed down to the learning level of the slowest learner in the class, the whole class suffers. The faster learners lose interest in school and then don't do as well thru their whole education. It shouldn't be that way in private business. If the slow learners can't make it here, then they need to go work for someone else. This use to be a respectable company back when Mr. A was running the show. You had to have experience, they didn't hire just anyone. And you were a trusted member of the company, and treated with respect. Now, anyone who can steam up half a mirror, and hasn't commited any of the FMCSA's major CSA chargable violations in the last 3 years gets to work here. That's why we are less respected by our peers, and many consider us to be just another version of Swift or CRE. And it's also why we have to be told how to do every aspect of our job by the elites in Lincoln.
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I think your

supersnackbar said: ↑

But you have to see the reason they do it...I believe, they simply do not trust us to do the job they hired us to do without adult supervision. They think we're stupid and incapable of doing the job without constant guidance from the college educated management. That's why I refer to the drivers here as chimps. I know what some will say..."it's all part of the dumbing down of america. It starts in our public schools". Which may be the case, but isn't right. When the whole class has to be slowed down to the learning level of the slowest learner in the class, the whole class suffers. The faster learners lose interest in school and then don't do as well thru their whole education. It shouldn't be that way in private business. If the slow learners can't make it here, then they need to go work for someone else. This use to be a respectable company back when Mr. A was running the show. You had to have experience, they didn't hire just anyone. And you were a trusted member of the company, and treated with respect. Now, anyone who can steam up half a mirror, and hasn't commited any of the FMCSA's major CSA chargable violations in the last 3 years gets to work here. That's why we are less respected by our peers, and many consider us to be just another version of Swift or CRE. And it's also why we have to be told how to do every aspect of our job by the elites in Lincoln.
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While I think you're mostly right on this, I think it's a much a cover your ### situation. They can always say we told you. It seems like a waste to send most of them every time though. If nothing else, they should be able to not send it every time after you've been here for some time. I know I just delete them without looking most times, as I could probably recite them word for word

RussianBearTruckeR · Mar 16, 2022

BlueThunderr said: ↑

#### ! 6 or 7 trucks in 12 months???? That's insane man and an utter joke...Someone was just telling me they do decent maintenance on their trucks as I am considering Crete as a new company to sign on with....Ouch...
What exactly do they do to micro manage you ? They aren't calling you or messaging you about the way you drive, are they ?
Also, what size inverters do they newer trucks in your fleet have ? And do any have APUs or EPUs ? Thanks BT
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Shaffer here so your not allowed to take a bathroom break until you get approval from your asset mgr... just a heads up

RussianBearTruckeR · Mar 16, 2022

Was on 80 eb Ohio saw a dot (reefer outfit like shaffer) pull double 53's hope this isn't going to be the new norm of getting drivers to pull double loads at the same cpm...you need double/ triple endorsements but im feeling this is a way for the industry to move more but pay pretty much the same...hope I'm wrong

mstrchf117 · Mar 16, 2022

RussianBearTruckeR said: ↑

Was on 80 eb Ohio saw a dot (reefer outfit like shaffer) pull double 53's hope this isn't going to be the new norm of getting drivers to pull double loads at the same cpm...you need double/ triple endorsements but im feeling this is a way for the industry to move more but pay pretty much the same...hope I'm wrong
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That's specific to the turnpike. Oh, NY, ok, KS, allow double 53' on the turnpike, some western states allow them on the interstate.

drvrtech77 · Mar 16, 2022

RussianBearTruckeR said: ↑

Was on 80 eb Ohio saw a dot (reefer outfit like shaffer) pull double 53's hope this isn't going to be the new norm of getting drivers to pull double loads at the same cpm...you need double/ triple endorsements but im feeling this is a way for the industry to move more but pay pretty much the same...hope I'm wrong
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Dot foods has been doing those turnpike doubles up there for quite some time now..

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