CR ENGLAND
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Hello Everyone,
How does everyone handle the low pay and contract issues with this company...need my CDL's but am hearing many bad things about the company but I need a steady job.
Thoughts? Any advice is welcome and much appreciated!
Cheers and Keep on Trucking!
Welcome to Trucking Truth, Parker! Yeah, there are so many bad reviews out there about any company you choose. The problem is that 99% of almost any review set is written by people who have a beef against the company. Few reviews are written buy people who are happy with their job. On top of that, they make it sound soooo terrible!
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CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Errol really nailed it. I would add that CR England has always paid on the low side of the scale compared with its competition but they also give people an opportunity that many other companies wouldn't. So that's the trade-off for some people.
Their contract is actually one of the shorter ones so that's a good thing.
Have a look at the other Company-Sponsored Training Programs if that's the type of school you're looking for. Apply to any that seem to meet your preferences and see who gives you an opportunity.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
It seems small but it comes out the same if you are making the CPM and split miles.... Crst starts out at .25 CPM for half the miles the truck turns.... Use the search engine here on trucking truth for cr england... There was a guy that posted about them and he was thinking about staying with cr england even after his contract...
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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Hello Everyone,
How does everyone handle the low pay and contract issues with this company...need my CDL's but am hearing many bad things about the company but I need a steady job.
Thoughts? Any advice is welcome and much appreciated!
Cheers and Keep on Trucking!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: