COMPANY BLOG

November 2020 Drivers of the Month
Congratulations to all the drivers below for being selected driver of the month for their respective terminal. Many elements are considered by the individual fleet managers in their selection for Driver of the Month. Safety, mileage, attitude, and appearance are among...

Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking Raise Driver Pay for Third Time in Three Months
The trend toward higher driver pay is continuing at Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking. National over-the-road drivers with Crete and Shaffer will soon receive their third pay raise within the last three months. This increases starting pay on national fleets to...

October 2020 Drivers of the Month
Congratulations to all the drivers below for being selected driver of the month for their respective terminal. Many elements are considered by the individual fleet managers in their selection for Driver of the Month. Safety, mileage, attitude, and appearance are among...

September 2020 Drivers of the Month
Congratulations to all the drivers below for being selected driver of the month for their respective terminal. Many elements are considered by the individual fleet managers in their selection for Driver of the Month. Safety, mileage, attitude, and appearance are among...

Driving Ambition
Drivers can often point to a friend or family member who motivated them to pursue a driving career. For Krista Celano it was her grandfather, who drove a box truck in New York City. Both grandfathers and her father worked with diesel machinery at a power plant. “I’ve...

August 2020 Drivers of the Month
Congratulations to all the drivers below for being selected driver of the month for their respective terminal. Many elements are considered by the individual fleet managers in their selection for Driver of the Month. Safety, mileage, attitude, and appearance are among...

Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking Announce Driver Pay Raise
Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking is raising pay for drivers on national and regional over the road fleets beginning October 1, 2020. Starting pay for national drivers will now range from $0.51 to $0.57 per mile depending on experience. The pay cap for over the road...

July 2020 Drivers of the Month
Congratulations to all the drivers below for being selected driver of the month for their respective terminal. Many elements are considered by the individual fleet managers in their selection for Driver of the Month. Safety, mileage, attitude, and appearance are among...

Taking Freedom on the Road to a Higher Level
I’m sure some of my fellow drivers have seen trucks with bicycles being carried in some fashion on other trucks out here and then thought about it later. A bicycle makes it possible to get some great low impact cardiovascular exercise while getting away from the truck...