Shaffer Trucking

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Company Overview:

Shaffer Trucking has a proud history of serving the nation's largest food and temperature-sensitive shippers. Founded in 1937, Shaffer's roots run deep in the central Pennsylvania area of New Kingstown, outside of Harrisburg.

Since joining the Crete Carrier organization in 1974, Shaffer has continued to build on its reputation as one of the nation's premier providers of temperature-sensitive truckload services. In 2003, Sunflower Carriers, another Crete Carrier Company, was merged with Shaffer creating one of the largest refrigerated transportation fleets in the country.

Shaffer Trucking currently owns and operates 22 terminals across the United States. Strategically located, these terminals provide nationwide coverage to support Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking, and Hunt Transportation fleets.

Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking share a corporate headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska, while Hunt Transporation's headquarters reside in Omaha, Nebraska. At our corporate headquarters and central dispatch we supervise an extensive fleet of modern equipment operated by experienced drivers serving shippers and receivers throughout the country.

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Why Choose to Drive for Shaffer?

By focusing on pay, miles, benefits, job security, home time, safety, and an open door policy, the new sites give drivers a complete sense of what Crete Carrier Corporation is really like. Also, the messages continually reinforce that whatever your career goals may be, the Crete Carrier family of companies offer appealing programs designed to ensure a successful career.

In addition, Shaffer Trucking has one of the most progressive rider policies in the industry, as well as offers unique programs to better the employee experience such as a safe driver program and wellness program. Additionally, Shaffer is one of the few companies that use Rand McNally Practical Route miles software to compute miles.

Recent Awards:

Shaffer Trucking won the Safe Fleet Award in American Trucking Association’s Industrial Safety Contest. Shaffer Trucking also won six trophies from the Nebraska Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in 2011.

Average Days of Home Time Per Month: 4

Number of Trucks in Fleet: 4100

Number of U.S. Terminals: 22

Additional Company Details:

• Rider Policy
• Assigned Trucks
• Lease Purchase Program Available
• Many Trucks Equipped with APUs
• Qualcomm
• Tuition Reimbursement Assistance May Be Available