Employer Profile  |  Crete Carrier Corporation

Founded in 1966, Crete Carrier Corporation, along with operating division Shaffer Trucking and wholly-owned subsidiary Hunt Transportation, Inc., ranks as one of the largest privately owned trucking companies in the country, offering a full range of transportation services to our customers.

Crete Carrier provides dry van service, Shaffer Trucking offers temperature-sensitive service and Hunt Transportation covers flatbed and specialized transportation. Collectively, the group operates 5,348 power units and more than 12,435 trailers, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Together, the companies rank as one of the 20 largest trucking groups in the country.

From our corporate headquarters and central dispatch located in Lincoln, NE, we supervise an extensive fleet of modern equipment operated by experienced drivers. Crete Carrier employs more than 4,200 drivers and 1,000 office staff all over the United States. In addition to driving careers, Crete Carrier has opportunities in safety, fleet management, operations, recruiting, information technology, accounting and marketing.

Our main focus is to be a low-cost provider of quality transportation and logistic services. We continually invest in our people, our equipment, and technology to provide the quality service our customers deserve. We also treat our employees fairly and honestly, which could explain why they tend to stay with us three times longer than our competition.

Crete Carrier Corporation hires only the best people. If you’re interested in joining the Crete Carrier Corporation team, check out our current  office/shop opportunities or  driver opportunities 

and see if one is right for you.

We like to say, "There are no shortcuts" on our road to success and we practice that commitment by following these seven principles:

• We stress safety first and foremost. We never compromise the safety of our people or those with whom we share the road.
• We say what we mean and mean what we say. We deliver on the promises we make.
• We are ethical - we always do what is right. Even when no one is watching, our ethics demand that we always do the right thing.
• We follow the road less traveled. We stress long-term performance over short-term gains.
• We strive to be the best trucking company in the country. Not the biggest, but the very best in everything we do.
• We exercise mutual respect. We earn it through our actions and show it through our deeds.
• We have FUN! We work and play hard, but we remember to enjoy what we do.

Crete Carrier Corporation currently offers regular full-time and regular part-time employees (working 30 or more hours per week) a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Benefits – Section 125
• Profit Sharing/401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Funeral Leave
• Educational Assistance
• Referral Bonuses

You may download a detailed summary of our benefits at  www.cretecarrier.com . Benefits may vary depending on position.

Applicants are encouraged to submit an  Online Application and attach a resume in Word Format.

• Human Resources
• P.O. Box 81228
• Lincoln, NE 68501
• Fax: 1-402-479-8890
• Phone: 1-800-998-4095

To apply for a Company Driver or Owner/Operator position, 

please follow the appropriate company link below to the online application or a printable application

which can be submitted via U.S. mail or faxed to one of the Crete companies:

Crete Carrier Driver Recruiting

Dry Van Specialists

400 Northwest 56th Street

Lincoln, NE 68528

Phone: 1-800-998-2221

Fax: 1-800-998-9002 or 1-402-479-2586

Shaffer Trucking Driver Recruiting

Temperature-Sensitive Specialists

49 East Main Street

P.O. Box 418

New Kingstown, PA 17072

Phone: 1-800-775-2352

Fax: 1-800-669-2181

Hunt Transportation Driver Recruiting

Specialized/Flatbed

10770 "I" Street

Omaha, NE 68127

Phone: 1-888-228-9685

Fax: 1-402-938-0064