Am I making a mistake leaving Werner?

WHY does anyone that drives truck automatically assume that there life SHOULD be a living hell. unpaid 34 hour resets at truck stops are fantastic. its like you never actually have a day off. days off are days that you should NOT be in the truck, so you aren't able to drive and make any money. answer me what GOOD is an unpaid 34 hour reset? they suck. could you imagine any other industry accepting "camping out" at their workplace and not getting paid for it. GOOD LUCK. my current trainer said the first time he has to spend a 34 hour reset on the road, he is turning in his keys. i cant blame him, 34 hour unpaid resets away from home a bad joke.

want to live in a flee bag hotel? thats great too. the place stinks like an ashtray and is probably infested with bed bugs. you will find that the lovely maids will barge right in without knocking, better secure your door with that sliding lock deal. expect to be in that hotel for up to two weeks waiting for a trainer. no car, no transportation, basically a paid prisoner. you will have many days to sleep the entire day away re-thinking your life. expect to loose your privacy with constant roommates. wadhams give me a room by myself, it was NICE.

ever wonder why such a fantastically great company needs to fill a hotel up with new "hires"? its because they are a constant revolving door. WHY? the lifestyle sucks, the company plays games, you have no life, and your family is a distant memory.

not only that but the company makes probably as much money on "training" new students as it does on actually hauling freight. they need people to quit so they have room for more "students". when you finally get on a trainers truck expect to be run as team. the trainer will collect the miles and allot of trainers will show you little else beyond what puts more money in their pockets. it takes time out of pilling miles on the truck to show you important tasks like backing.

comparing the two was apples to oranges so far. i spent 2 nights in the hotel. everyday i was there was spent doing something productive. Friday afternoon i met with dispatcher and the arrangements were already made for my trainer. before i left after my 3rd day i was already talking and texting with the trainer that i will meet up with Monday. they were very efficient and they have to be. they arent lining their pocketbooks with government subsidies for running a driver mill. they make the majority of their money on freight. after all of the arrangements were made i went home for the weekend.

i will be with the trainer from monday morning till friday evening and once again go home for the weekend. everything so far looks good.

if you want to try your chances with werner go ahead, im not stopping you. dont just take my word for it either, read all of the posts, there is far more negativity towards this driver mill then there is positive. im not the only person who felt taken advantage of.

 

in my class at wadhams was a student driver from USX and another from werner (lol). the one working for werner drove for them for 7 months. he got fed up with the dollar account so they changed him over to sears dedicated. it worked out OK for a little while, but after a few weeks his mileage dropped to nothing. the week he left, he drove 800 miles and made $250. he left shorty after.

 

my experience has been better at the same carrier so far. i know it wont be perfect overall