[Orangetxguy]

Hmmmm..according to the last Hunt driver I talked with...Hunt pulls mostly stepdecks, which is a biggie when it comes to hauling equipment. Step's allow for picking up that odd LTL shipemt, which at times can pay revenue that equals the main load revenue.

Back then I didn't like the idea of driving a Cornbinder....now I own one !!!

[Hunt Recruiter]

We use flatbeds, and Stepdecks mostly. We do have alot of RGN's (Removeable goose necks) in our fleet as well.

Top customers are John Deere, New Holland/Case, Valmont Industries, and Genie. We also do some loads for CAT as well.

We tarp 17% of our loads through out the year on average. If you are running in our main freight lanes you will haul mostly machinery. If you go to an odd ball area for us, thats where the tarping usually comes into play. We have some guys that have went 3 weeks without tarping at all, and some guys that have tarped a week straight. It just depends on where you are running at the time.

Main freighlanes are Midwest, alot of Texas, and East Coast (Pensylvania, down to Georgia) not much if at all New York, we also run to Washington, and California quite a bit. These are are main lanes. You could see a little of anything though.

I hope this answers some questions that were mentioned earlier. If not give me a call or PM me.

Chris
888-228-9685

[bluebeetle]

The difference in pay has several reasons.

Main reason. The person that owns Crete Carrier/Shaffer Trucking also owns Hunt Transportation. Which makes it a division of Crete Carrier. They do have their own board and operate accordingly. Hunt drivers use the Crete Carrier/Shaffer terminals just like a Crete/Shaffer driver can use the Hunt facility to get work done, place to park, paperwork, showers, etc.

The amount that is paid to the drivers is based on the cost of the freight. Also, with the accessorial charges: tarp pay, LTL pay, overdimensional pay, the pay can be upwards of .03 to .04 cpm.

Chris has a positive influence on recruiting drivers. He has the honesty, integrity and reality of working for a company that has a strong past and the stability of a Crete Carrier ownership.

[cpl14]

Does Hunt offer CDL training, like Crete? :?:

[Karnajj]

Originally Posted by cpl14

Does Hunt offer CDL training, like Crete? :?:

Crete does not offer CDL training. They will take you with a CDL and no experience and place you with a trainer for 8 weeks, but obtaining the CDL is completely up to you. In addition they do not recognize any school that is not PTDI certified.

[cpl14]

Thanks for the info

[bluebeetle]

All three carriers require that you attend a PTDI certified school or Crete approved school. All pay $500 a week during training. Hunt has you go through a week of securement training as well.

After you attend a two day orientation where we pay for your motel, buy you breakfast and lunch both days you are there. You are paid $140 at the end of training and then start on the fleet at .34 cpm for the remained of the year.