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I try to apply but guess what they only hire out of Arizona tht as far west they would go but I’m base out of California also I don’t have any recent experience I quit Werner bro after dealing with them for 3 mos how ever I had a year of local and few months Otr
$1,600 per week to be OTR that’s not enough. When I started trucking I had a contract for $1,800 per week just to go up and down the east coast. As truckers we need to ask for better to risk our lives and relationships for so much time OTR, at least $2,000 per week. We need work with each other more to raise the standard.
@@aleciam4481 $2000 a week for OTR is underwhelming. I have seen a lot of LOCAL drivers make more than that. Usually OTR pays more than regional than local. I'll say at least gross $2500 a week.
I drove for Crete back in 2003 and was making great money from the start. I had 16 years trucking when I started there and they treated me very well. My mother’s health got worse so I left in 2005 and took care of her. I then bought my own truck and started hauling produce. Stick with Crete if you’re going to stay a company driver. They have been around a long time and know how to treat their drivers.
I’ve been with Crete 15 years. Your mileage numbers are right on. In those 15 years I’ve averaged about 2,500 per week calculating just like you. I normally only take one week of actual vacation at Christmas. The other two weeks I just take the money. Crete has treated my well and I am looking to retire in about three years.
Many missing miles is still zip code discrepancy. But Crete pays practical miles, while most companies pay mover miles. So Crete miles are way closer to actual driven
I retired from the USPS 2 years ago and was driving 51 miles a day,6 days a week and making $2,600 net for 2 weeks and was home every day! No DOT, no cops, no scales not even any license plates on the trucks! Best driving job in the world! 8 hours a day and home by 1 PM every day!!
You are so right!! I have many friends from work that are still working and can't wait to retire. Management is now made up of former secretaries and mail handlers! They don't even know where the stations are!!
I've been driving since 1987, both local and OTR. You gave one of the clearest examples of payment breakdown and company experience with Crete Carriers Corp than I've had other drivers explain to me about their company
Congratulations on your success as a driver. You are doing great. Wonderful following you and Tonia. Enjoy your video very much. Have a great day and safe. Catch you on the next one.
Crete Carrier was the company I first started driving with back in the beginning of 2013 and I left about the end of 2014. While it is honestly probably one of the better OTR companies and I definitely enjoyed going to be a more local. Being on one of Cretes Walmart fleets would probably be better than OTR honestly because the miles are more regular and so is your home time.
I made great money with Crete as a "Rookie." I was laid off from my local Electrician job & on Unemployment back in the early 2000's. So I qualified for a fully paid Federal Grant at my local College for an 8 month fully credited OTR training & job placement Program. I'm South of Houston & Crete was the Top Paying Company back in those days. I Loved Crete but they always kept me in the NE. Which everyone hates. My dispatcher had no issues getting me home for home time. However, OTR is for a single person & it's hard on a family Man. I made great money but left for a local job. I know back then Walmart & Krogers were the jobs to grab but they were hard to get. Now Krogers is begging for drivers. Then I had a Stroke & I've been on SSI/DI since I was 37yrs old.. I'm 53 now & miss those NW runs in my buddies 389. Those Dakota or 95 Runs Paid Top Dollar for me.. There will always be a special place in my heart for Crete. Oh flat land Nebraska Office! 🤟
I started trucking for the money and found out it’s all bs. I average $400 per week. I made more at my last job digging holes… and got to go home every night. I just talked to my previous employer and he said he’d be interested in taking me back especially since I have a cdl now. Offered me a $6/hr raise from what he was paying me before. I’m thinking I’m gonna take the offer. I’m just disappointed in the trucking industry. I dreamed about quitting from my previous job to do this but it’s not at all what I thought it’d be.
lol bro's out there thinking his training pay is actual pay. also who pays 400 a week?. what is that driving 1 day a week?. sus sussy bussy boy that didn't happen.
Going to finish off my first year where I am, but next April I am considering moving. I love where I am, good people small company. I can walk into the terminal and the manager knows my name. But there money is not there and the trailers are junk. I have been liking the videos you have been posting and Crete is definelty on my list. My goal is to get on with a company I can retire from.
Thanks for watching! You definitely need to consider Crete. We get lots of Oldtimers commenting that it’s the best company they’ve worked for. Keep watching our videos to see if it’s a good fit. And depending who you are driving for they would possibly take you earlier. But Kevin also finished out a year. People here are great too. You deserve to make top dollars for the work you do!!
Thank you for this video. I did the training program through Heartland Express and got my license Nov 2022. I’ve been making around $1250/wk with Heartland being out 2 weeks at a time. After I get my 1 year experience I think I’ll be applying for Crete
Hi there!! That’s pretty good for your first trucking job! Glad you’re having a good start to your new career! Kevin’s one year review is coming out this week. Check it out for details. We’d love to see you here if it’s a good fit for you! And if it is, please be so kind and use our referral code, SLOKEV. We’d be very grateful!!!
I can't place the facility where you did the review, but I'm pretty sure the trailer backing part at the end is Kohler in Huntsville, AL? The curbs/parking lot for empties is not designed for trailers. It's a car parking lot! lol... I'm glad you are doing well at Crete! Hoping you hit $100K!!!
That's so killer!! I can't wait! But, I have questions! How do you obtain all of that info? What do you write down at the beginning and end of runs, and what comes from your check stubs? Is your odometer your friend? Is there a video in your rather vast discography that I can refer to, or maybe make another video describing how and what you do to configure your numbers? I also want to keep all of those records when I start driving for Leonard's Express (fingers crossed!) in January out of Caldwell, ID. It seems your method is a comprehensive way of doing that. As always, travel safely!
@clydesdale I'm in Boise, going to trucking school in January, and certainly thinking that Leonard's Express is a company to talk to. Good luck to you!
In this market you want to be a company driver. Quite a few owner-ops are either shutting down or struggling to survive as the spot market is offering peanuts and dedicated contracted routes are the only way to make consistent money.
I’ve done over the road and regional I like it better doing regional I go home every week and I make more money with less surprises because I know my region 99 out of 100 times wherever I go I’ve been there before only thing bad about Midwest regional is the winter timeBut there’s no mountains whatever you do in trucking there’s always going to be a pros and cons type of thing about it everything has an upside everything has a downside over the road I think can be a little bit less of a stressful type of life sometimes but on the other hand it can be very very stressful too because its alot of guess work regional The only stress maybe it’s just that you have a lot of stops to make but the bottom line is you can’t go 100% all day every day you have to find your sweet spot to where you can maintain your sanity and drive the truck without an accident or a ticket day in and day out
Congratulations you seem to be doing great in your new career. I have always held Crete in high esteem. I never met a disgruntled driver .I am a retired driver with 42 years of experience. I definitely would recommend a new driver to do as you go to Werner for a year for experience then absolutely go to Crete for a couple of years .then go to a local job as a L.T.L CITY or road driver .your doing great .always be safe and always be professional I know after 40 years of driving it's hard to fly with eagles when your sarounded by turkeys
That’s great!! Thank you so much! Glad our videos were helpful!! Our referral code is SLOKEV. We appreciate you giving it to Crete and wish you a fabulous career with them!!! Let us know if you have other questions.
@@justinneal9189 Darn! We met a very nice Justin today. Wondering if it was you. Must be something about the name. 😆😆 Thanks for getting back to us. So while we have you here…how are you enjoying Crete? We hope it’s going well!?
Kevin, sounds like you have a good steady run, good steady job, and a fine piece of equipment to drive, that counts for something. I watch the independents watching the load boards and grumbling constantly about the rates, the down time, the constant worry.. I kind of wonder why they don't do what you do......
Congratulations to both of you, great team work! What do you do with your trailer when you us personal conveyance (to the mall) or go home for home leave?
Most of those ads dropped there requirements too 1yr but 1yr too work at any ltl company fedex ground or freight, ups ground, saia, xpo logistics, rl carriers, estes, old dominion ect you can make 75-100k plus a year with 1yr exp.. fedex ground is the easiest because theres no senoirity so you can come on right away making 100k and get a dedicated account but all the other ltl companies give you a raise every year no cap so just depends what your looking for..
I'm new to your channel and I really like learning what you guys go through day to day. Thanks for sharing Kevin and I think you do a great job. I drive a class A Motorhome and all the truckers I have met while fueling have been real nice guys and a few gals too. And your wife does a great job with the videos. Keep up the good work hope to see you out there someday.....Cheers!.....Rodney
Welcome to our channel!!! So nice to have you along! And we appreciate the compliments!! Not sure if you’ve heard in any of our videos that we are also RVers. Our other home is a Winnebago Sunstar. Also Class A. Presently in storage but we did 40 states together in three years full-timing before trucking. What do you drive?
I did not know,how cool is that!! We have a Berkshire, we have had it since 2012. I love driving it and we both just retired and we are getting ready to get serious about seeing our beautiful country. We are out of the Dallas Tx area. Ya'll be safe!!!
@@crossroadsrvtravels Awesome!! You’ll have so much fun! And I just checked your TH-cam channel! Great that your posting! Wish I’d started when we started RVing. 🤦♀️
I've been driving going on 5 years, the company i am currently at I'm out for 6 weeks and off for 2 weeks if i want off. with that my pay last year was 138,000. Oversized and heavy haul.
I don’t know about you, but every time I do those tea calls they’re killing me man especially when you go into the city like Atlanta, Tampa, Kissimmee, Florida. It waste my time in the sense that I don’t get to make that many miles with the so-called tcalls.
When I started with Schneider in ‘07, I was getting $0.11/mi. I hopped to Werner after that and went to ~$0.17-0.18/mi. Was at that for the first 6 months. Just bitch-haulin’ wherever they sent me. After the first 6 mo, I was eligible for a dedicated route, Kraft from Illinois to New York and back. With that I was at $0.25/mi till I left the industry 2 years later.
Come to swift my friend. I made 68k my first year. This last year which was my second I made 109k in a daycab. Yes company driver on a Walmart dedicated.
Sounds like they're treating you right. I'm not a fan of multiple weeks out. I'm home every weekend with heartland but with that being said I make less (60k) i could make a little more but that's me having a nice easy week and not driving myself to death
I have 8 offers for driving jobs, starting at 100k per year. One I am favoriting is 120k. They pay by the hour. Overtime after 50. There are many better jobs out there. Best price per mile is .77 cents.
Bro Mom and pop companies are where it's at. I live in Ms the company I work for is out of AL. I pull chicken from Ms to Los Angeles and produce back to florida usually Jacksonville or Lakeland.Then home a few days. I'm usually out 7 to 9 days max and I gross around 2700 maybe a tad over depending on how many pickups I had and if I get a backhaul out of Florida . I make 25%of the linehaul of the load.
Glad everything is working out for you as for me definitely not to happy with this company trying my best to stick it out with hopes it will get better.
I have a Question … I have heard that in the past Crete Carrier was Forcing Sleep Apnea Tests on Drivers… Then Drivers Failing those tests were told They had to Wear Sleep Apnea Masks When They Were Sleeping… And Shaffer had a Whole Trailer Full of Sleep Apnea Equipment that they were Selling to those Drivers…. Is there any truth to this story .??? … Does it Still Go On Currently ???… 🤨
Hi there. Best to speak with the company on what their present policy is. They do have some Sleep Labs at some terminals. We don’t think all new drivers have to take the test. Maybe only if DOT medical suggests it. 🤔 Don’t know. Kevin had already had a test done in recent years so he had proof that he doesn’t have Sleep Apnea. We have heard that they do have machines they can sell to drivers in installments.
Hey man! I love your videos! Do you drive out of Lincoln NEBR? I know Crete has a major hub there or might even be their home base. Asking as a born n raised Nebraskan :)
Kevin started at 62cpm with one year experience. He’s doing OTR all 48 states out for minimum 21 days. For more details in that please call recruiting. We put their number in description and pinned comment. Let us know if we can answer other questions for you. 😃
Hey John!!! Minimum 6 months but then you’ll still go out with a trainer. At 10 months depending on your experience it’s no longer necessary. But give them a call to see what they say. It depends who you are driving for and on your driving record. Would be great to see you here if it’s a good fit for you.
Wouldnt over the road drivers loose alot of money since they dont get food allowance and they are gone 3 weeks At a time? Would Crete let u do 2 weeks on and then take a week od 2 off? I just cant imagine why 3 days at home after 20 plus days gone. Im trying to understand ? Seriously what am i missing?
It’s a good question. At Crete you earn one day home time for every six days out. At 21 day minimum OTR you get higher cpm. There are other accounts with less time out. We like the travel and final paycheck. It’s not for everyone. You can get healthy and cost effective food organized. There is a fridge. And you eat at home too so it’s not an extra expense as long as you don’t eat out.
What company would you think would be best to start with that pays for your cdl? Right now at the moment I make 83k a year doing something completely outside of the trucking industry. But I'm looking for a different career.
You better stick with your job you ain't going to make that kind of money trucking. Especially first two years and you'll be down in the 40 to $50,000 range after that you can expect high 50s low 60s
@@tripac3392 completely disagree with that pay amount. Your first year MIGHT be your lowest but that depends almost entirely on we’re you decide to go. After year 1 you can double your pay if you make the right move. It’s all about location and trip planning bud.
Yes they do because I’m on that fleet the refrigerated side is called Shaffer. Come on over bervi is my driver code. Plus shaffer has completely all air ride trailers. Crete has all spring ride. I’m trying to get crete side to get air ride as well.
Hi there…yes…you do. A minimum of 6 months (though that would mean still going out with a trainer). Give recruiting a call. They’ll know more specifically. At 8 or 10 months I believe you can come over from certain companies and last not have to go out with a trainer. Good luck! Hope to see you here soon. 😃
@@CoreyPriceHerman Kevin’s choice was Werner. But you need to look at your priorities and what’s available. Check our recent video with Clydesdale. He started with Leonard’s and had also considered KLLM. A lot of starter companies will have issues. But Werner provided lots of learning and a simulator. Get through 6 months and lots of other opportunities will open up for you. Good luck! Let us know what you decide. 😃
Crete advertising 104k for top 50% drivers company wide. So by your numbers even with your recruiting job it's not 104k? Shocker that the recruiter never got back to me with pay stubs to verify that lmfao
Hey there. I’d say that the recruiters are actually telling the truth. This is Kevin’s first year. A lot of drivers stay with Crete for years because it is a good and well paying company. They get raises every year. They get quarterly bonuses plus profit sharing after the first year. They get miles and money. Also…it’s the Top 50% so that is a way to make it look good…but overall…a driver can make good money here and have a good career.
@@TheJoyofTrucking a " good" company is subjective to the individual. 50% of drivers making 104k like advertising states and nothing to back up their claims. Was told by recruiter 58% turn over company wide. The number you put out on video doesn't even add up to 104k ? Do you see the problem?
@@benbrockton Nope. I don’t see ‘the problem’ that you see. The numbers in our video are Kevin’s first 6 months with the company. The 104K is average for Top 50% of drivers. But, hey, no problem if you see a problem. You’re doing your research thoroughly and we’re glad to contribute our experience to your data. Best of luck finding a company that is a ‘good’ fit for you.
Maybe recruiters aren’t allowed to show drivers’ paystubs. But if you want to ‘see a paystub’ here’s another Crete driver showing his actual paystub and numbers. th-cam.com/video/u8OjFzfPyFI/w-d-xo.html
@@TheJoyofTrucking 147k miles in that example and not in a calendar year just a 12 month period for 101k. Think about that for a second lol with that example he isn't even "50% top driver" so you need to do 150 miles a year to make 104k to be top 50%? Turn over being 58% leading me to figure 42% stay over 1year & 21% making 104k after who know how long after being there. Running 150k miles a year for 101k in what world is that good?
We tell you exactly what Kevin made. He’s been there six months and tells you ALL the money he made in those six months. When he’s got a year in we’ll tell you that.
We’re not sure. Heard different things. Give recruiting a call. Number is down below. Good luck!!! Don’t forget to please use SLOKEV…WHEN you come to Crete!! Thank you!! And, if you already got it, CONGRATULATIONS on your CDL!!!
$1655 average weekly gross. On the road for all 7 days of the week for 168 hours. 1655/168= $9.85 per hour gone from home. I don't get how any person driving OTR for mileage pay thinks they're making decent money considering the time spent gone. That pay system is set up to fuck the working man hard.
In many ways, I absolutely agree. Speaking only for myself, I had a hard time with my “traveling bone” once I found it. Trucking has allowed me the freedom to move around and still earn a living. Just my story. 👍🏻
Nice to hear everything is working out better at CRETE for the two of you. Good luck in the future. Certainly enjoy your videos. Thanks for the short train footage. Never pass up on a train for us. Do you get annoyance pay for the cat brakes? Lol.
Congratulations Kevin you are literally making exactly what I'm making with Marten Transport. I'm 5 on 2 off up and down the I 5. Keep those videos coming.
Hi Kevin: QUESTION....... You take your wife with you on your journey's. 1.Do all trucking companies allow this? 2. do you have to ask permission? 3. Do you put your ear phones in when she is nagging? 🥴
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I think werner just had regional driver that didn’t have much to do so they make the otr drivers move to trailer to their region them the regional driver take it
Last we heard Walmart required 30 months experience. We hear their employees are happy. But we don’t know details. Maybe someone else can comment here…
@@TheJoyofTrucking There are a few channels of Wallmart Drivers. It all depends where you are. Their pay from I understand is divided up between activities and miles. Wall pays for all things drivers do. But, if you add re in a wintery or cold area, you will have to throw iron. The channels are very interesting but like any job, it is not for everyone.
@@TheJoyofTrucking I know this is a few moth old video, but if you'd like any insight on Walmart, my brother has been Driving for Walmart for almost 6 Years now. We are both Truckers, I work for Knight, He went from Knight to Walmart. I know all about Walmart. If I make it to 30 Months Experience, I will end up there. I'm only on my 8th Month of Trucking at the moment.
Ok but i didnt get CDL for as many miles finally loaded 2 times a month over size loads buying truck took oct thru dec off ok miles miles don't think so
i've been watching alot of these type of youtube videos, as I research getting into the industry (or not) and your videos are much more concise than most. Thank you
Thank you for your comment! Glad you like our style! You’re right that too many videos about income spend too much time on blah blah blah. 😉 We also did lots of research on TH-cam before Kevin became a driver. So now that he is a driver we wanted to help others thinking about getting into trucking with concise income information. Be sure to watch the most recent income video… How much MONEY a Truck Driver Made in One Year | Crete Carrier th-cam.com/video/2IFP-4HXRjs/w-d-xo.html Best of luck on your journey!
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No thank you.
I try to apply but guess what they only hire out of Arizona tht as far west they would go but I’m base out of California also I don’t have any recent experience I quit Werner bro after dealing with them for 3 mos how ever I had a year of local and few months Otr
$1,600 per week to be OTR that’s not enough. When I started trucking I had a contract for $1,800 per week just to go up and down the east coast. As truckers we need to ask for better to risk our lives and relationships for so much time OTR, at least $2,000 per week. We need work with each other more to raise the standard.
What company was this ? Offering that starting out curious if you'd like to share? Plus the inflation in economy right now you are striking gold lol
@@aleciam4481 $2000 a week for OTR is underwhelming. I have seen a lot of LOCAL drivers make more than that. Usually OTR pays more than regional than local. I'll say at least gross $2500 a week.
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I drove for Crete back in 2003 and was making great money from the start. I had 16 years trucking when I started there and they treated me very well. My mother’s health got worse so I left in 2005 and took care of her. I then bought my own truck and started hauling produce. Stick with Crete if you’re going to stay a company driver. They have been around a long time and know how to treat their drivers.
Thanks for the insight. Sorry about your mom. Glad you were able to show up for her. I’m sure that meant the world to her.
I’ve been with Crete 15 years. Your mileage numbers are right on. In those 15 years I’ve averaged about 2,500 per week calculating just like you. I normally only take one week of actual vacation at Christmas. The other two weeks I just take the money. Crete has treated my well and I am looking to retire in about three years.
What kind of retirement does crete offer?
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How was road test? We start owner operator next week with my boss truck
How do yall survive with the opti idle system they always didn't work well for me
@ramblingbill9101 what kind of truck you have with crete? Please if you don't mind me asking
Many missing miles is still zip code discrepancy. But Crete pays practical miles, while most companies pay mover miles. So Crete miles are way closer to actual driven
I retired from the USPS 2 years ago and was driving 51 miles a day,6 days a week and making $2,600 net for 2 weeks and was home every day! No DOT, no cops, no scales not even any license plates on the trucks! Best driving job in the world! 8 hours a day and home by 1 PM every day!!
It certainly was before until management ruined it... Source: Former rural carrier
You said it!!!!!!@@SgtPence
You are so right!! I have many friends from work that are still working and can't wait to retire. Management is now made up of former secretaries and mail handlers! They don't even know where the stations are!!
Yea but you ain’t no truck driver but maybe you could carry a truck drivers jock strap
I've been driving since 1987, both local and OTR. You gave one of the clearest examples of payment breakdown and company experience with Crete Carriers Corp than I've had other drivers explain to me about their company
Thank you so much! Appreciate the compliment!
That’s a great company and some great pay. I’d have to say most all the Crete Shaffer drivers are professionals on the road.
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Good job Kevin Congratulations I know you couldn't do it without Tanya
your honesty is one of a kind
Congratulations on your success as a driver. You are doing great. Wonderful following you and Tonia. Enjoy your video very much. Have a great day and safe. Catch you on the next one.
The folks that own Crete care about their employees their vendors and their company. Best of the Best. Be careful out there and take care.
You surely made a good job move! Roll on safe!
Crete Carrier was the company I first started driving with back in the beginning of 2013 and I left about the end of 2014. While it is honestly probably one of the better OTR companies and I definitely enjoyed going to be a more local. Being on one of Cretes Walmart fleets would probably be better than OTR honestly because the miles are more regular and so is your home time.
Looks to me you made the right move. Lots of luck in the future. Keep safe guys.
Way to go Kevin! Great decision to switch and many thanks for moving stuff around the country so we can enjoy life.
I made great money with Crete as a "Rookie."
I was laid off from my local Electrician job & on Unemployment back in the early 2000's.
So I qualified for a fully paid Federal Grant at my local College for an 8 month fully credited OTR training & job placement Program.
I'm South of Houston & Crete was the Top Paying Company back in those days.
I Loved Crete but they always kept me in the NE. Which everyone hates.
My dispatcher had no issues getting me home for home time. However, OTR is for a single person & it's hard on a family Man.
I made great money but left for a local job.
I know back then Walmart & Krogers were the jobs to grab but they were hard to get. Now Krogers is begging for drivers.
Then I had a Stroke & I've been on SSI/DI since I was 37yrs old.. I'm 53 now & miss those NW runs in my buddies 389.
Those Dakota or 95 Runs Paid Top Dollar for me..
There will always be a special place in my heart for Crete. Oh flat land Nebraska Office! 🤟
U should have started ur own electrical company
I started trucking for the money and found out it’s all bs. I average $400 per week. I made more at my last job digging holes… and got to go home every night. I just talked to my previous employer and he said he’d be interested in taking me back especially since I have a cdl now. Offered me a $6/hr raise from what he was paying me before. I’m thinking I’m gonna take the offer. I’m just disappointed in the trucking industry. I dreamed about quitting from my previous job to do this but it’s not at all what I thought it’d be.
lol bro's out there thinking his training pay is actual pay. also who pays 400 a week?. what is that driving 1 day a week?. sus sussy bussy boy that didn't happen.
Kevin’s like Elon musk trucking good with numbers graphs very smart person
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Going to finish off my first year where I am, but next April I am considering moving. I love where I am, good people small company. I can walk into the terminal and the manager knows my name. But there money is not there and the trailers are junk. I have been liking the videos you have been posting and Crete is definelty on my list. My goal is to get on with a company I can retire from.
Thanks for watching! You definitely need to consider Crete. We get lots of Oldtimers commenting that it’s the best company they’ve worked for. Keep watching our videos to see if it’s a good fit. And depending who you are driving for they would possibly take you earlier. But Kevin also finished out a year. People here are great too. You deserve to make top dollars for the work you do!!
Thank you for this video. I did the training program through Heartland Express and got my license Nov 2022. I’ve been making around $1250/wk with Heartland being out 2 weeks at a time. After I get my 1 year experience I think I’ll be applying for Crete
Hi there!! That’s pretty good for your first trucking job! Glad you’re having a good start to your new career! Kevin’s one year review is coming out this week. Check it out for details. We’d love to see you here if it’s a good fit for you! And if it is, please be so kind and use our referral code, SLOKEV. We’d be very grateful!!!
I can't place the facility where you did the review, but I'm pretty sure the trailer backing part at the end is Kohler in Huntsville, AL? The curbs/parking lot for empties is not designed for trailers. It's a car parking lot! lol... I'm glad you are doing well at Crete! Hoping you hit $100K!!!
It's getting cold out there. Try and stay warm..
That's so killer!! I can't wait! But, I have questions!
How do you obtain all of that info? What do you write down at the beginning and end of runs, and what comes from your check stubs? Is your odometer your friend? Is there a video in your rather vast discography that I can refer to, or maybe make another video describing how and what you do to configure your numbers?
I also want to keep all of those records when I start driving for Leonard's Express (fingers crossed!) in January out of Caldwell, ID. It seems your method is a comprehensive way of doing that. As always, travel safely!
@clydesdale I'm in Boise, going to trucking school in January, and certainly thinking that Leonard's Express is a company to talk to. Good luck to you!
@@88KeysIdaho Right on, Bro! Best of luck to you!
@@thedale2112 Check out the Slack Group for the "Trucker Dump" podcast. I'm Mohican on there.
@@88KeysIdaho Will do!
In this market you want to be a company driver. Quite a few owner-ops are either shutting down or struggling to survive as the spot market is offering peanuts and dedicated contracted routes are the only way to make consistent money.
Yes. That’s sad but seems to be the case.
I’ve done over the road and regional I like it better doing regional I go home every week and I make more money with less surprises because I know my region 99 out of 100 times wherever I go I’ve been there before only thing bad about Midwest regional is the winter timeBut there’s no mountains whatever you do in trucking there’s always going to be a pros and cons type of thing about it everything has an upside everything has a downside over the road I think can be a little bit less of a stressful type of life sometimes but on the other hand it can be very very stressful too because its alot of guess work regional The only stress maybe it’s just that you have a lot of stops to make but the bottom line is you can’t go 100% all day every day you have to find your sweet spot to where you can maintain your sanity and drive the truck without an accident or a ticket day in and day out
Congratulations Kevin and Tanja. It definitely looks like you made the right move. Hope y'all have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.
Congratulations you seem to be doing great in your new career. I have always held Crete in high esteem. I never met a disgruntled driver .I am a retired driver with 42 years of experience. I definitely would recommend a new driver to do as you go to Werner for a year for experience then absolutely go to Crete for a couple of years .then go to a local job as a L.T.L CITY or road driver .your doing great .always be safe and always be professional I know after 40 years of driving it's hard to fly with eagles when your sarounded by turkeys
I applied at Crete and will let them know I found your videos!
That’s great!! Thank you so much! Glad our videos were helpful!! Our referral code is SLOKEV. We appreciate you giving it to Crete and wish you a fabulous career with them!!! Let us know if you have other questions.
Hey Justin! Are you the driver in Indianapolis that Kevin spoke with today?
@@TheJoyofTrucking Not I sir
@@justinneal9189 Darn! We met a very nice Justin today. Wondering if it was you. Must be something about the name. 😆😆 Thanks for getting back to us. So while we have you here…how are you enjoying Crete? We hope it’s going well!?
That looks kind of like General Mills in Buffalo NY where you're sitting while recording this.
Kevin, sounds like you have a good steady run, good steady job, and a fine piece of equipment to drive, that counts for something. I watch the independents watching the load boards and grumbling constantly about the rates, the down time, the constant worry.. I kind of wonder why they don't do what you do......
Started at Werner too lol 😂 Werner is only good for seat time
I made 39155 in 6.5 months. Most of mine loads are drop and hooks. You can make some money if you willing to run your butt off.
I made $850 less then $110,000.00 last year and I didn’t have any referrals!!
WOW! That's great! How long have you been with Crete?
Congratulations on your victory ✌️ 👏 🙌 😀 ❤️ 👍
Thank you!!
Congratulations to both of you, great team work! What do you do with your trailer when you us personal conveyance (to the mall) or go home for home leave?
Very nice numbers. Crete sounds like a great company. My only hang up is them requiring you to follow their route and where to fuel.
Got three years in
Always wonder how you got right at it after getting the CDL. I always see ads expecting 2 years experience to apply for those trucking jobs.
Most of those ads dropped there requirements too 1yr but 1yr too work at any ltl company fedex ground or freight, ups ground, saia, xpo logistics, rl carriers, estes, old dominion ect you can make 75-100k plus a year with 1yr exp.. fedex ground is the easiest because theres no senoirity so you can come on right away making 100k and get a dedicated account but all the other ltl companies give you a raise every year no cap so just depends what your looking for..
I'm new to your channel and I really like learning what you guys go through day to day. Thanks for sharing Kevin and I think you do a great job. I drive a class A Motorhome and all the truckers I have met while fueling have been real nice guys and a few gals too. And your wife does a great job with the videos. Keep up the good work hope to see you out there someday.....Cheers!.....Rodney
Welcome to our channel!!! So nice to have you along! And we appreciate the compliments!! Not sure if you’ve heard in any of our videos that we are also RVers. Our other home is a Winnebago Sunstar. Also Class A. Presently in storage but we did 40 states together in three years full-timing before trucking. What do you drive?
I did not know,how cool is that!! We have a Berkshire, we have had it since 2012. I love driving it and we both just retired and we are getting ready to get serious about seeing our beautiful country. We are out of the Dallas Tx area. Ya'll be safe!!!
@@crossroadsrvtravels Awesome!! You’ll have so much fun! And I just checked your TH-cam channel! Great that your posting! Wish I’d started when we started RVing. 🤦♀️
When Kevin noticed the train, I was waiting for a "squirrel shout".
I've been driving going on 5 years, the company i am currently at I'm out for 6 weeks and off for 2 weeks if i want off. with that my pay last year was 138,000. Oversized and heavy haul.
I don’t know about you, but every time I do those tea calls they’re killing me man especially when you go into the city like Atlanta, Tampa, Kissimmee, Florida. It waste my time in the sense that I don’t get to make that many miles with the so-called tcalls.
Stay healthy 😊
When I started with Schneider in ‘07, I was getting $0.11/mi. I hopped to Werner after that and went to ~$0.17-0.18/mi. Was at that for the first 6 months. Just bitch-haulin’ wherever they sent me. After the first 6 mo, I was eligible for a dedicated route, Kraft from Illinois to New York and back. With that I was at $0.25/mi till I left the industry 2 years later.
Good for you....good smoleans...back in the 70's, I drove 60-70 hrs per week and my gross for the whole year was 21,780.
You were banking, With inflation that’s about $150k in todays money
I had a 3 minute live unload....bumped to the dock they drove three dune buggies off with three people. Lol
Come to swift my friend. I made 68k my first year. This last year which was my second I made 109k in a daycab. Yes company driver on a Walmart dedicated.
I can’t tell you how many times that a company tried to make me split the load, and I just ignored them and kept driving 😂
Sounds like they're treating you right. I'm not a fan of multiple weeks out. I'm home every weekend with heartland but with that being said I make less (60k) i could make a little more but that's me having a nice easy week and not driving myself to death
I have 8 offers for driving jobs, starting at 100k per year. One I am favoriting is 120k. They pay by the hour. Overtime after 50. There are many better jobs out there. Best price per mile is .77 cents.
After 30 months go with Walmart,you will make way more and more home time
On my way!
Good afternoon Kevin and Tonya
Bro Mom and pop companies are where it's at. I live in Ms the company I work for is out of AL. I pull chicken from Ms to Los Angeles and produce back to florida usually Jacksonville or Lakeland.Then home a few days. I'm usually out 7 to 9 days max and I gross around 2700 maybe a tad over depending on how many pickups I had and if I get a backhaul out of Florida . I make 25%of the linehaul of the load.
What’s the name of the company?
Glad everything is working out for you as for me definitely not to happy with this company trying my best to stick it out with hopes it will get better.
How many miles and pay per week??? If I don’t mind
Good for you, Keep safe.
I have a Question … I have heard that in the past Crete Carrier was Forcing Sleep Apnea Tests on Drivers… Then Drivers Failing those tests were told They had to Wear Sleep Apnea Masks When They Were Sleeping… And Shaffer had a Whole Trailer Full of Sleep Apnea Equipment that they were Selling to those Drivers…. Is there any truth to this story .??? … Does it Still Go On Currently ???… 🤨
Hi there. Best to speak with the company on what their present policy is. They do have some Sleep Labs at some terminals. We don’t think all new drivers have to take the test. Maybe only if DOT medical suggests it. 🤔 Don’t know. Kevin had already had a test done in recent years so he had proof that he doesn’t have Sleep Apnea. We have heard that they do have machines they can sell to drivers in installments.
Hey man! I love your videos! Do you drive out of Lincoln NEBR? I know Crete has a major hub there or might even be their home base. Asking as a born n raised Nebraskan :)
Hey Kevin , great info
How old are you if you don’t mind me asking ?
I’m 54 , will these companies still hire me ? Thanks for your videos
Sounds good
Gross pay, what’s left after all expenses and taxes?
Because it’s different for everyone we decided to just talk about gross. The one year review video is coming this week. Be sure to check it out.
Kevin no disrespect buy your own truck and see how it goes
Thanks! We think about it sometimes.
Very interesting.
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What about hours consumed getting those miles. That's the real #.
all permits and law most people cant do it
How is the pay scale at crete?? And what the cpm to start?
Kevin started at 62cpm with one year experience. He’s doing OTR all 48 states out for minimum 21 days. For more details in that please call recruiting. We put their number in description and pinned comment. Let us know if we can answer other questions for you. 😃
Kevin what are the minimum qualifications CCC requires to become a Company driver?)
Hey John!!! Minimum 6 months but then you’ll still go out with a trainer. At 10 months depending on your experience it’s no longer necessary. But give them a call to see what they say. It depends who you are driving for and on your driving record. Would be great to see you here if it’s a good fit for you.
Dude… in order to get that much you’re going to have to be driving 10 hrs a day and your 14 nearly maxed out.
Yes. That’s what Kevin does.
Thats what I always do if i can, usually comes down to if there is parking, but i try to max my clocks everyday.
@@Zalagar619 Yup…
Thanks for watching!
How much are you making a mile
Wouldnt over the road drivers loose alot of money since they dont get food allowance and they are gone 3 weeks At a time? Would Crete let u do 2 weeks on and then take a week od 2 off? I just cant imagine why 3 days at home after 20 plus days gone. Im trying to understand ? Seriously what am i missing?
It’s a good question. At Crete you earn one day home time for every six days out. At 21 day minimum OTR you get higher cpm. There are other accounts with less time out. We like the travel and final paycheck. It’s not for everyone. You can get healthy and cost effective food organized. There is a fridge. And you eat at home too so it’s not an extra expense as long as you don’t eat out.
What company would you think would be best to start with that pays for your cdl?
Right now at the moment I make 83k a year doing something completely outside of the trucking industry.
But I'm looking for a different career.
You better stick with your job you ain't going to make that kind of money trucking. Especially first two years and you'll be down in the 40 to $50,000 range after that you can expect high 50s low 60s
@@tripac3392 completely disagree with that pay amount. Your first year MIGHT be your lowest but that depends almost entirely on we’re you decide to go. After year 1 you can double your pay if you make the right move. It’s all about location and trip planning bud.
You probably make a ton off referral
The details and numbers of that are in the video.
Their all the same but the color of the truck.
We think there are definitely differences. We are pretty happy at Crete.
Does Crete have a OTR refrigerated fleet?
Yes they do because I’m on that fleet the refrigerated side is called Shaffer. Come on over bervi is my driver code. Plus shaffer has completely all air ride trailers. Crete has all spring ride. I’m trying to get crete side to get air ride as well.
Do I need previous experience for Crete?
Hi there…yes…you do. A minimum of 6 months (though that would mean still going out with a trainer). Give recruiting a call. They’ll know more specifically. At 8 or 10 months I believe you can come over from certain companies and last not have to go out with a trainer. Good luck! Hope to see you here soon. 😃
@@TheJoyofTrucking
Thanks so much. Any recommendations on a start company as a newbie?
Let me know if you have any recommendations
@@CoreyPriceHerman Kevin’s choice was Werner. But you need to look at your priorities and what’s available. Check our recent video with Clydesdale. He started with Leonard’s and had also considered KLLM. A lot of starter companies will have issues. But Werner provided lots of learning and a simulator. Get through 6 months and lots of other opportunities will open up for you. Good luck! Let us know what you decide. 😃
Crete advertising 104k for top 50% drivers company wide. So by your numbers even with your recruiting job it's not 104k? Shocker that the recruiter never got back to me with pay stubs to verify that lmfao
Hey there. I’d say that the recruiters are actually telling the truth. This is Kevin’s first year. A lot of drivers stay with Crete for years because it is a good and well paying company. They get raises every year. They get quarterly bonuses plus profit sharing after the first year. They get miles and money. Also…it’s the Top 50% so that is a way to make it look good…but overall…a driver can make good money here and have a good career.
@@TheJoyofTrucking a " good" company is subjective to the individual. 50% of drivers making 104k like advertising states and nothing to back up their claims. Was told by recruiter 58% turn over company wide. The number you put out on video doesn't even add up to 104k ? Do you see the problem?
@@benbrockton Nope. I don’t see ‘the problem’ that you see. The numbers in our video are Kevin’s first 6 months with the company. The 104K is average for Top 50% of drivers.
But, hey, no problem if you see a problem. You’re doing your research thoroughly and we’re glad to contribute our experience to your data. Best of luck finding a company that is a ‘good’ fit for you.
Maybe recruiters aren’t allowed to show drivers’ paystubs. But if you want to ‘see a paystub’ here’s another Crete driver showing his actual paystub and numbers.
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@@TheJoyofTrucking 147k miles in that example and not in a calendar year just a 12 month period for 101k. Think about that for a second lol with that example he isn't even "50% top driver" so you need to do 150 miles a year to make 104k to be top 50%? Turn over being 58% leading me to figure 42% stay over 1year & 21% making 104k after who know how long after being there. Running 150k miles a year for 101k in what world is that good?
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He’s living about a lot of home time one day a month
But you're not actually telling 🤔 how much money you make. Example, do you make over $ 180,000 a year like some UPS drivers????
We tell you exactly what Kevin made. He’s been there six months and tells you ALL the money he made in those six months. When he’s got a year in we’ll tell you that.
Will crere hire brand new cdl
We’re not sure. Heard different things. Give recruiting a call. Number is down below. Good luck!!! Don’t forget to please use SLOKEV…WHEN you come to Crete!! Thank you!! And, if you already got it, CONGRATULATIONS on your CDL!!!
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Either way u do good video. Im from lincoln . Live in kc now. Uncle and best friend dad drove for crete for yrs and yrs
@@wayiamstarr Nice!!! We’re they happy with Crete?
And they have terminals in both those places!!
@@TheJoyofTrucking both died young late 60s early 70...hard life fast life
But they were addicted to the road
43k a year?? Never
Half a year…
Did you even watch the video ?
@@nicklaaflare1907 Or read the title.
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I think you are way under paid. With WOKE drivers out their.
You say gross pay what really matters is net pay.
$1655 average weekly gross. On the road for all 7 days of the week for 168 hours. 1655/168= $9.85 per hour gone from home. I don't get how any person driving OTR for mileage pay thinks they're making decent money considering the time spent gone. That pay system is set up to fuck the working man hard.
In many ways, I absolutely agree.
Speaking only for myself, I had a hard time with my “traveling bone” once I found it. Trucking has allowed me the freedom to move around and still earn a living.
Just my story. 👍🏻
23 days out 🫣🤯no thank u. I use to do 2 weeks and that was crazy can't imagine doing it again.
Saw a Werner truck flipped over on the ramp to Interstate 39 in Lasalle-Peru on 12-2-22. Keep the rubber side down.
I’m at 69 cents a mile at Shaffer and I’ve been at Shaffer for over 3 years.
Nice to hear everything is working out better at CRETE for the two of you. Good luck in the future. Certainly enjoy your videos. Thanks for the short train footage. Never pass up on a train for us. Do you get annoyance pay for the cat brakes? Lol.
Congratulations Kevin you are literally making exactly what I'm making with Marten Transport. I'm 5 on 2 off up and down the I 5. Keep those videos coming.
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Marten is a good one too, I regret leaving them to go back to flatbed 😅 if I wanted to go back to refer I'd be hitting them up
For a megacarrier, Crete is one of the better ones
That’s what we hear from a lot of drivers. Yes!
Awesome!!! Can't wait for the next comparison video between Crete and Werner!
I started flatbed as a rookie and was grossing 1600-1800ish Per week at .57 cpm
Hi Kevin: QUESTION....... You take your wife with you on your journey's. 1.Do all trucking companies allow this? 2. do you have to ask permission? 3. Do you put your ear phones in when she is nagging? 🥴
I think werner just had regional driver that didn’t have much to do so they make the otr drivers move to trailer to their region them the regional driver take it
What do you know about the graffiti kids!?!? I need names and locations! I've been on an investigation looking for them to bring them to justice!
LOL!!!!
Walmart says they're paying there drivers over 100k with little to no experience. Not sure if they still are, or how true it is.
Last we heard Walmart required 30 months experience. We hear their employees are happy. But we don’t know details. Maybe someone else can comment here…
@@TheJoyofTrucking There are a few channels of Wallmart Drivers. It all depends where you are. Their pay from I understand is divided up between activities and miles. Wall pays for all things drivers do. But, if you add re in a wintery or cold area, you will have to throw iron. The channels are very interesting but like any job, it is not for everyone.
@@TheJoyofTrucking I know this is a few moth old video, but if you'd like any insight on Walmart, my brother has been Driving for Walmart for almost 6 Years now. We are both Truckers, I work for Knight, He went from Knight to Walmart. I know all about Walmart. If I make it to 30 Months Experience, I will end up there. I'm only on my 8th Month of Trucking at the moment.
Ok but i didnt get CDL for as many miles finally loaded 2 times a month over size loads buying truck took oct thru dec off ok miles miles don't think so
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i've been watching alot of these type of youtube videos, as I research getting into the industry (or not) and your videos are much more concise than most. Thank you
Thank you for your comment! Glad you like our style! You’re right that too many videos about income spend too much time on blah blah blah. 😉
We also did lots of research on TH-cam before Kevin became a driver. So now that he is a driver we wanted to help others thinking about getting into trucking with concise income information. Be sure to watch the most recent income video…
How much MONEY a Truck Driver Made in One Year | Crete Carrier
th-cam.com/video/2IFP-4HXRjs/w-d-xo.html
Best of luck on your journey!
Favorite company so far