LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking have always been a leader in the industry when it comes to driver pay and benefits. For the past ten years, the National ...

This story appears in the Sept. 26 print edition of Transport Topics. Duane Acklie, an attorney and banker who built one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, died Sept. 17 from complications of ...

Duane Acklie, chairman of Crete Carrier has passed away at the age of 84 due to complications related to a number of health problems, according to a report in the Omaha World-Herald. Acklie was noted ...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veteran’s Day was a special day for Crete Carrier Corp. when five veterans of the United States Armed Forces were inducted into the Patriot Fleet, a special group of ...

Crete Carrier Corp. and Shaffer Trucking have become the latest fleets to raise driver pay in response to growing demand. Crete Carrier’s national over-the-road drivers on Jan. 1 will receive 2 cents ...

Crete Carrier Corp. has announced it will start paying its drivers “practical route” miles, effective Oct. 1. Currently, the company pays industry-standard “short route” miles through its Crete ...

Crete Carrier has added five special trucks into its newly launched Patriot Fleet, devoted to honoring the United States Armed Forces. The new black International ProStar tractors differ from the ...

The Supreme Court has ruled it will not hear a truck driver’s lawsuit against Crete Carrier Corp., leaving in place a lower court ruling in favor of Crete and its policy to require testing for ...

Crete Carrier officially added five trucks to its new Patriot Fleet in August. The black International ProStar tractors are decorated with decals that honor the United States Armed Forces. “The ...

Crete Carrier Corporation made a $50,000 donation Tuesday to the North Platte Community College Foundation for program enhancements and equipment for the NPCC Diesel Technology Program. A Diesel ...

Crete Carrier Corp. (No. 21 in the CCJ Top 250) announced March 12 that it would be raising pay 2 cents a mile for all national over-the-road drivers and owner-operators. The pay raise applies to ...

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