They are not doing it on accident. They just don't care about the driver needs. It is all about them all them only them. I would also suggest Schneider or swift they both pretty decent on home time they both big enough do dedicate in most major cities. but I would try Schneider before if you have any desire haul liquid they have a tanker division could be a foot in the door for other stuff oil field related. another option is Danny Herman trucking I just joined they are very accommodating for me but I don't know your particular needs. only you do.
I seem to have a lot of trouble getting home time. Any advice?
Discussion in 'Werner' started by mateynine, Apr 6, 2019.
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Tell them in no uncertain terms that you ARE going home.
Then tell them to fix the plates and route you there or you're just going to take it to the nearest yard as is and leave it there.
Be prepared to face the ######## and have another job lined up. But under no circumstances leave the truck anywhere that isn't on their property.Rocknroller4 Thanks this. -
yes, I and everyone should mention don't ever, ever abandon a load, and or the truck you will hurt your chances of future jobs.If they won't route you home have them route you to a terminal leave there have another job lined up if you can. hard to do sometimes over the road. it's doable but hard sometimes filling the application out.
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I finally picked up the license plate for this new truck but I had to drive a 192 unpaid miles to a terminal in order to get them.
Tomorrow is supposed to be my off day, but I'm sitting in Tennessee getting routed to South Carolina. If they fail to get me there by Thursday then I'll have to reschedule an appointment I had to Monday or Tuesday... which means having an entire weekend off where I'm not getting paid, or doing anything exciting... an entire weekend where I'll be applying to different companies.
I kept holding out hoping that things would get better but they haven't.
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Schneider is out. The 2016 rear end accident is still the reason. I've only had enough time to fill out apps for 3 companies now and all of them were no's.Last edited: Apr 23, 2019
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After weighing my options for a bit I think I might just go O/O and work with landstar. I already have 86k in the bank so buying a truck isn't a problem. My current savings rate with Werner as a company driver is quite high; I put over 3k in my pocket every month after all expenses and bills. My credit score is 774. I know I can do it but I haven't done all my homework yet.
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Good for you~research research research~hope it works out for you good luck
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If you want my advice on how to manage funds, keep a high interest savings account (like ally bank, or capital one 360) for short term savings, a high growth mutual fund or index for long term savings (Fidelity investments, Charles Schwab, or Vanguard.), and use a citi bank double cash card for 2% cash back for everything you purchase.
Right now I have 25k in pure cash and the rest is in stocks.
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unrelated, but I just found out that you need to be 23 years old to work with landstar. Which means I'm still stuck with Werner till October this year. Dang it.... but I wanna leave NOW.Rocknroller4 Thanks this. -
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And yep, I use a credit card for everything and I automatically pay the full statement every month to avoid paying any interest. Since becoming a citi bank card member I've earned $267.31 in cash back. Not a lot, but I figure it'll add up over a lifetime of spending.Rocknroller4 Thanks this.
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