Archive for October, 2009

10 Reasons To Choose Our Truck School

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Dan Rather recently attempted paint a dark image for the trucking industry on his cable network show HDnet special reports programming show that aired 10/20/2009. We decided we would paint a different picture and list the 10 reasons choose a CR England
truck school .

CR England is one of the largest refrigerated trucking companies in the nation. The company has been in business for almost 90 years. CR England specializes in moving temperature sensitive freight such as fresh produce, meat, dairy products, beverages, and chemicals. CR England utilizes top of the line tractors and trailers with temperature controlled reefer units to keep freight at a constant temperature.

When it comes to truck school, CR England offers industry leading safety training and guarantees each student a full time position with the company upon completion of the truck driving school program.

Here are just 10 reasons that make CR England and industry leader.

    1. We have the longest length of haul in the industry that means your net check is more!
    2. We have new top of the line fleet equipment.
    3. Our driver trainers can make up to $85,000.00.
    4. We have a World Class Safety Management Program.
    5. We have been in business for almost 90 years.
    6. We have over 800 non-driver support staff to help our drivers.
    7. We Give Back! Our company has hauled relief supplies free of charge into areas that have been devastated by natural disasters.
    8. We have been family owned and operated for four generations.
    9. We have instituted many GREEN policies and are a 2009 SmartWay Transport Excellence Award Winner.
    10. We are a charter member of the Healthy Trucking Association.

For information about CR England truck school please visit our corporate website and see out trucking schools section. http://www.CREngland.com

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Cell Phone Plan Reviews For Truck Drivers

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

CR England truck drivers like anyone else these days carry cell phones. Many trucking companies provide truck drivers with Qualcomm equipment in their trucks to take care of business related activities and communicate with driver managers, but when it comes to making personal calls when a driver is out on the road, the cell phone has replaced the pay phone.

Since most truck drivers carry a cellular phone or wireless phone these days we wanted to do a little research on available cell phone plans. For our research and after talking to a number of drivers, we are interested in unlimited minute plans with unlimited email and text messaging.

All carriers have different coverage areas even though they are called Nation Wide plans so check each carrier’s coverage map to see if you are going to be covered where you drive most.

The nation wide service carriers to compare:

Cost of Unlimited Minute Plans:

  • AT&T Wireless- $99.99 per month
  • Sprint Wireless- $99.99 per month
  • Verizon Wireless- $139.99 per month
  • T-Mobile Wireless- $99.99 per month

Cost of Messaging & Data (email and picture mail) Add on Fees:

  • AT&T Wireless- $30.00 per month
  • Sprint Wireless- included per month
  • Verizon Wireless- included per month
  • T-Mobile Wireless- $24.99 per month

The clear winner as far as cost is concerned:

Sprint Wireless- Unlimited Everything for $99.99 a month.

For a truck driver that may run all 48 states nation wide service is a necessity. Getting nationwide service with out having to worry about any additional fees is certainly important to a truck driver who wants to budget his or her expenses.  The unlimited email and messaging will help a driver keep in touch with friends and family.

If your looking for trucking companies hiring click here and apply with CR England.

Sprint Wireless paid no fees to CR England Inc for this comparison.

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How to Find Terrible Truck Driving Schools

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

You’ll find many articles on the internet and in magazines that talk about easy ways to find truck driving schools. This article provides a list of tips you should avoid and if followed they will certainly set you up for failure. We have collected these tips from various resources like the internet, commercials, and print advertisements.

We hope to show these tips in a humorous light, but finding quality CDL training is serious business so think about these before you make a decision.

Tips that will leave you broke:

  1. Start with truck driving schools that don’t disclose how much the training is going to cost.
    1. Can’t believe it can happen, plenty of stories circulate the internet about truck driving schools that get students to sign paper work before they know what they are really getting.
  2. Go with a school that negotiates the cost of tuition.
    1. If you feel like you’re getting the used car salesman pitch, just remember you are from any school that offers to charge each student a different amount.

Tips that will leave you unemployed:

  1. Get your training from a truck school that has old broken down equipment.
    1. Learning on outdated equipment or learning on uncommon equipment will set you up for failure. Very few fleet tractors are old.
  2. Choose a school that will only train students to drive automatic transmissions.
    1. Learning on equipment that is sub standard will just leave you looking for more training. Very few fleet tractors have automatic transmissions.
  3. Get training from a school that doesn’t offer a placement or job guarantee.
    1. Remember that once you have a license, you’re going to need a job. Learning from the local mom and pop trucking school might lead you right back to the unemployment lines. The catch is this time you’ll have even less money.

These tips are based on some the most common pitfalls that many truck driving school students find themselves falling victim to. If you were to avoid these common areas and consider them before you make your final decision you’ll be better off in the long run.  If you’re looking to make truck driving your new career follow this blog for more information or visit www.CREngland.com for more CDL training information.

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CR England Offers Green Truck Driving School Training

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

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CR England Wins EPA Excellence Award

This award is great news for truck driving school students who are interested in protecting the environment. Now students can feel better knowing that they are training with an industry leader that is also making a conscious effort to conserve energy and lower green house gases.

The award that C.R. England, Inc. received is an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWaySM Transport Partnership. The award is directly related to the company’s leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities. The award was announced at the American Trucking Association’s Annual Management Conference & Exhibit in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Here are some interesting facts that most likely attributed to the excellence award. Over time CR England has saved 49,023,390 gallons of diesel fuel and has been able to decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 544,160 tons. Most of the savings have come via the implementation of fuel saving strategies and the installation of aerodynamic equipment on tractors and refrigerated trailers.

When you choose a CR England truck driving school for your training, your learning from an award winning environmentally friendly trucking company that has been in business for almost 90 years. CR England truck schools guarantee you a job after you have completed the training program. CR England strives for excellence and operates under the trademarked “DRIVE LIFE” motto. Contact a company recruiter if your interested in CDL training or visit www.CREngland.com for more information about our truck driving school program.

For more information about SmartWay you can visit: http://www.epa.gov/smartway .

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