by Brad Penner | Jan 8, 2020 | Company News, Driver News
Crete Carrier Corporation celebrates another year of achievements in driver safety and productivity in 2019. In recognition of a successful year at Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking, we are honored to present the following drivers with our Driver of the Year Awards!...
by Brad Penner | Jan 6, 2020 | Driver News
It’s that time of the year when we need to place those 2020 International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) decals on our assigned trucks before February 1—but let’s be sure we can KEEP them where they belong! Imagine this scenario. It’s a cold January morning and you have...
by Brad Penner | Dec 19, 2019 | Driver News
Here we go—that last week before Christmas and many of us drivers are wanting to be home. While we may have plans to be with our families, our company’s operations personnel are collectively performing a major undertaking during the week leading up to Christmas and...
by Brad Penner | Oct 22, 2019 | Driver News
Once a driver has been with the company for a while and demonstrated that they are safe and productive they are likely to be assigned to a brand new truck. While there’s a lot to be said for that new truck smell and a feeling of ‘starting off fresh’, we as drivers...
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,...
