Anyone Here Driving For C.R.England
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Hello everyone, as I am still waiting to hear from my Swift recruiter (did phone interview yesterday) I am still trying to weigh all options. Anyone on this site driving for C.R. England have any insight as to how they are liking the company, equipment, or any other info. They are still emailing me and hate to keep putting them off as I wait to hear from Swift but figured just in case. I called the recruiter from England back left message and emailed so still WAITING once more. Figure while I'm not busy I would see what u all thought about them. APU's , miles, pay, any policy for taking truck home ect.... thanks in advance
Also to add I live on the east coast if that makes a difference. Thanks again
APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
APU's:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
I have a buddy who drove for England and now drives for Celadon. The only things he mentioned were to keep track of your paperwork which can go for anywhere and that they weren't the best about home time. Other than that, he got plenty of miles which you'll need since they start out low on the pay scale and he hada good truck.
Having a hard time finding what cr england starting pay is. The review must be a little dated as I have heard a few say they now only require 9 month contract, not sure if payments are deducted or not or if they are and then reimbursed for it after that. Review shows .26 pm but have heard others say .35 pm. Anybody know what the CURRENT pay is and any info on the contract for sponsored schooling is. 9 months seems to be hard to beat compared to other comp sponsored and have heard you will owe nothing for training after the 9 months is up. Any updates would be greatly appreciated. what trucks do they run and equipment, apu , power inverters, ect.
APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
9 month commitment to drive for them regularly. Only 6 month commitment if you are a veteran.
Starting pay for me back in 2013 was 25cents a mile solo or 30 cents split for teams.
It was good training. Had a brand new truck, they were okay for starting out. If you go with them I recommend finding a partner for the better pay.
They run Freightliner Cascadias with 10 speeds. They do run APU'S and allow power inverters as long as they aren't hard wired in, so you're limited to 300 watt units that plug into a lighter fixture but still usable.
APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
APU's:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
My grandparents drove for C.R. England in the 90s up in New Jersey. They said that while they got plenty of miles, their pay was close to half of what the recruiters quoted them. They were driving team, supposed to be making 300 a week each and C.R. gave them around 175 a week each, hardly enough for them to keep their house up there. That was about 20 years ago, but I'd still keep an eye out for that.
9 month commitment to drive for them regularly. Only 6 month commitment if you are a veteran.
Starting pay for me back in 2013 was 25cents a mile solo or 30 cents split for teams.
It was good training. Had a brand new truck, they were okay for starting out. If you go with them I recommend finding a partner for the better pay.
were there any additional like dock pay, detention, layover, ect. Doing the numbers just with miles at .25 averaging 2500 miles is really low considering the deductions of taxes, tuition (if they take out for that then pay back when complete) not to mention taking out for groceries :). Dont think "momma" would be to pleased with 350-400 a week to help with bills. Hard to commit being away that much for that pay. I understand it would only be for limited time but WOW, how could a family get by with that. Me on the other hand if that's the only one willing to give me a shot am all for it but would definitely be ready to go on day 1 after 9 months. Just seems crazy
Those are all questions you should refer to the recruiter and answers they should readily have available.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Prime will pay 43 CPM driving a light weight
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, as I am still waiting to hear from my Swift recruiter (did phone interview yesterday) I am still trying to weigh all options. Anyone on this site driving for C.R. England have any insight as to how they are liking the company, equipment, or any other info. They are still emailing me and hate to keep putting them off as I wait to hear from Swift but figured just in case. I called the recruiter from England back left message and emailed so still WAITING once more. Figure while I'm not busy I would see what u all thought about them. APU's , miles, pay, any policy for taking truck home ect.... thanks in advance
APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
APU's:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.