Crete Transportation Costco Dedicated Account (Florida)

I recently applied for this Company and I’m interested in the Dedicated Account of Costco. My recruiter is going to send me all information by email but I still have not received any information yet.

Please anything anyone might know about this subject is appreciated (Costco dedicated in Florida)

I drive for Crete Carrier, this is a new account so not much information is available but here is the listing on the website: https://cretecarrier.com/company-driver/florida-driving-jobs/

I’d imagine it’d be like the Walmart account I pickup at, you’ll pickup a load at the DC, delivery to the stores on that route, probably just have to go inside and verify the pallets they’re getting off the trailer, rinse and repeat until empty where you’ll drive back to the DC empty.

Mind if I ask, how long you’ve been with Crete and are the miles there?. For dedicated accounts I mean?

Mind if I ask, how long you’ve been with Crete and are the miles there?. For dedicated accounts I mean?

I’ve been here for about 5 years in 2 days. I’ve been dedicated majority of that time. I’d say the miles are there if you’re easy to work with and want to run. I’ve never had many problems here.

Currently I run dedicated out of a Walmart DC in North Platte, NE and run around 3000-3200 miles a week.

Hello Hector!

Hey, I just wanted to point something out about Jamie's response to your question. Did you notice he qualified his answer with a few details he recognizes as important?

He says...

I’d say the miles are there if you’re easy to work with and want to run. I’ve never had many problems here.

That's an honest response. I can promise you there are drivers at Crete who aren't happy. We've heard from a few before. That's the mystery of trucking. One person will tell you this company doesn't give you enough miles to survive, while at the same time there are other drivers there making a great living. Jamie was pointing the way to success out to you.

If you remember anything from this conversation, remember what he said. You have to want to run the miles, you have to prove you are capable of running the miles, and you have to be willing to do what's necessary without being a pain in the backside of your management team.

Trucking is simple. It's not easy, and it requires a lot of effort and commitment, but the basics are simple. Stick to those basics, and you'll be making great money like Jamie does.

Everything you get in trucking is earned. They don't just have this Santa-Claus bag filled with miles that they "give" to everybody on the team. You prove you can handle the job by being productive, safe, and on time. The drivers who can deliver like that, with a positive attitude, get all the miles they can handle.

I can attest to what's already been said, it's all about having the right mindset, and a good attitude....My 1st company, CRST we had 1 of the 4 head regional DM's, after finding a good co driver out of 4. The 2nd year, we got tons of miles 6,000++ a week. I told both Dms I had that I was out there to run, and make us all money! We did a 7,200 mile week once, and ran our butts off wheww.

My 2nd company of 4 months, same thing, told my DMs, just gimme the miles, I get it done!....I had a sort of a "dedicated" run back n forth from So. Calif to farthest eastern side of Oklahoma, around 3,500+ miles per week....Of course this also was during much better days in trucking, than ya'll are experiencing currently...

As part of this same subject. I noticed that some people are running out of hours completely on their 70, does Crete not allow to run on “Recaps”, or that seems to be more of a preference?.

As part of this same subject. I noticed that some people are running out of hours completely on their 70, does Crete not allow to run on “Recaps”, or that seems to be more of a preference?.

Crete allows you to run recaps or reset, it depends on the driver or miles you ran that week. I run out of hours before I get recaps back since I’m a local drive and have to log basically everything on duty.

Some dispatchers also prefer you run recaps, but either is fine. Just remember communication is key when working in the trucking industry, it’s not like majority of jobs.