Shaffer
 

Anyone have info on shaffer? They told me i need to get my hazmat then call them back (worries me) But .39 to start cant beat that ( i dont think)

Anyone?

Re: Shaffer
 

as you're out of Florida-- guess that .39 cpm looks pretty good-- ahh?
considered Crete( dry side)?

What's Marten offering?

Gulf Coast?

LandStar?

Re: Shaffer
 

Yes im making .30 and from what i see the co. im with now you'll prolly die at .30 . And i hear they start at .28 now so i do feel kinda lucky :)

Gulf Coast? Never heard of them...

I looked at landstar and to me they want O/O But i may be wrong.. but i been off the road to long and only have 6mos Verifable and im suprised that Shaffer is taking me...but i have to park in Crete yard for home time about 4 hours from my house. But i drive 3.5 hours now so not much differance. As for Crete i'd rather drive reefer just for the reason my chances on keeping moving are better and everyone needs to eat :P

Martin never thought about them... gotta check them out

good luck, and keep us posted....

maybe they'll get their :dung: together--

and you'll get great miles + no hassle home time.

Really though, you should consider going ---Red with Crete. It's the parent company-- then at least they wouldn't treat you like the red-headed step child.

Red headed step child...LOL

OK...what do you know that i don't!

If you mean MartEn, they have pretty much done away with hiring out of Florida 8) 8)

considering I just left them 7 weeks ago-- worked there 3yrs, 1month, 1 week---- oh, I don't know.


Crete owns Shaffer-- so your checks come from Crete-

now, if Shaffer is the only company willing to talk to you-- but not until you get your Hazmat and hang your pet-- then that should tell you something right there. They are seriously hurting for drivers. So, Why would they be hurting for drivers?
But then again.....everyone's got to eat- work to eat-- and maybe...just maybe( you being a new hire & all) they might run you hard....maybe.
Overall, it's a real good company-- be sure to get that Dental Insurance-- it really is premium good. Nice fat- 1,500 benefit coverage per year.

Marten-- will they would probably run you coast-to-coast + APU, maybe little less per mile-- but if you're insisting on running reefer. Shaffer might still be a step or two above in quality(driver friendly) reefer freight-- but, you'll have to get comfortable with opti-idle and zone dispatch.

Thanks for correcting me there--- yes, I was referring to the Blue Bird


Not hiring out of Florida....guess he's Shark(Shaffer) bait.

Well i take it they dont have apu on the trucks and want ya to get 6mpg too huh...

Well i also have Melton bothering me at .35 but i gotta learn the flatbed thing and yanking a 90lb tarp around, no apu either. If i maintain 6mpg during 60 days i belive they said i'll get the 1k sign on bonus. pfft better be lite and flat roads

whatcha think about them?

and i belive the avg haul is around 800 miles


Oh yeah Stevens called and start at .26 i stopped them right there :D

well Shaffer doesn't have apu-- but they never bothered me about my idle time or mpg (of course my idle time was only 49% and mpg was 5.8)-- the idle time reflected all that SETTING AROUND.
I've heard Shaffer/Crete is getting the battery packs.... :roll: :roll:

Melton-- flat bed, ok I guess-- if that's your thing.

course, if you're gonna have to go get that haz-mat....... how bout tanker?
Superior?