by Brad Penner | Sep 24, 2021 | Company News, Driver News
Crete Carrier Corporation announced big changes for drivers with Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation. Pay for drivers is set to go up on October 9, 2021. And the allowed speed on trucks will be increased starting September 27, 2021. Drivers on the...
by Brad Penner | Jul 14, 2020 | Company News
Crete Carrier Corporation Principle #5: Be the best trucking company in the country. With our company roots in rural Nebraska we tend not to toot our own horn. Humility is in our DNA. But we also believe in setting the bar high. And over the last year we’ve reached...
by Brad Penner | Feb 21, 2020 | Company News
As demand for diesel technology programs grew, the Milford (Nebraska) campus of Southeast Community College (SCC) faced a challenge. How could they meet that demand? The answer: Build a $13 million facility with the latest technology, big enough to house multiple bays...
by Brad Penner | Oct 4, 2019 | Driver News
Most of us who were alive back in the 1970s still remember the nationwide 55 MPH speed limits. Back then most everyone had a CB radio, regardless of what type of vehicle they were driving. In a sense, that was the ‘social media’ of the day. Why have a CB? To this day,...
by Brad Penner | Sep 20, 2019 | Driver News
As we all know, our trucks—just like any other vehicle—need periodic preventive maintenance and repairs. As drivers, we can take a few simple steps to help the process. A shop technician usually just needs to move the truck from the yard to the bay before doing most...
