Crete Carriers, any Info?
 

I am getting tried of waiting for a mentor from Swift, I call them every day and get the same answer ( we are working on It) its been a week and I need to get to work (bill collectors are camping on my doorstep) :shock: . I really don't want to jump ship, but with the time I have spent with attending the 3 week course and the 1 week at orientation, the week waiting for a mentor, I need to start putting some bread on the table. I am a welder and Fabricator by trade (30 years), and this is a new career for me. I know I will have a lot to learn, I managed to work in the metal fabrication industry for 30 years and I still have both hands and all my fingers, and never smashed anyone, so I know something about safety, I can do this I just need a chance.

I am interested in hearing from anyone who has worked or is working with Crete Carriers. How do they treat their drivers and what are they like to work for?

I have my CDL w/tanker/doubles,triples/and soon Hazmat.
Do they have a finish training program similar to Swift ( 6 weeks w/mentor)?

Unless they have changed policies, Crete only accepts students who have attended a PTDI certified course, and I can tell you right now a week course is not PTDI certified.

Uturn2001

I think the course I attended was PTDI certified, It was 3 weeks long not 1 week and we had to fill out PTDI sheets that show how many hours we had for class room, range time and road time.

If you had attended a PTDI course then you would have recieved the documentation upon graduation. Even if you did take the course, without the documentation you have no way of proving it.

If you can prove the course was PTDI certified then you might have a chance.

Also there is a chance, no matter where you go, that you may find yourself playing the waiting game on a trainer, regardless of what a recruiter may tell you.

Uturn2001

Thanks for your input...At Swift you don't get your certification paper until you pay off the $3,900.00 you owe them for school...you got to serve your time with them or pay them off yourself to get that.

I will just have to be a bit more patient ...like you said I will most likely play the waiting game just about anywhere...besides I want to finish what I started and as far as I can see Swift is no better or worse than alot of the other companys to get some experience under ones belt.

Mostly I was just wanting info on Crete ....you know keeping the options open.

I am just excited about the prospect of driving..have wanted to do this for a long time ...just want to get started learning the ropes.

Have always loved 18 wheelers...get stoked when I see one decked out..Pete or KW are my favorites but I like them all !!!!!!!!!!!!

From a complaint I read on another site, they make it rather hard to cheat on your logbooks.

I'm sorry but I have to say it "that is a dumb complaint" :roll: No offince

I don't plan on cheating ..I am going to log it as I do it! :)

Yes, please don't plan on cheating, but don't expect to run legal 100% of the time.