New Job for this Trucker? Menards Again!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

If you are interested in driving for Crete Carrier, please call Recruiting at 1-800-998-2221. Our referral code is SLOKEV. We’d love it if you would use it. And let us know so we can thank you!! We appreciate it! And we appreciate you!!! If you are looking for any product that 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!!

[@jscott5091]

I'm retired. 😎

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@jscott5091 Happy for you!! Enjoy!!?

[@glennfoster8707]

Hands down joy of trucking number 1 world 🌎 n 🇺🇸... Kevin n Tonya r greatest on you tube n 🌎 ❤ hello your number 1 viewer Glenn Foster u2 be safe.. always ❤️ u2 videos.. thank you Kevin and Tonya always acknowledge when I comment. U2 u wonderful people ❤Kevin is one of the greatest drivers out here on big road.. he's hands down 💯 percent better then ones been out here long time.. keep trucking n rolling. God bless Kevin n Tonya ❤

[@CSXOhioRailFanPlus752]

Nice Video

[@l.a.raustadt518]

Retired from 42 years trucking , 20 companies, delivered Menards now work at one part time. Do not miss driving in winter.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Wow!! Thank you for your many years of hauling goods across America!!!! Guess you like Menards as a company if you decided to work for them in a different capacity. Yes…winter driving is no joke! Thanks for watching and commenting! Enjoy your day!

[@charleswright9024]

My mom was from Horton, Kansas my uncle still lives there

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@charleswright9024 🤩👍👏👏👏

[@timwest5456]

So i was just watching some of your older videos. You were just down the street from my house at that Menards.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

👍👍👍

[@michaeldavenport5034]

Wish Menards and Meijer would open stores in Pa. Like them very much. My wife, before I met her, worked for Menards in Illinois. Even though they had employee discounts she told me sometimes she wouldn't get a paycheck because she would shop there too much after working her shift. Lol.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

👍😳😆😆😆

[@binaryanticommunist1882]

80,000lb truck on a downward incline butted up against the wall. But yeah, make everyone chock wheels...actually both of them. You never know when they'll just start rolling.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

😆😆😆😆😂🤣I think they’re afraid the driver might suddenly want to take off. But those wouldn’t do much. Places that take that seriously make you unhook or lock the airlines, or clamp into you from the loading dock. As you noted…in this situation seems like a ‘futile formality.’ 😆

[@louispaparella5766]

OSHA/Menard's HR lawyers earning their keep!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@louispaparella5766 😆😆😆

[@michaelrains2268]

Y'all always make the company look good, I'm sure they are well pleased with your work. 🙂🚛

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

LOL...in this video we actually showed that they messed up by not telling us it was a live unload and forgetting that we had our 34 hour restart coming up when they assigned us another load that they then took away. Always honest with our viewers!! But overall..yes...we think they probably appreciate all that free social media content for them. LOL!!!

[@michaelrains2268]

@@TheJoyofTrucking Well yeah ......I kinda noticed, tried not to mention that the company made a boo - boo 😄 boo - boo is how my Granddaughter would say it if one makes a mistake.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@michaelrains2268 😁👍

[@jamesmcgee2447]

🖐️ you two , forgot to mention earlier that I really like seeing the flag on your dashboard 👍🏻 , safe travels.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Thanks!! Us too! :-)))

[@fit4life315]

Miss you guys!! Taking a sabbatical from the road, back in food and beverage management for a while. Thanks for the entertaining and informative videos, always feels like we’re copilots along your journey. Thumbs up!!👍🏽👍🏽

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there!!! Life on the road is hard. It's nice to switch it up!! And with the pandemic coming to an end, we're sure food and beverage is probably back to 'normal.' Whatever you do, we hope you enjoy it!! And you can ALWAYS ride with us!!!

[@geraldjones8032]

Another great trip and video. Love seeing the heart land. Loved seeing the water towers with the towns name on them. Kevin you do a excellent job driving and scheduling. Enjoy your time off. Catch you on the next one.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come soon!! Yes, those water towers were great! Especially since they had my name on them. LOL! And you are right. I'm always amazed how Kevin can figure his time so well with so many unknown variables lurking at every corner. LOL.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Glad you enjoyed it! See you in soon for a Walmart delivery in Bentonvile. :-))

[@darrellsaunders4267]

I go to that Menards quite often.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

😀

[@chrisiverson257]

Heavy on the brakes everytime, only need 15psi to stop or hold truck. Makes it easier to start from a stop.

[@carledwards5560]

Delivered to a lot of Menards every retail Menards i went to was live off load all loads delivered to DC were Drop n hook. And guard ask when was i going to arive at final former Crete driver 😊😊😊😊 oo

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Yup! That sounds the same. 🤗

[@stevenhassell4258]

Front brake valve replacement.

[@adrianvazquez1380]

I’m a outside yard and receiving manager for Menards the time you give to that guard give us a updated time to be ready for when u come in for a fast unload

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Thanks! 👋👋👋

[@billloomis7611]

Menards is the best! I have Loomis, MI

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

👍👍👍😆😁😃😃😃

[@junito6094]

Let us know if you got out of that live unload on time to find a place to spent ur reset.I enjoy your videos especially when I could learn anything from them.Enjoy ur reset

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there! Glad you enjoy our videos!! Thanks for watching! Good question. We don’t have any video for that. But here’s the answer: We ended up at a rather rundown Pilot in Newton. They had a diner and we could walk to a Braums. Made it there just in time before the clock ran out. Not our first choice, but all we could do and turned out ok. 😃

[@junito6094]

@@TheJoyofTrucking Thank you!

[@junito6094]

@@TheJoyofTrucking Thank you!

[@randyalt370]

I like doing Menards loads. O have been to Menards DC in South Dakota , Holidayburg OH, and Jeffersonville OH. They are slowly moving east with a store in Morgantown WV. One thing I do with most store deliveries is look at Google earth and look at the store layout for truck entrance. No two stores are just alike.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey Randy!! Yes, Kevin enjoyed his Menards deliveries, though that Live Unload was unexpected and caused us some stress with our 70-hour clock nearing its end. And you are right! Kevin always checks satellite pictures during his trip planning. But sometimes they still catch you off guard...like all those obstacles they put at the closest entrance at this Menards. Live and learn. And hopefully, people who watch the videos will be better prepared. :-)))

[@stevenrobinson2381]

You ain't lived until you've loaded out of the original Maynard's DC in Eau Claire WI. There was an individual that worked in the office where ya got your load info-and that person was probably the most vile unpleasant person I have EVER encountered in this life. Now that was many moons ago-mid 1990's-but it left an indelible impression on me to this very day.

[@papasmurf5598]

Doesn’t Crete have PC mode. If so, after you deliver you should be able to PC MTY MOVE to a truck stop. I work for CFI and we are allowed 1 hour or 50 miles each day to PC move. You have to be MTY Or Bobtail to use it. Sometimes after a delivery I have to drive up to 30 miles to find the nearest truck stop and PC Mode saves my drive time. Some companies don’t allow this and I will not work for them.

[@12GageWL]

Im an iowa guy love menards yes delivered to a few actually

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

👍😃😃😃

[@redman7538]

Crepe used to lease the trucks

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

They have a purchase program now. And as of December, they have trucks for sale again.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Yes. Now they have a purchase program.

[@GrammarPoliceInvestigations]

When you shut the engine off when in "Yard Moves" on Peoplenet, it puts you back on duty and when you move over 5 MPH, in drive. Just remember to put it back in yard move after you restart the engine OR wait until you know you won't be shutting her down.

[@donnadickey5420]

I have a county in Texas with the same last name as my maiden name. Briscoe County. My life started in that area.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Very cool!!! Must be named after an ancestor…???

[@louispaparella5766]

Related to the Briscoes in Uvalde?

[@donnadickey5420]

@@louispaparella5766 not that I know of. It really is a common name.

[@louispaparella5766]

@@donnadickey5420 The late Gov Dolph and family control several hundred thousand acres of ranchland and a bank in the Uvalde area

[@kylewarrender1009]

There is a town in Texas called Kyle

[@joshuaschreibman8961]

What’s CPM? What’s the difference between practical miles vs zip to zip?

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there! CPM is cents per mile. It’s how most truckers get paid. They get a certain pay rate per mile they drive. Then it’s important to drive a lot of miles to make money. Some companies advertise high cpm but drivers don’t get a lot of miles. It’s always a multiplication of cpm x miles driven. If your company pays zip to zip you only get paid between zip codes of the shipper and the receiver. That can cost the driver 3-10% of the miles he actually drove. So 3-10% of the mikes he drive he didn’t earn any money. Practical miles pay the driver the actual route mileage. If driver goes off route for some reason he won’t make more miles unless the company agrees with the necessity of that route change. Its much better pay! Odometer miles pays the actual miles driven. Few companies do that. Hope that explains it. 😃

[@joshuaschreibman8961]

@@TheJoyofTrucking so you only get paid when you drive? You don’t get paid even if you’re on duty for live unload or load? What if you’re pulling an empty from one destination to get your next load at the next?

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@joshuaschreibman8961 Every company does things a little differently. At Werner at Crete Kevin was paid the same cpm whether towing an empty or full trailer. At some companies they pay less for empty. Some companies pay you to wait on loads and some don’t. There are many little ways of getting paid additional money and every company does it differently. Some have bonuses, paid vacation, layover pay, retention pay, short run (shag) pay, breakdown pay, going into NYC pay. As you see it’s very convoluted. Some even pay hourly. That’s why it’s hard to compare companies. 🤦‍♀️

[@jakeschisler7525]

I like shopping at menards, mainly because they have more stuff than Lowe's. Only thing they only sell certain brands of tools, theirs.

[@Mywhtjp]

Nice.. Another good run. Well.. I woke up to an unwanted message on my dash. "Forced shutdown". ugghh. ended up on the hook. The wrecker had my rig rolling faster down the interstate than my truck will go. So the dealership said it'll be a day or 2 before we can look at it. So I'm in a cozy motel room til further notice. haha.. at least I'm making a little $ for breakdown. DEF system issue. Enjoy the rolling wheels. I went past a Menards over in Dickinson, ND 2 days ago and thought of you. It's right next to I-94 there.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Holy moly!! Sorry to hear that!! Hope you have a nice all-expenses-paid vacation 🤔 and get your truck back asap!!! Let us know…

[@John-Val056]

So why don't you two do teams? Two incomes, etc. GF and I are about to start the venture and have been doing our homework on teams. Great channel, and we enjoy watching. Thanks, be safe out there.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

That’s great! We wish you both all the best for a great trucking career! We don’t do teams because we like to be on the same routine and sleep in a non-moving truck. And, truthfully, I (Tanja) am not interested in driving. My talents lie elsewhere. Like creating this channel. Glad you enjoy it!

[@donaldcampbell5277]

Kevin had to walk across the bridge twice.....

[@JayCalderon211]

Thank you for the content.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

You bet!! It's our pleasure!! Thanks for watching!!

[@kevinscott6393]

Sooooo, if u are on track for 130,000 and you done 132,000 with Werner I guess it doesn't matter if you get HUB pay or actual distance miles. You basically get the same mileage. I know you were getting less CPM with Werner vs Crete, that's a different issue.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there! In this video Kevin is talking about the miles on the odometer. So if he were to end up with the same number of miles driven he would end up with more miles paid because of the practical miles pay rather than zip to zip code. At Werner he wasn't paid for about 10% of miles driven. That will make a big difference. Stay tuned...

[@TBlackMktg]

Been there!

[@SKYLINEThetrucker]

480k and they will ask you to bring it to a shop. But you have to talk to your fleet manager so he can start working on your new truck. I would call him now so they can star working on your new truck.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Thanks Skyline!! In real time we actually already got a new truck. It was featured in the Winterstorm Ellliot videos. But...there's a story. Videos coming up. :-))

[@dave.lawrence.3894]

Yes many times!!!! Do they still put the miles to the destination on the bills? that's not correct, you needed to add to that.... 😬🙄

[@jscott5091]

Camera person needs to show us what the driver is doing and where he's going not just him! It's good you have only eyes for him, but we don't. 🤠

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Thanks…I might need more cameras.

[@abathens]

I think the most famous thing about Wichita is the BTK Killer

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

OMG! Didn't know about him. Just read an article. Couldn't even finish it. SOOOOO SICK!!!!! THANK GOD they caught him!!!!

[@bobbystokes9269]

If you were just getting out of CDL driving school knowing what you know now where would you go to work? (I graduate tomorrow from CDL school) and I just don’t know what is the best place to try and go to get my experience. PS…..home time is very important to me as I do have a family. No touch freight is a must a I have some low back pain if I overdo it.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Congratulations! 🎉 That’s a tough question! Most likely the first year is going to be a steep learning curve and the pay won’t be great no matter where you start. We chose Werner because they allowed passenger on board as soon as Kevin got his truck assignment. And they paid a bit better than a number of other companies that hired new drivers. But that might have changed by now, so be sure to ask around. Also depends where you live and who will hire you in that area. Despite a number of problems at Werner, we still think it’s a good company to start with because they have a lot of training and even simulator training, which came in very handy. After eight months you can come to Crete and make better money with less stress. 😄Best of luck! Let us know what you decide.

[@jhgt6]

When I drove for Crete I ran out of the Marietta terminand my asset manager was Jodie ziggers

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

👍👍👍 Who do you drive for now?

[@stevenrobinson2381]

MAYNARDS ! SAVE BIG MONEY !

[@Ivc406]

Hi,Kevin&Co do you prefer driving box vans or flat beds, I know flat beds mean a lot work roping and sheeting, I have not seen many curtain siders in USA ,you talk about reset excuse my ignorance but is that mean it's you're rest day? another great video,stay well stay safe regards from Scotland 👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there! Kevin didn’t want to do flatbed because of the labor involved it tarping in all kinds of weather. After 11 years as a landscaper in the Caribbean he want to sit and chill out. So he likes Dry Van.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Yes…you can ‘only’ work 70 hours in 8 days. Kevin usually does 70 hours in 6 days. Then DOT Duke says you need to reset or restart with 34 hours off. Some drivers arrange it differently but that’s Kevin’s approach. 😃

[@Kalamabbfan]

In Kansas the Arkansas River is pronounced Ar-Kansas.

[@redman7538]

Crepe used to lease ther

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Don't think they have any lease programs anymore. But they do have a purchase program.

[@redman7538]

@@TheJoyofTrucking the company leased them for company drvers

[@randyalt370]

Crete has never had a lease program because most lease programs are fleeces. 95 % driver failure rate. Crete helps you with financing.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@randyalt370 Thanks for clarifying that, Randy!!!! Hello to Tanner!!!

[@redman7538]

@@randyalt370 I wasn't talkng lease programs I was sayng Crepe leases all ther trucks or used 2

[@harryknutts8428]

u look like richie cuningham

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

😆😆😆He’s been told that before.

[@harryknutts8428]

@@TheJoyofTrucking some people think i look like jay leno

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@harryknutts8428 👍😆😆😆

[@michaelhiggins8712]

Enjoyed your video

[@chitownshank3164]

I'm a couple months into this gig. I have no pull. I don't turn down loads.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hey there! Talk to your asset manager. Kevin’s AM actually told his drivers to turn down loads if they’re not productive. He wants his team to do well (a reflection on him too). So if it’s not an effective load (like too much time before you can pick up or wait time before delivery) he wants his drivers to mark it ‘unproductive’ and ask for another. Kevin has done it numerous times. No problem. They usually get him something more productive very quickly. Obviously there is a line, can’t be a premadonna. But…as I said, talk to your AM for guidelines. You’re not getting brownie points for never turning down a load and might be doing yourself and the AM a favor when you identify unproductive pre-assigned loads. Hope that helps you!!

[@floyd6929]

When you come to the epiphany that it's all about rate and not miles. When even in this climate a big mile week for you is about 2k. I ran 60k billable mi last yr, hustling a bit more this yr with new truck. May do 80k

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Hope you do well! Glad it sounds like you’re doing well now as o/o despite the challenges and many o/o’s parking or selling their trucks. For company driver it’s a combination of miles, cpm, type of miles paid, unpaid activities, bonuses. And not sure if that was a typo…but Kevin generally runs over 3k per week.

[@floyd6929]

@@TheJoyofTrucking Thanks! See you guys are seeing more and more of the country. Know more than a few guys that have hung it up, many more I'm seeing on KZbin. From what I've noticed it's the hooded trucks that get bad fuel mileage. I had a pretty decent Freightliner Columbia which got a respectable 6.9-7.2 but this 2019 Kenworth I bought gets 7.2 on a bad day. It's a rocket ship! So modern. All that said freight rates are about where they should be ATM but fuel is still very high. The newer trucks offset that a little DEF is also crazy high. Another issue is foreign drivers, they have been flooding the spot market and reaking havoc. This should correct itself also. 3k a week is great! When you guys get the experience.. buy a truck. Once you do you'll have the freedom to slam 3k mi a week or take it easy and pull 1800-2k a week making more than you ever did as a comp driver. If you specialize even more so. Are there more responsibilities? You bet.. But the absolute freedom is there. With a monetized channel..Look out!

[@richardeckert6130]

Save Big money at menards my favorite store Enjoy your time off

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

LOL! We did take the opportunity to walk around the store while they were unloading us. BIG!!! And so much nice merchandise!! Too bad we couldn't really buy anything since we are living on the truck. Otherwise I might have picked up a few nice pieces of home decor. :-)))

[@michiganwoodsman8760]

Do you guys ever get a break!?😄❤️👍

[@wilE6764]

Look at that background this is summer time lol

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Lol…Yes…we do. 😃 After 21 days Kevin can take 3 days off. After 24 days he can take 4 days. Plus we take a 34 hour restart after 70 hours.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@wilE6764 Actually the video is filmed end of October.

[@ericstanback3756]

Does Kevin run recaps often or does he do mainly 34 hour resets?.

[@donwilliams5841]

Whats the reason for two GPS units on the dash area...thx

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

One includes a dashcam. 😃 And it allows for even more info to be displayed. Thanks for watching!

[@IsmaelSuleiman-xr8be]

Hello , what’s the pay per mile is it worth it ?

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

At Crete 21 day OTR started at 60cpm. Menards you’d have to contact them. We don’t know.

[@darrellsaunders4267]

440K... just getting broke in!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

😆😆😆

[@darrellsaunders4267]

Ar-KANSAS river...

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

I'd like to think so. LOL!

[@darrellsaunders4267]

Depends on the state you live in....ha ha!

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@darrellsaunders4267 …or born in. 😃

[@MarkOPolo456]

34 hour break is a ‘restart’ not a ‘reset’. 10 hour break is a ‘reset’.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Ahhhhh...thank you!! We were not aware of that. Appreciate it!

[@junito6094]

Thanks for clearing that up🤪

[@stevenhassell4258]

How fast do ur trucks go?

[@richardbassett9367]

Have you ever been to California

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Yes. Many times. 😃

[@richardbassett9367]

Oh ok I'm in Hanford California

[@richardbassett9367]

I enjoyed the videos 😀😀😀

[@redman7538]

Crepe uased to lease

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

They have a purchase program. End of October it wasn’t active, but it’s started up again.

[@412hwc]

my boy just quit, he couldnt deal with running different accounts for a week or two at a time. at least he tryed, he said cretes cool but its just a smoother running mega carrier. nothing special.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Oh man…sorry to hear that! We don’t understand why he was kept on different accounts for a week or two. Did he speak up after that initial snafu of immediately putting him on the Walmart dedicated? We met a driver at the Indianapolis terminal that had the same story and was very frustrated. Actually wondered if it was him. We tried to help him by giving him ideas on how to talk with his AM. But he was frustrated and I don’t know if he took in what we were suggesting. Please tell your friend we are very sorry it didn’t work out for him. We wish him ALL the best in his next chapter and hope he finds a satisfying and rewarding job.

[@412hwc]

@@TheJoyofTrucking yea, he actually tryed refussing the costco account from auroa to alburqurque, and they forced him anyway. he isnt getting miles like that. max he grossed since he been there was $1500 and he stayed out way past 21 days at a time. he said he litteraly account hopped. ummm was it an indian guy? i mean he didnt have a turbin on or anything. hes from chicago and he's as chicago as it gets lol but yea thats where he turned his trucc in. he told me he made better money at roehl when he first got his cdl. but he shot over to osborn truccing. they pay 75cpm all miles.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@412hwc 🤔🤔🤔Hmmmm…could have been him. I thought he was from the Middle East, maybe Egyptian. Had a pretty heavy accent. Had a lot of driving experience. Well, as I said…we are very sorry it didn’t work for him. Don’t understand how it can work out so differently for different drivers. Guess the universe has something else in mind for him. Gotta trust that everything always has a reason…moving us to something even better. Whatever that may be. 😃🙏

[@412hwc]

@@TheJoyofTrucking id imagine thats him, hes deff dark but he doesnt look like tha average punjabi. yea he was disappinted because all he heard was soooooo many good things, but i mean just because he had a shitty experience doesnt mean somebody else will. i guess its tha lucc of tha draw.

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

@@412hwc ☹️

[@jerrycornelius3397]

Cornelius NC... my last name...

[@stevenhassell4258]

Beep the horn before backing up.

[@justinsurface7451]

Wait? Are y’all married? I’m new to this channel

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Welcome to the channel!!! Thanks for subscribing!! Yes. We’ll be married 20 years this December. I offered Kevin my last name…McPherson. But he wanted to stick with Sloan. So we each kept our names. 😆😆😆

[@redman7538]

Crepe usesd\

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

Yes...

[@timguthery7756]

Five hundred thosand

[@TheJoyofTrucking]

???

[@mwalker3547]

Does your wife have an air ride seat, eh?

[@oliverfrieda9120]

....Thank you for the quick reply....naturally we can stay with the you . I was very happy to get....post from America. For several years (6 years approx.) I have been captivated by a passion ...American trucks. It started with the ATS (American Truck Simulator...there I am now in 12 states on the road )...In October 2019, my girlfriend and I were allowed to experience 6 states ,for me the first time . With a large motorhome from Las Vegas...via Utha...to New Mexico...Colorado...Arizona...California and back to Las Vegas. We have met only dear, nice people (incredibly helpful) and I / we stayed overnight on truck stops 3x...and much more...I never forgetmehr...Am myself once in Germany truck driven...but Cabover in Europe I find boring I've been driving with you for some time now....just great you always explain it great the view of the hood with the typical two mirrors (you will never find here in Europe) I wish you always a good trip ...please do so...I like to ride with you...many greetings from a German fan. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)