[Raafi]

first off, i want to assure you that i do work for CRE.. and have so for the past year.

I have made good money at CRE. for my first year. i got home roughly every month, minimum, with a few stops enroute. (in summary for my first year i got home every three weeks, average) i live in north carolina

i hate their management approach, and quite a few other things about them, but as far as miles and money and even that one-sided lease contract, at the end of the year it was well worth it

i have been comparing a lot of companies lately because of some management differences i have with CRE, and to be honest, their pay scale is probably one of the highest

Past Performance
Revenue Loaded Empty 4-Wk Year_to_Date
Trip_No Date Origin Dest Miles Rate Miles Rate Total Avg Avg Total
4516726 8/17 MCD GA ATL GA 27 .900 .900 24.30
4516726 8/17 O/o Labor T/c 75.00
4527361 8/15 LAR TX MCD GA 1107 .900 .900 996.30
4527361 8/15 Detention Pay 260.00
4530395 8/18 ATL GA PAR TX 700 .910 62 .900 692.80
4532722 8/19 PAR TX WVC UT 1395 .900 169 .900 ____1,407.60
Total Revenue 3229 231 $3,456.00 2976 3259 110,797
Per Mile 1.00 .93 .92
Miles 3,460 3197 3547 120,601

Variable Costs Trip_No Date Galns Miles Rate Total
Fuel - San Antonio 4527361 8/16 169.8 1.25 212.26
Fuel - Hope Hull 4527361 8/17 149.4 1.25 186.85
Fuel - Greenwood 4530395 8/19 154.0 1.25 192.50
Maint_cost_pr_mile
.00 .05
Gen.Lease Reserve Contribution 3460 .070 242.20
Fuel Tax Reserve Contribution 3460 .015 51.91
Variable mileage payment 3460 .030 ______103.80
Total Variable Costs $989.52 1098 822 27,940
Per Mile .29 .34 .23
Fuel Cost 591.61 0761 0324 11,029
Fuel Cost per Mile .17 .24 .09
Gallons 473.2 609 253 8,616
Paid miles per gallon 7.31 5.25 14.00

Fixed Cost Date Total
Truck Lease Payment 8/19 614.00
Truck Insurance - Lease 8/19 ______128.10
Total Fixed Costs $742.10 683 842 28,620
Per Mile .21 .21 .24
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Income $1,724.38 1195 1595 54,237

Elective Deductions Date Miles Rate Total
Student Loan 8/19 Pmt: .24 Reim: .24 _________.00
Total Elective Deductions $.00 2 10 330
Per Mile .00 .00 .00
____________
Net Check $1,724.38 1193 1585 53,907

i could write a book on the issues and problems i have with CRE, but this is clear, i did make money my first year, and was able to take care of myself and my family

[Raafi]

i tried to post my paything, but it didnt come out to clear

anyway, thats my two cents on cre

you guys can flame away, i just wanted to present some balance here

[inmate1577]

No money is worth that kind of B.S.

[Evinrude]

Getting home once month must suck.... I can hardly put up with 5 daz out...

[Orangetxguy]

Originally Posted by Raafi

i tried to post my paything, but it didnt come out to clear

anyway, thats my two cents on cre

you guys can flame away, i just wanted to present some balance here

So why not repost your earnings, and do it in a fashion, that is not so confusing?

[Chris M]

Was the $6xx lease payment for one week or for a month? From what I've read it would be more advantageous to a driver to BUY a truck and lease it on instead of leasing the truck. Does that make any sense?

[inmate1577]

Leasing is really no different from renting, except you absorb more costs and the company in a sneaky way, will drop your miles to the point where you can only make enough to make the payment on the truck...but nothing else will go in your wallet.

[Mr. Ford95]

Originally Posted by Chris M

From what I've read it would be more advantageous to a driver to BUY a truck and lease it on instead of leasing the truck. Does that make any sense?

If your going to do that, then go with someone like LandStar, not CRE. That is also called Owner/Operator. Unless your plain dumb, you won't see someone buy a truck and then lease into CRE, not when you have much better companies out there to choose from.

[Chris M]

Well I was speaking generally. I figured there would be better companies out there. I was speaking more towards buying instead of leasing the truck regardless of what company you lease too.

[Miloh]

Originally Posted by inmate1577

Leasing is really no different from renting, except you absorb more costs and the company in a sneaky way, will drop your miles to the point where you can only make enough to make the payment on the truck...but nothing else will go in your wallet.

I'm not trying to be a smarta$$ I'm just asking to get educated for my own good. Why would a company that is trying to make money "in a sneaky way" cut a drivers throat?? I've seen this acusation in several places on this board and have no reason to doubt what your saying but it makes no sence that the company would try to make a driver go broke and it's made to sound like they do it on purpose to make life hard for O/Os.

Just wondering.

Miloh.