CR England Target Dedicated
Posted by ChickenLoMane@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 19 comments
I’ve been driving since January. Got hired through swift and also did school through them too. Really decent company, communication is great, everything seems there except the pay. I’ve applied around and companies seem hungry, maybe even desperate for drivers. I got a call back and orientation for Cr England dedicated and it’s Target in the Colton, Ca area. Website listed about 1200 to 1300 weekly which likely probably means 7 to maybe 8 hundred instead especially since I’m new with around 3 months experience. Before I quit swift and go with Cr I want to see/get paperwork in writing saying what exactly I should be expecting to take home as the explanation over the phone wasn’t entirely clear, that’s the big thing keeping me from switching over immediately. I don’t wanna jump one bad ship to another that potentially could be worse. Again swift could be better but the main thing with them is pay. My question (finally I know right) is there anybody in this area at the Colton yard or in the same boat who maybe jumping ship or starting with Cr as a new guy (3 months experience) who has a clearer understanding of the pay and what to expect. Information that I missed out on because where I was at and having been super groggy waking up during the phone call. And it’s been tough getting ahold of the guy or manager under that account to get the details straight.
Optimus_Amazon_Prime@reddit
The SWIFT terminal out of Jurupa Valley in SoCal has a Costco dedicated (not sure if they need drivers rn but I heard your home every night or second night). If that’s your home terminal I would ask the driver leaders to see if you can join. Not sure what the pay is but I did a Costco dedicated out of Phoenix and it wasn’t bad.
K424n310F@reddit
I’ve been calling drivers placement for a year and I never had anything. How do we find out about local positions?
Auquaholic@reddit
Do you live by that DC? If so, I did Target reefer dedicated with Swift and it got me home 2-3 nights a week and for my 34. It was a good job. You always have parking because you have a branded trailer. It's nice to actually make some friends that you can sometimes hang out with when schedules line up. It pays better than otr. The drawback was that you're working holidays, being the new guy. They might be closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but you gotta leave out on the holiday itself to make next day deliveries.
ChickenLoMane@reddit (OP)
I live 20 minutes from the jurupa valley terminal. I think I would go for it but they really want me to stay otr. I think it’s from what it sounds like a seniority thing. Dedicated would be great tho
post_mah_bone@reddit
Go into the jurupa terminal after 8am and ask about the Kraft dedicated account. They hire newbies and you get home every week and you'll pretty much be at a terminal or drop yard almost every night.
ChickenLoMane@reddit (OP)
I agree with that, but most of the guy’s who I went to driving school with has left swift and went to CR and is making 2 and a half times what they were making with swift. That grass is two shades greener than what swift has. But I am considering just staying with swift. I don’t wanna join another company and for whatever reason it’s just worse. They’re showing me their pay stubs and it looks really good but that doesn’t mean I’ll get the same thing. Idk staying and finishing out my year which will be October might be best
Fishdude909@reddit
Gotta try and get with the floor and decor account with Schneider, local and great pay.
ChickenLoMane@reddit (OP)
I applied to Schneider and it was for a dedicated account. I can’t remember if it was for floor and decor but it was local and I’d be driving nights which I like. Got a call back from a recruiter a few days ago but haven’t ringed them back
Fishdude909@reddit
Another option if you can get a year in is the FedEx yard in Rialto, down the street from the CR England yard, it’s not home daily, but some are 4 days out 3 days home, can make up to 2k a week on there dedicated routes. Go to salt lake and back twice and then home 2-3 days. But there’s a lot of different options but most of those contractors want at least a year.
Fishdude909@reddit
Floor and decor night time is easy money, 35-50 an hour, 10 hours at most sometimes less. Our longest night is going to Henderson and back, quickest I’ve done it is 10 hours and 15 mins but most times it’s 11-11.5.
ChickenLoMane@reddit (OP)
How much experience is needed? I’m just above 3 months . And I see a lot of dicks sporting goods and Dollar general accounts hiring from them
Fishdude909@reddit
I got hired after 3 months with western express, but there’s 2 drivers on the day shift where they did training through Schneider and it was there first gig, lucky bastards.
HolyOrangeJuice@reddit
Why leave one Mega for another? The grass ain't greener. Find a better company to work for if you're going to leave.
ChickenLoMane@reddit (OP)
I agree with that, but most of the guy’s who I went to driving school with has left swift and went to CR and is making 2 and a half times what they were making with swift. That grass is two shades greener than what swift has. But I am considering just staying with swift. I don’t wanna join another company and for whatever reason it’s just worse. They’re showing me their pay stubs and it looks really good but that doesn’t mean I’ll get the same thing. Idk staying and finishing out my year which will be October might be best
jmzstl@reddit
Dedicated is usually better than OTR, but CRE is generally a terrible company to work for.
Also, you’re not going to get any information about take home pay in writing, because how could they possibly know that?
ChickenLoMane@reddit (OP)
I agree somewhat, I feel as though the resources are there with megas (at least swift)but lacking for drivers overall, also pay. With swift before signing over I was given paperwork with cents per mile, not a flat rate but a way to gauge how much one could make. I’m not expecting an accurate flat rate but I know that the numbers CR is fluffing on their site is bullshit. I’m not familiar how being dedicated with only 2-3 stops works on top of being home nightly and how you’re paid for it, he explained it but not in a way I fully understood. I just need a clearer explanation on it. I think I may try to finish out the year with swift though.
Plastic-Yam-3611@reddit
My husband is on the Anheuser-Busch fleet. Solid pay $115k/year, but they’re awful about getting him home. I only see him a few times a year… I miss him.
bizzywhipped@reddit
This is what my bud did, trade mega for mega
Bad decision that made you poor.
Interesting-Spend965@reddit
Please for the love of god do not switch to CR New England. Finish out the next 1.5 months and start applying at LTL companies, or something equivalent paying. If no one bites at 6 months, just finish out a year at Swift