Werner_ How they treat their Drivers

i worked for werner for a year they where good to me but my dis was a di@# any how what u should have done is called in and made ur point that u had home time coming and it is on the qual and that u wouldnt be taking the load.... i had to do this a few times and u wouldnt have got in to any trouble look the qual is ur best friend when working for werner get everything on the qual

 

I drove for werner for 6 months and never had an issue getting hometime.Only time I had an issue for hometime was I requested to be home by a cerntan day but was 1 day later,no big deal.I had few other issues too, my dispather was ok,not the greatest but better than others I heard.Hang in there,there not to many jobs out there.

 

yw yeah i reamber thows days kinda like when i was on a back road with one truck stop for 9 hours and no whre to park a big rig in between and u only have 6 hours to drive so u stop and the load is late and ur dis saids ur going to get fired.. yeah i rember..... no i got to say is ur qual is ur best friend save all ur home requests and any thing u and u dis saids hang in there get a least a year and u can go any where hell i was driving home one time and they took my personal drive time away so i had to drive on my log and then they tryed to get me for a 14 hour and a 11 hour lol but my qual saved me


oh one last thing dose ur qual kick ur hours over at midnite lets say ur driving at nite and u have 5 hours and its midnite and u go to send in ur check call and u have fresh hours and safe said not to drive but ur dis saids to drive when u know u only have 6 hours so u get there a lil and ur dis makes u late for ur home time by a day oh yeah i have some storie to tell

 

I've tried to warn people about this stuff . Read the financial reports of Werner and the other carriers that keep hiring students . They have parked hundreds of trucks because freight is slow but they keep hiring . They keep hiring because people keep quitting . But finding a new job is very difficult , especially if you give them an excuse to put something negative on your DAC .

 

Have you just been driving for 4.5 months in total, or just for Werner? If in total then you might as well buckle up for the 2 full year ride. Because all of the really good companies won't touch you until then. Werner, Swift, TMC, and all of the student hire in companies are pretty much the same. From the time you start school , to the time you retire large trucking companies are full of BS. You mentioned family, There will never be much family time in trucking. No matter how you do it, or who you work for. That is if you are going to make any real money at it. I worked for werner for 3 month myself. Pulled my truck into Springfield, Oh, and never looked back. Thought I would try TMC. Got to Des Moines Heard them climb all over some guy for stepping in the grass infront of headquarters, and I knew right away thei wouldn't speak to me like that. So I got back in my truck and headed back to Kentucky. I came home and thought about it, and desided to go Owner/Op. Not a a choice for the faint of heart.
Everything is on you, and it is not a cheap way to go. And don't listen to all the big money talk you here from some of the old trucker, 75% are just blowing smoke up your a%#. Count the money in Great, Count the money going out even greater! You will always make ends meet. But don't look for the riches if you are still behind the wheel. And your family will always pay for you being out on the road.

 

You have every right to feel that way and I don't blame you for not liking it. Mega companies always have and always will treat most of their drivers like dirt. Not all but most. Both in good times and bad. You said it yourself, 100% turnover rate. There are many reasons for this. None of them good. From the fact that they short you on miles (actual vs paid), no pay for all other on duty time, sitting for days waiting for a load, poor benefits, poor retirement and getting home on a regular basis just to name a few. Do yourself and your family a favor. Try to find a local job that pays by the hour. At least you will know that you are getting paid for all of your time and you get to spend your off duty time with the people that mean the most to you. Good luck.

P.S. If you want to know the companies to avoid, go to the thread that says "Motor Carrier Questions The Inside Scoop". If you can avoid about 95% of those, you will be doing good. It also pays to know that good companies do not have to advertise!