For those thinking of driving for Werner, DON'T.

Did you go to Trainco Truck driving school?

 

The thing all new drivers need to know and remember is that the recruiters will tell you anything to get you in the seat. The specialize in giving rookies a lot of sunshine. They also usually quote averages when talking about miles, and that average is calculated on every driver on their payroll.

Also, the mileage pay a lot of the companies list on their sites includes potential bonus pay for such things as safety bonus, fuel mileage bonus, etc.

 

Most likely they are taking into consideration that some of those wont even make it to the trainer truck, another portion will want to go home within the first 2 weeks, another portion wont pass the trainee period whether its 70,140,275, or 300hrs. and some will quit when asked to stay on the trainer truck past the required hours, others will simply leave when they have to wait for a week to get a truck then another 2 to 5 days for repairs to it unless they get lucky. Plus you have to take into consideration the normal daily alotment of drivers who are fired and or quit. Out of that 55 there may only be 10 - 20 of them who actually go into a truck.

 

The Washout factor among students is high at any company who will hire them. Some can't handle the road life.

What you need to look at is not the new hires coming in to orientation, it's the promotional quota for each terminal. Indy is allowed 3-9 New qualified drivers per day. It varies on terminal, and its a far cry from the amount that gets pumped through orientation.

I've seen students quit because they didn't want to do the 4 hours worth of CBTs at the end of there training.

 

4 hours of computer training?? thats nothing i sit infront of my computer at least 4 hours a day. wow there must be some lazy people or people who dont liek technology that go to werner.

 

Exactly folks, again numbers can be twisted to suit anyones needs, facts can be left out to make it look worse.

50 new students an orientation seems liek they are super fast hiring, but I'd wager good money that Werner isn't wasting the time and resources to push 50 students through because they only need 3 . They know that of the new students 80% will not make it thru the training. Those that do many will quit at the slightest issue.

Again, Werner has run its company free of debt for a long time, they know what they are doing, and there are PLENTY of happy drivers to go along with the ones that are not. Most simply don't feel the need to run to the forums.

Generally the human mind is quiet when contented, and loud when it is unhappy. Which really skews the outsiders view, because unhappy drivers/students/etc will ##### the loudest while happy drivers will generally not feel a need to seek out and praise. Think about it? Whens the last time you had really good service? Did you fill out a compliment card or tell the manager how happy you were?

Now the last time you had really bad service I bet you did.

 

Thank you for info on Werner. They were on my list to seek a staring job. I have not yet gone to school for the CDL. Can you recommend a good company that will hire a newb?