Asked and Answered, May 24, 2024 

Please start ordering the Freightliner trucks with the fuel cap on the side of the truck instead of behind the sleeper. Many fuel pumps have the pumps offset and short hoses. This makes it very difficult to fuel.

Personally I like the new Denver drop lot. Probably the best drop lot we have that’s not a terminal. Nice and big. Good gravel. Fence d in and safe. Good lighting. Good location. Easy to get to.

Thanks for all that valuable information!!!

Thank you both for taking the time to do these and the weekly video updates. No other company does this, and it is a shining example of what makes Crete Carrier so different from every transportation company out there. Keep me posted on the negotiations with Paul, too. 👍😂👍

I am working at Crete as a Driver for 2 years . No regrets! Best Logistics Company

I am from El Paso, TX and in that drop yard it gets bad most of the time for the last 2-3 years, they double park their trailers blocking other trailers in actual parking spots. Our (suppose to be) parking spots at the back they're always taken. They have 3 rows for bobtail parking but normally the park 6-7 rows blocking partially for any trucks coming in to the yard. They even park their trucks in the employee parking area (cars). Normally tuesdays and wednesdays are the best time to safely maneuver in their yard. I hope Crete finds somewhere easier to drop (and drive in) trailers safely.

Question guys, if we can be trusted with a $200,000 truck unsupervised, but if the shop closes in 30 minutes and I need to run to Walmart, why for the love of all that’s good and kind can we not get a drop box for the keys?

New drop yard in Denver is awesome! Better than the last

Safety classes. It doesn't matter where they are, it's my experience, the planners find out you want to go to one, they route you in the opposite direction. It has happened to me many times, including this past week.

On the ThermoKing vs Carrier reefers: I've been pulling reefers for more than 27 years. Almost 20 of that at Shaffer. It's my experience, the ThermoKing reefers use noticeably less fuel. They are also less noise making sleep better. I noticed, you never mentioned driver sleep... In 27 years, I've never had to take a ThermoKing into a shop for repair! Carriers, many of them .

You say to go to our shops for inspections and repairs because they are more through,, I agree If they get it in the shop,, or do what is wrote up the first time,, it's discourageing to have to put it back in shop for repairs that were not done on a t1,, I put delivery off a day to do this which puts my pay out,,, it's wrong

trucking rates are horrible today..be glad they dont reduce ur pay like other companys

Once not long ago... Driver: "Can Shaffer drivers get reimbursed for the loss of time on all the live unloads" Erik: "Shaffer drivers get an extra milage pay to offset the lower miles" Now. Driver: "can Shaffer pay for parking on loads that deliver at night" Erik: "Shaffer drivers get an extra milage pay to offset the extra expenses" Lol. Which is it. Do they get extra to compensate for lower miles, or to reimburse parking and other expenses?

No company installed cameras! Dash cams are cheap. Go buy your own.

Well explained in the fuel efficiency Tim. Great information 👍

I miss when our company trucks could run a keurig if you just let the engine run. Now it just hardtrips the inverter regardless. Sure was nice.

Great video, lots of interesting questions. I just applied today and spoke with Tammy - very excited to learn if I'll be heading to orientation soon! Fingers crossed!

As a driver. How can i become a driver that is able to test new equipment. I would like to test a epu

Great company, considering going

Pay is not fair at Crete 😢not keeping up with inflation and cost of living at all…..

Crete has the greatest benefits around. However, I was wondering if they offer life insurance, thank you

If you have a APU close your curtains and the APU will work fine

Shaffer had a Great Lakes regional reefer fleet a while back… I called recruiting to inquire about it and they didn’t know what I was talking about?

The Shaffer drivers need reimbursed for parking. That was a generic answer.

No what he is talking about when you go down the hill it goes into what they call economy mood which is putting the transmission in neutral or shoving the clutch in which is illegal according to DOT no one has been able to explain it to me yet since 2015

What's the starting pay for a dry van driver with 10 years experience?

Crete is a great company. Pay for regional division is fair and consistent. 10 years of driving, and i appreciate this company.

No apu. I don’t want to deal with the noise.

Do you hire O/O?

Can we please get a 4 cent raise 😂

Looks like crete carrier is getting tik tok famous.

Please no APU's

You charged your drivers for prepass

Layover pay.