Werner: Need I say more

Sux......I hope all the new folks read this. Trucking companies will NOT tolerate you idling the truck just to keep from freezing to death. Bring lotsa blankets folks.......

 

I didn't know werner was going to all team drivers. Are they no longer going to have or hire solo drivers?

Sorry to here about your situation. I was wondering, isn't 5 months experience more than 0 experience that student divers have. Can you get on with another training company?

I just graduated from a local truck driving school, and werner is one of the companies that has offered me a start. However, I am wanting to drive solo after training.

 

Even with a bunk heater, will blankets even help at those extreme low temps? W/O an APU - this doesn't seem fair...Maybe it's right in the companies 'eyes' but seems wrong towards the driver when your not going to get ANY sleep or rest when your shivering to death (literally).....



-H

 

If your comapny doesn't provide you with an APU can you purchase your own and have it installed? I know they are expensive, $4,000 to $8,000. but if you could and were willing to make that investment would a company let you?

 

Easy to judge stuff like this based on spreadsheets and truck computer printouts when you're sitting in a comfy climate-controlled office.

I've had to try to sleep in the driver's seat while sitting in a truckstop in Champlain, NY, waiting for the warning to go out over the CB when the State troopers made their rounds, handing out idle citations. Oh, yeah. the temperature was -11F.

 

usa trucking kllm melton arrow trucking may trucking co there a few that hire new drivers oh tmc mavrick. just do a google on trucking jobs i to was with werner and they where goodd too me but my dis was very crapy so i walked away after 8 mos hope that helps

 

I've only talked with Maverick out of the above post, and they're only hiring experienced drivers at the moment, but they'd call when they start the student program again.

Not that I ain't experienced, I just haven't driven full-time in a little over 3 years.

 

Why would anyone want to invest that kind of money in a truck that doesn't belong to them? Get real.

 

As far as I know they are not forcing team. I drive dedicated and it is different there, but we always have regional and otr drivers help out when it gets busy and they are still solo guys. I have not heard any of them or anybody else saying they are going to all team.

If you do go to Werner I would try to get some kind of dedicated if possible, usually better money and home time. Not sure I could survive as a solo with Werner, but it depends on what you want or need to make.