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  1. 04.04.2012 #3951
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roadfreedom View Post
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    Not trying to be critical, just inquiring. I thought I read a thread on Werner where you said that you could make "$40,000 more your first year at WS then Werner". Am I missing something? Again, just inquiring as I am graduating next Wednesday and want to make a decent choice for a starter company.
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    at Watkins your going to gross $40,000 to $50,000 your first year, depending on:

    A. How Hard You Run
    B. How Long You Stay Out
    C. How well you manage your time and Log Book
    D. How well you communicate with Dispatch




    at werner $200 -$300 a week take home paychecks are common. Werner has also been known to Destroy drivers on their DAC's, where as at Watkins unless you do something incredibly stupid they wont put anything on there when you leave....







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    Quote Originally Posted by madman118 View Post
    Hey there so Im looking at Watkins Shepard as a training/starting company. Ill be turning 21 in 6 months. They are hiring out of their Modesto, CA terminal which is a bit of a drive from where I live but a commute once every 5 weeks wont kill me. Does anybody have any experiences with their training program and/or the Modesto terminal?
    heres some advice...when you park at the terminal for your hometime, take ALL your stuff out and leave the door unlocked, atleast that way when you get back the theiving scum that break into trucks in the sheety terminal location wont have busted your locks and wasted a day for you..!!

    (dont really leave you door unlocked, but you get my point, and yes, check out AT's thread!
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  3. 04.06.2012 #3953
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    Quote Originally Posted by American-Trucker View Post
    what do you wanna know? not sure what training your talking about (their school shut down a few years ago) or if your talking about the 10 Day Orientation, scroll back to the begining of my thread and you can read about each of my 10 days. I drove 136,xxx Miles and grossed $46,000 first 365 days with Watkins Shepard, deffinatly a good company to work for.





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    Oh ok Yeah I wasn't aware that the school wasn't running anymore. Ill read around this thread some more. From info I've gathered around here W&S seems like a pretty solid company compared to some others. Thanks for the info.
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  5. 04.14.2012 #3954
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    for anyone interested here's my new blog: My Experience as a Line Haul Driver



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  7. 04.23.2012 #3955
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    Ha I've seen AuburnTigers Videos before. Good stuff!
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    Does W/S use elogs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mosesmiller View Post
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    Nope...Paper!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Does W.S. primarily use ten speed transmission? Will I get a ten speed for my orientation?

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    Quote Originally Posted by carsonallen1977 View Post
    Does W.S. primarily use ten speed transmission? Will I get a ten speed for my orientation?

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    Yes and yes you'll use a 10 speed in orientation.
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    Hell Ya!!!!!!! Im sure a thirteen speed would be awesome for climbing hills, but I can drive a ten in my sleep. So school and hopefully orientation with w.s. should be fun.

    Thank You.

    I almost made the decision to go to May, glad I didn't. All i've heard is wonderful things about W.S., but i hope they don't keep hiring so many drivers they turn into a Swift, England, or May, the bottom feeders.
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