How many miles did I drive? Crete Carrier Quarterly Bonus

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🚚If you are interested in driving for Crete Carrier, please call Recruiting at 1-800-998-2221. If you decide it's a good fit for you, please use 'Kevin Sloan' and ‘SLOKEV’ (our referral code). It's a great way to support our channel! Thank you! 🙏 Please let us know in the comments if you used it so we can thank you! ☕You can buy us a coffee or liver dinner with www.buymeacoffee.com/thejoyoftr8 👉You can support the channel with the Super Thanks Button below the video. 👉If you are looking for products we use and recommend you can check the links in the description. 💞Thanks for watching!! We are happy to have you along with us, discovering the Roads of America and learning about trucking!!🚚🚚🚚

[@ginafleener3962]

Does Crete have Trucking school?

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@ginafleener3962 Hi there!Unfortunately not. You need at least 8-12 months experience to join CCC.

[@KristineKellogg]

Thanks!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

WOW!!! Thank you Kristine!!!! We REALLY appreciate your generous support!!!! We are so happy that you found our content helpful!!! Are you a driver?

[@rickw6751]

I've been with Crete since 1992 the only times I've not hit the bonuses is if I took an extended amount of time off like a month straight. Which I do occasionally. I'm an owner operator so I can if I want .Crete is easy to work with, do what you say be consistent and you'll be good

[@MyNicknamesBear]

I was thinking about leasing on, how many miles are reasonable /week. Im trying to run fast and hard.

[@rickw6751]

@MyNicknamesBear 30,000 is the quarterly safe miles minimum, I run 2,800 to 4200 a week, average around 3400 pretty easily as an O/O here, but I know the lanes and how the freight is here..good company here no problems

[@MyNicknamesBear]

@@rickw6751 how fast do you typically run to pull off some of those higher numbers? really trying to get my numbers right before i switch (mpg and what not)

[@FartKnocker-v3f]

​@@MyNicknamesBear crete is a different place now. for example this channel is 100% paid shill actors. crete doesnt want good drivers, they want ones who are dumb enough to not realize this is a fake account. stay away. hey CRETESHILLS i know yall are deleting my comments but the fun part is that people still get notifications when i reply to thier unique comment. have fun running in circles LMAO im a youtube creator also you think i dont know how this works

[@philjungels7617]

Tanya, you guys deserve 50,000+ viewers! This is one of the classy trucking channels. Real life trucking! Start sharing this, people! Please.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Awww…thank you so much! We appreciate your kind words!

[@rickyhawkins7407]

Totally agree. Awesome trucking channel. At times wish I still did this job. Because if this channel.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@rickyhawkins7407 🤗🤗💕

[@benoitsoulieres9830]

Glad you are back, i am watching you from Montréal Québec, i run the state all the time, the miles are not super consistent in the last 6 to 9 month on my side

[@Supertrucker66]

Show us an updated inside truck tour. Storage ideas. Just got my 680. I hate the storage setup

[@Briancudaback]

Great to meet you guys at Witchia Falls Loves. Safe travels.

[@DDPizazz]

Good to see both your smiling faces! Sending 💕

[@jimb3541]

As always very impressive. Stay safe and keep it between the ditches.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hi Jim!!!!! Thank you!!! 🤗

[@WimVerheij-f2c]

Glad your back. Watch you from Holland (Europe). Gr Wim

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🤗🤗🤗👍😃

[@terryb5000]

Heads up, here at a loves and there overhead at the pumps caught on fire because of the gas nozzle fell out and hit ground and made a spark and caught on fire

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@dotcompliancegroup2196]

Glad Kevin is back! Loved the video and seeing yalls faces!! Thanks for sharing!

[@kennethives2517]

Just a reminder Kevin using the window wash and big sponge will turn headlights cloudy and yellow!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Thank you! We were not aware of that.

[@loganwill-ut2ge]

GOD bless you guys and all you contact with but after 2 yrs driving for someone started buying my own used their trailer brokers then stopped driving to many miles went over size loads 2 loads month less miles

[@brianbridle951]

With those endless highways, that would seem right. Uk would do well to average 16/17000 per quater, ( I figure my mileage in 36 yrs was around 2.5million)

[@michaeldavenport5034]

Phantastic, you're back.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

😃👋👋👋

[@richardeckert6130]

You can make them miles just turning circles in the parking lot.🎉❤

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🤣😆😂🤣Not sure if they’ll count those. 😁😉

[@thedale2112]

I was just in y'all's hood. Lake City, Lake Wales and Bartow. I thought y'all were back out, so I just rolled. Takin orange juice out to Portland from Florida. 3,000+ run! Beauty! I wish we got that bonus! Nice work, Brother Kevin 🎉❤

[@chasedooley6237]

If you don’t mind my asking, who do you drive tanks for? And would you recommend them? Been thinking of going tanker. Thanks and be safe

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hope you enjoyed your Florida tour. 😉 Yup…we’re out and about. Too hot and rainy in Florida in the summer…for my liking anyway. OJ to Portland….nice long run! 🎉🎊🎉 Hope our paths will cross sometime this summer!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@chasedooley6237 Hi there…Clydesdale drives reefers for Leonard’s Trucking. He’s pretty happy there. I’ll put a link to his KZbin channel here for you. Check him out. He’s a great guy. One of our very first subscribers and now a dear friend. youtube.com/@thedale2112?si=7dCio9PwoVqFyQoe

[@thedale2112]

@TheJoyofTrucking I do too! It's been too long already. I'm in Nebraska now, and it's hot as hell up here! Heat advisory and all... Florida was nice, especially when there's no hot lead flyin around! As always, travel safely ✌🏼 ❣️

[@efil4kizum]

Portland Maine?

[@geraldjones8032]

Enjoyed the video very much. Hope Kevin gets his monthly reward. Be safe.😊😊😊😊😊

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🤗💕🤞🤞🤞

[@johnmagill7714]

That 30,000 in a QTR isn't bad at all. Averages out to only 333.3 miles per day. Stay safe oout there.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

👍😃🎉

[@gunsole64]

So. Didn’t get a response from my other comment. Here’s the update. I got hired and I’m done with week one in my training. I am lucky enough to do my first 34 at home. My hair drug test came back normal so I didn’t have to wait 90 days. My first load ended north of Seattle which is BEAUTIFUL! My next load is going through Donner Pass and onto Sacramento which I’ve never been to. Excited to finish training and moving onto my own truck.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

WOW!!!! That’s great!!! Congratulations!!!! And how awesome you get your first 34 reset at home! Where is home? Sounds like you’re doing some nice northwest runs! Take it nice and easy on that Donner Pass! 😃Sorry I didn’t answer your other comment. Glad you made another one!!! We hope our videos will be helpful! Thanks for watching our channel! Best of luck as you continue your training! Let us know when you get your own truck! You’ll love having your own ‘domain.’ 😃🤗👍🎉

[@gunsole64]

@@TheJoyofTrucking Thanks for responding. I’m with a small company that’s been around 30 plus years. Because I’m superstitious I’ll let you know the name of it after I’m done training. Thanks for the advice on Donner pass. Never been there. I’ll be there sometime tomorrow. It was yours and other trucking videos that inspired me to take the leap and start trucking school so thanks again.

[@mrnotcho8509]

Right, you'll get them hours, and I'm almost out of trucking school

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Awesome!!!! 🤩 Best of luck in your test!

[@rogergendron664]

😊welcome back ❤

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@rogergendron664 Thank you!!! 😊

[@RAM-KINGOFTRUCKS]

New Subscriber from Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦

[@chasedooley6237]

Stay safe on the road. Hope you get those miles! Mine have been low

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hi again…we’re really sorry to hear you’re not getting enough miles. I actually put two comments with some tips under your comment on the Crete KZbin video this week. But they disappeared. 🤔 So I’m glad you commented here, giving me a chance to answer you again. You said you are still new at Crete, so we hope you don’t give up yet. It’s a good stable company. And we do think they really care about their employees. Things are not rolling as well as during the pandemic, but there is still lots of freight. What we find that happens is that the first load assignment tends to be one that is geographically closest. If it wastes a lot of Kevin‘s hours, he will call his asset manager. They will work together to see if there might be a better load available, or if maybe the pick up or drop off window can be changed. Right now, you are probably still working with your on boarding asset manager. Once you get your assigned asset manager, hopefully the two of you will be able to work really well together and he or she will understand how you like to run. You could also consider helping out at a Walmart dedicated account for a bit, they get consistent miles, but usually less than you can get if you’re doing good miles with OTR. We really hope things turn around for you, and that you get the miles and a wonderful career at Crete.

[@redkrawler]

Yeah you need a KZbin channel to get miles here these days. You will not get miles at a Walmart Dc. Just more work to help unload and lots of sitting and short miles. 😊

[@chasedooley6237]

@@TheJoyofTrucking I saw those comments but when I got back to reply they were gone. KZbin doing KZbin things lol. Thanks for the comments. Im out of the Deland terminal. I did my orientation in Lenoir City and was issued my truck in Marietta. I had a lot of issues with my truck: it wouldn’t start and had to be jumped right off the bat. The driver’s mirror was hanging by one bolt. It was missing privacy curtains and emergency triangles. And it was half-detailed, with a ton of pet hair on the floor and all over the bed area. On top of all that, it was past due for service. 30 minutes from home the adjuster on my seat broke, and I still need to get it fixed. Yes, im still with my onboarding AM, so hopefully when Im assigned a permanent, my loads will be much better. I was averaging less than 350 miles and waiting 18-24 hours between loads, even though I kept my PTAs updated

[@RyansTravelChannel]

I haven’t gotten the bonus in over a year, they don’t give me enough miles and I’m not about to argue with them to give me more. I’ve about had it with them.

[@wolfsquared]

I always get my bonuses and take my home time

[@JASONHJEFFERSON]

you can do much better i gave them 12.5 years left for a home nightly hourly paid crude hauling job made more than i ever did at crete

[@timmcdermottgetgf2250]

Hi Tanya and Kevin

[@Aintright890]

I answered an add and went on the road I lasted one week and quit. I had a dedicated run.....I had trouble navigating the tablet .....I kept forgetting to list my trailer number and when I went to get fuel the next day .my card wouldn't work.i can now understand why there is a massive driver shortage. Plus, i ran into way too many other truckers who spoke none or very little English....too many C.J.'S

[@freshwhiteteee]

Looking forward to my opportunity to join with Crete. Although i have plenty of years of driving experience, i have a to get past a certain timeframe for a legal issue preventing my acceptance over there. Should be less than 6 months from now. Appreciate all the great info guys! I’ll be sure to list Kev as a referral. You two are well liked in the office, at least by the recruiter i spoke with. 😊

[@chasedooley6237]

I’d be cautious coming here. I’m new to the company and my experience so far has not been good. Equipment issues and low miles. I’m sitting 18-24 hours a lot, getting just 300 miles. Half my orientation class had truck issues when they got them. My truck took two days in the shop getting basic stuff done, service that should’ve been done before I got the truck. Hoping things get better in the next few weeks but if they don’t, I’m going to look elsewhere. Not saying this will be your experience, hopefully not! There’s plenty of drivers here that have been here for years, even decades, so the company is doing something right for them

[@freshwhiteteee]

@@chasedooley6237 woah that’s a first. i’ve never seen anything but positive stuff on them. i thought a majority of their freight is customer based and D&H? hopefully as time passes, the economy gets better and freight picks up more. sitting around is not good or fun for anyone.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

We are happy to see you are pursuing your goals!!! We are glad our information is helpful! We hope the legal issues timeframe moves along quickly and becomes a thing of the past no longer limiting your future! 🙏 Of course we’d be very grateful if you use our code. Thank you!!! I think you’ve watched our channel for a while…I think I saw your handle over a long time period. So you probably have lots of information about what it’s like driving for Crete. But if you have additional questions don’t hesitate to reach out! 😃🤗

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@chasedooley6237 Oh my goodness!!!! I just answered your other comments and now read this one. You really have not experienced the good side of Crete. We are so sorry! What terminal are you out of? Where was your orientation? Out of which terminal was your truck assignment? Seems like some serious slack!!!! Your truck should have been good and ready to go. Our first truck assignment reeked for cigarettes despite several cleanings. So we didn’t take it. During Covid they tried to give us a new Freightliner with no bunk heater (supply chain delay on heaters). We wouldn’t take it. So…yes…things happen that are lame. But, like you, we’ve met many happy old-timers and we’re glad to be here. We hope your experience here improves and leads to a good chapter in your trucking journey!!!

[@freshwhiteteee]

@@TheJoyofTrucking i like to think my handle is a little unique for sure! and yes to answer, i’ve been following along since your channel was over in the werner days! i appreciate the kind words though for sure, and looking forward to opportunities in the future!

[@glennfoster8707]

Greatest channel on earth n 🇺🇸 miss yalls videos ❤ number 1 viewer Foster ❤

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🤗💕😃

[@michaelwallace7192]

Wellcome back

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Thank you!!!☺️

[@ferdinand-33]

Hey Tanja you should have said 'could you please pass me the keys which were formely Ferdinand's' 🙂 Nice to watch you now from Germany and see you in perfect health!!! I know that i already asked Kevin how much fuel the truck could take, but honestly I forgot about. I seem to remember that the consumption was 9 miles a gallon, right? Anyway I miss when I watch you out there on the road. I think Kevin deserve the bonus for doing quite a good job!! By the way of course you Tanja, are also doing pretty good presenting the channel. I know that Soccer is not the No1 Sports in the US, nevertheless I would like to know all people watching this channel, that Germany finished the Group stage at the first place 🙂 Love you guys 🙂 stay save !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to meet you again 👍👍.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🎉👍👏👏👏🎊🎉🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Only 150 gallons of fuel. 😉 The mileage is between 8-10 miles per gallon.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Kevin misses having you on the truck! Come back anytime!!! 🤩

[@larryberger9095]

Glad you're back on the air. We enjoy it every minute. We missed you the last couple weeks

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Awwww…thank you!

[@Skullitor]

I thought you forgot about us. Please keep these comming.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Never forget about you!!!! Just getting it together for another run of fabulous videos!

[@JASONHJEFFERSON]

i don't get paid by the mile i get hourly pay home every night work 5/2 5/3 schedule company pays my cell phone bill get a bouns every year and a raise and i might drive 200mi a day its usually less today 130mi 11.5 hrs

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Wow, that sounds great! Are you sitting at docks or unloading the truck yourself? Who do you drive for?

[@SKYLINEThetrucker]

Awesome video guys

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🤗😃👋👋👋

[@justinhurst5019]

I made sure to like this video as soon as he said, "Home Video" 😂

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

😆😆😆

[@JuniorSamples61]

From the time you started working for them, when did your health insurance become active? Thanks.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Fir us it was the first of the month after a minimum of 30 days had passed. Example: if you start July 16 it wouldn’t start until September 1. But that was over two years ago. Best to check with recruiting.

[@kenconwell8280]

Where do I go to check status on my bonus ? Fairly new.Started in September

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@kenconwell8280 Welcome to Crete! Go to the Crete App. Driver Reports. Press Quarterly Mileage Bonus. You can also call your asset manager at any point in time to give you up to date mileage. Good idea as you approach end of a quarter to check in with him/her and make it clear you want to earn your bonus so they can work hard at giving you the loads to make it happen.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Im about to join Crete in part because of you and Kevin showing what its about, are the miles pretty consistent???

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Not always. But as you see it averages out pretty well. There’s freight, but sometimes wasted hours. Kevin communicates with his asset manager and they work together to try and minimize unproductive times. Welcome to Crete!!! We hope it works out well for you!!!! Let us know! And if our videos have been helpful, please be so kind and give them our referral code, SLOKEV. We’d be very grateful!

[@deljacobs2758]

Is the home time for OTR 28 days out and 5 days off? Thanks for the videos, stay safe!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hi there! They have different OTR accounts. The longest minimum time out account is 21 days. You get one day off for every six days out. So Kevin often will stay out 24 days and get 4 days off. If he needs a couple extra days it’s not a problem. The driver enters his time of availability.

[@hustleman7452]

So the recruiter told me 30 days minimum out for OTR which is it ? That made me rethink my decision on whether to come to Crete I did ask what happened to 21 days and he replied it’s 30 days out , 48 states so can you tell me is it 30 days or 21 days I too live in Florida Thanks

[@DO-lr2yb]

Kevin/Tonya, how much is Kevins paycheck on a weekly basis? I ask because I would like to know what I could average/week. I have elleven years of driving experience.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there…we’re not sure what they would start you at with that kind of experience or what account you’d go on. Kevin is presently making 64cpm. Plus the 4cpm if he gets the productivity and safety bonus. As you see he was getting an average of about 2,500 miles per week (including his home time). So…that would be $1,600 for driving. Plus the bonus…another $100. Plus profit sharing and paid vacation after one year. Plus referral bonuses. Check the other videos in the money playlist. We would say freight seems a bit slower the last couple weeks, but hopefully that’s just a blip. Crete is a stable, no-debt-family-owned, no broker company. Kevin communicates regularly with his asset manager to keep his load assignments as productive as possible, minimizing wasted HOS. But they can still happen. Some driving weeks he’ll have over 3,000 miles and some weeks just below 2,500. Hope that helps!

[@williamslover9040]

Glad ours isn't based on miles , i would never get one.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Curious…How do they determine your bonus? Which company?

[@JASONHJEFFERSON]

my company we get a bonus every year based on profits and a raise on our hourly pay can be anywhere from 7k to 10 k crude hauling im home nightly work 5/2 5/3 schedule

[@davidwalsh489]

How long are able to drive your truck between your required rest stops? Thanks

[@CSXOhioRailFanPlus752]

Welcome Back we miss you

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

🤗🤗🤗😃👍💕

[@darinstevens9663]

On the Shaffer side we need 38,800 for the quarter

[@SKYLINEThetrucker]

I don't think you are correct, my friend. I did shaffer before dry van, and for shaffer is less than dry van. Because on the shaffer you sit a lot longer on your pick ups and deliveries.

[@darinstevens9663]

@truckingwithcrete sorry your correct it's 28,800

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@darinstevens9663 Darn typos. 😁😆 There definitely is more sitting. But I think Shaffer gets higher cpm? Can that be?

[@darinstevens9663]

@@TheJoyofTrucking yes, Shaffer does get .02 cents more per mile

[@SKYLINEThetrucker]

@@darinstevens9663 ask yourself one question. Is it really worth it 😂🤣😅🤣

[@kaiserdal]

Hi i met you guys in Ny dunkin doughnut 🍩 Turkish guy

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there!!!! It was so nice meeting you!!! I enjoyed our chat! Too bad we didn’t have more time. Would have enjoyed learning more about you! Enjoy your sugar free 😉 coffee and treats! Maybe we’ll meet again some day. Thanks for checking out our channel.

[@kaiserdal]

@@TheJoyofTrucking Like wise i wnted to catch you guys on the road but there were 2 accidents one of em was a trailer fire then i took it slow

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@kaiserdal Yeah…we saw that trailer on fire. Very sad. Glad the driver got the tractor away from it in time.

[@CoolGreen81]

I was on a dedicated account and could've never hit the bonus

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Sorry to hear that. Seems it should maybe be less since you can never get really long rides. 🤔🤔🤔

[@Bigruss974]

Id need like 600 miles a day is that possible with crete ? Im doing about 700 a day right now

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Wow! Averaging 700 miles per day!?!? Sorry to say, no, you won’t get that at Crete. They say you can count on about 500 average per day. Kevin has some days that get close to 700 but others where he won’t make 500. Depends on the day, length of loads and how long it takes at shippers and receivers. Of course it’s not all about the miles. Have to look at cpm and all extra pay, etc. But if you have good numbers AND 700 miles per day then you’re probably doing pretty good already. You can check out Kevin’s income video to see details. Here’s the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLVqcE-tcWPynkYgbuNW8VcvSSqdxqYggN&si=1CKPwA4XJJ3Plqn3 And here’s the most recent one year income review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHqpgWBqfb2FoNUsi=32_hmgCpKTOL03ez Hope all that helps to give you a better idea of how the miles will look as money in your pocket.

[@sweetness2689]

Does crete have lease purchase program

[@mr.skipper4544]

2200 miles a week on average with SNI

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jasonking5710]

I run 72000 in a quarter teaming

[@Jay-pe7uf]

It's June 22nd

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

…in the year of our Lord two-thousand twenty-four. 😁😉

[@williamfrancis2327]

Poor Kevin. Ha-Ha!!!!!

[@wolfgangresch1650]

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@DO-lr2yb]

It looks like Ramblin Rose is in California in this video. Am I correct?

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Nope. Sorry. Southern Utah. 😃

[@juneudell6287]

Nanawas watching

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Are you serious? Nan?

[@juneudell6287]

@@TheJoyofTrucking yes I am we were with her

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@juneudell6287 That’s awesome!!!!!! Thank you!!!

[@juneudell6287]

Your welcome

[@kevincorton147]

2500 miles a week i think i would just stay home instead of sitting in a truck stop for that week.Guess there just alot suckers out there.guess im just negative nacey about sitting around.4 days of work but out 7 days makes no sense to me.More power to you wasting life away on the road!!!

[@Blessyou3x]

If everyone had that attitude you wouldn’t have anything in your house to sit around on.

[@chasedooley6237]

2500 is barely enough to make it worth staying on. I’ve been sitting a lot and I’m new to the company. If it doesn’t pick up, I’m going elsewhere. It’s tough in my area for local jobs, makes OTR just about my only option unless I move. Might have to anyway!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@Blessyou3x 👍😆😆😆

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Well….Kevin…not sure if Negative Nancy would apply. Maybe Critical Kevin? 😆😁 To address this comment…let’s remember that over the three months Kevin also takes home time. That’s why this is good to look at as an average. He has weeks he runs way over 3,000 and weeks where it’s low 2,000’s. Some days pressured for time to get to the next load and times he has to sit around and wait. That’s all part of trucking OTR. For these times with freight as it is and o/o and trucking companies going out of business left and right…we are VERY happy here! Miles, good pay, bonuses, profit sharing, paid vacation, and respect. Getting paid to see the country and making good money for a career that required one month training!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@chasedooley6237 Remember that it’s an average over three months, so that includes taking home time. Where is home?

[@BrownJacketGent]

Some people will bitch no matter what they do….but do they actually show the rest of the viewing populace how and what makes them so big and successful? Hell no.