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Old 11.01.2008
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I'm looking at Werner as an upgrade from Swift - few questions.

1. As a new employee with 6 months OTR experience would I have to go through their training program or would I be considered "experienced"?
Asking them will get the facts, but I believe you might have to go through an abbreviated 75 hr training instead of the 275.

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2. How does the electronic logging work?
You enter macros/commands into a small computer interface instead of drawing lines through a logbook. Commands include "ready for load", "arrived at", "completed loading", all which ask what line you are going to next.

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3. How likely am I to be able to get home weekly or better? (This is the breaker, right here)
If you get regional, there is a chance, albeit a slim one you can be home weekly. I think regional shows an average of 7-10 days out, with 48 states being 14+. By the grace of gawd you might get a dedicated route which can afford you more home time.

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4. If I got accepted this week, would they probably be OK with me pushing back starting until November 8 or so? I have plans I can't ditch on.
That is something that only they could tell you!
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They also have some local gigs in certain areas that will get you home nightly. If you get lucky enough to get on one. My dad is on one in Kansas City right now. They don't pay as much but if you need to be home it helps. Having some experience might help you get something you like too. I'm going to to orientation next week and I have been told by 3 different recruiters that I can get on the Dollar General account within a few weeks of completing my training. It'll get me home fridays and saturdays, but I have to unload the trailers. I guess I'll have to wait and see. I'll keep you posted.
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i have nothing bad to say about werner i drive a 2007 pete and have a great disptcher. Anyone out there who thinks you can just sit on your butt and make money as a trucker get a clue it is long hrs and hard work. I make very good money at werner and all the drivers out there that i have met that #### about werner, and everything else most are so stupid they cant even figure out when there drive hours are up for the day that they must stop driving for dot regulations. To all the werner drivers out there who weathered the ice storms and didnt wreck there trucks myself included ( 4 states 8 days in storm ) great job. I only saw one werner truck on my travels on 70 and 80 in the ditch and it was a day cab still upright unlike many other swift, prime and o/o trucks. So in closing i feel werner is a great company. Next time before you talk #### about me or any other driver just because of who we drive for just think about when and where you started off at. Just my thoughts and keep it safe. Rubber side down Mike
werners a good company?hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! O #### i just about p'd on myself laughing so hard. I gave those beeotches 15 yrs of my life,only to lose my job because i idiled the truck trying to sleep n 100 degree states. So yea "the big blue smurf's r a good company". Good for hurting and destroying good drivers lives. '' but to each his own",as the immortal bard once said. As u gain experience bud,u'll learn real quick how erroneous your original statement was. Hopefully by then u will have the insight and experience to run away fast.
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werners a good company?hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! O #### i just about p'd on myself laughing so hard. I gave those beeotches 15 yrs of my life,only to lose my job because i idiled the truck trying to sleep n 100 degree states. So yea "the big blue smurf's r a good company". Good for hurting and destroying good drivers lives. '' but to each his own",as the immortal bard once said. As u gain experience bud,u'll learn real quick how erroneous your original statement was. Hopefully by then u will have the insight and experience to run away fast.
You put up with everything for 15 years? Why didn't you follow your own advice? You must have the patience of a saint.

























Or it might not have been that bad...
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how come they pay only 350 a week thats nothing.plus i got 15 years military driving experience!
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u were warned
Werner warned u just like the rest of us. all the trucks got the same message. solos 10hrs a day training trucks 8 a day. and i still come out way under were the want me to be. under 40 or 50 %. it's all common sense turn ur truck off at the shp and con. to everybody else does Werner have it's issues , of course none of the werner drivers here r going to say no to that. but so does every other trucking compony out there. drivers tell me not to go to swift englend ect ect ect . but u get out what u put in. and sometimes the get more then u do. thats life.
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im in Omaha . who was Ur dispatcher. I'll find out what happened . the only real issue we have right now is the same problem every truck has LOW FRIGHT but there keeping us running. Werner pays 325 a week the first half of Ur training and 350 the second half. i guess because they can. it took me 3 mo to go thru my training because i was in a dedicated run it sucked but i stuck with it . at the end of Ur training the give u a choice if there no room on the road. stay on Ur training truck and get paid or go home and don't get paid. that's up to u. new guys just remember were hurting everywhere in the country right now .
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u can get money out of the gi bill i think don't know much about that. unfortunately i don't think any of the company's recognize driving in the service. thank u for it , we r all in ur and every vets debt . did u talk 2 them to see if u had to do all of it
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You put up with everything for 15 years? Why didn't you follow your own advice? You must have the patience of a saint.
























Or it might not have been that bad...

Maybe he did try to find something but Werner prevented other employment or maybe there were othe reasons.
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