Werner - Not What I'd Heard (Thank God.)

Poppycock!

 

Thanks for the positive message regarding Werner. I agree with you. We are responsible for our actions, Lack thereof.
Tropiks7

 

It's great to see some positive things being said about Werner for a change.

I've seen so many silly complaints by so many newbies on here and other forums that went to driving for Werner and of course failed because it all turned out to be work, who would have ever thought it right?

For those of you who drive a truck for a living in today's world, you might find it really hard to work for a company if you don't have an built in XM radio, or a C.D. player in it, or maybe you want to drive a new Cascadia, and the company puts you in a three year old International with 400.000+ miles on it that doesn't even have a place for you to put a tv in the sleeper.

C.L. Werner started out as a truck driver with a 1956 Ford F-700 truck, didn't have a radio, and if he wanted air conditioning he had to use a window crank to roll down his window, trucking isn't easy, it's work, and if you want to make good money at it there has to be a frame of mind to WORK, not to see how easy it can be for you. C.L. Werner hasn't grown to be what it is today because anyone gave him a free ride, or a break, Werner Enterprises has grown to be what it is today because of one young man with a 1956 Ford truck made a choice to work as hard as he needed to in order to create a life for himself and his family that he wanted, and he now provides the opportunity for so many others to go just as far as he did, and so many others just like him in the trucking world, he provides a good place for men and women to learn to safely drive trucks and provide for their families.

Trucking is not for everybody, one of the BIGGEST mistakes people make when they get into the business is that it's an easy life, there isn't anything easy about living in a truck hauling freight, it's a whole lot of headaches, back aches, dissappointments, a whole lot rude people, a lot bad roads, bad traffic, and bad weather to deal with and a lot of times all the above rolled into one.. There are good times, there are opportunities to meet all kinds of differant people, see all types of differant country sides, beautiful Wyoming sunsets, and Oklahoma plains, there is good in bad in everything you will ever do, but it will always be up to you how you handle the situations when they arise, it's easy to quit and go off somewhere else bad mouthing the company that gave you a bunch of grief about your log book violations when you kept turning in screwed up logs, life is what you make it.

Werner is a good company, glad to see this on here!

 

Werner is a good company. Unfortunately the trucking industry is lead by the unprofessional. That is partially because untrained leaders are cheaper and partially because there are a ton of truck drivers who are unresonable uneducated boobs. I guess you reap what you sow.

 

i appreciate your input. i've done a job once that most ppl mistakenly consider =easy money=, for most of those who tried its long hours, lots of rude ppl, lots of times the employer would bend and break the laws and you can do very little about it. many people last a day, a week, a month. i've spent about five years. if i would ever known what i'd have to face, not a single chance i'd put myself through it. but i needed to feed myself and my loved ones and was glad to have A JOB. paid well since i commited to up to 18 hours a day and sometimes one day off a month. i got lots of positive experience out of it too. many people were kind, honest and with unique personalities.
so, i am used to hard work. i love driving. i don't care how much im away from home, cause i'll be taking my other half with me.
what i am concerned about is that about a hundred pages back (just kidding) someone mentioned its a possibility, that after pre-hire and orientation i might get sent home.
not because i am a bad driver, but because the employer knows ahead of time he needs one driver and there is no harm for him to run 10 through orientation and pick one. the author of the post i'm referring to mentioned that carriers get paid for running students through orientations.
i've seen employers in sales burning through new hires like those guys lives were nothing. i am ready to work hard and give a 100%, but i need to stand a chance before i drop my current job and allow bills to pile up.
forgive my wordiness. i'm trying to deliver my idea as clear as i can, as i've read this board for a while and see decent people being honest (not complaining, but realistic). i know i've helped newbees in my industry as much as i could and many are my friends years after we left the employer and industry alltogether. i hope that someone will give me a straightforward opinion.
also, please feel free to recommend companies who you consider to be a good start for a newbee.
ty and b safe

 

so everything werner does to people is ok?
like, oh, your truck broke down and we spent half a week not fixing it, and half a week fixing it, heres your $200 pay check? a week of someones life is worth $200?

 

Tara it is wonderful to hear about someone happy with their co.. I run for another large co. and over all I am happy. We all have our problems.
Now looking at the end of your post with your pic. you do tats too?? Got your equipment on your truck? Where are you and when can we get together?

 

What you just posted isn't EXACTLY what any trucking company does to "PEOPLE".. it is however just the way things go sometimes in the business of trucking, no matter what company you drive for, I say that because I know from personal experiance, it is very unfortunate, very aggrivating, but sometimes it's just the way it goes when you work for a trucking company that pays their drivers by the miles they run..

And when you get that sad little pathetic paycheck for $200.00 instead of thinking just how bad your having it, think about those that are trying to find work right now all over the Country that would be thrilled with any kind of a check half that amount. Be happy you are working, and look down the road for the better check next week.

BE SAFE OUT THERE!

 

i might be nothing as a trucker, but i sure do have some life experience. while there is nothing good in complaining over nothing, what you suggest seems somewhat odd as well. the poster has a point. her reference was just one of examples of what she believes the mentioned company does to drivers.
i'm sure all three of us do appreciate the fact that we are blessed to wake up with a roof over our heads, have at least one meal a day and plenty water, there is no war, we can afford shoes and some medical supplies. many people don't have that. granted.
but that is a poor excuse for an employer to do what they please and bend ethical norms.
yes, there is a supply and demand. yes, the owner has a right to pay what he finds acceptable and any driver theoretically can go look for the greener grass elsewhere. but also is true that as a human being she has a right to voice her opinion. not just in this industry, anywhere really. if more people did that, maybe less people would be desperate to get any sort of check or job right now.
b safe

 

Werner does and will abuse their drivers, Like an abused dog some people stay and take it, they become use to it and think their world is fine.
Day,s chasing empties, scales, breakdowns, with no pay . Unwilling to repair equip., tires at the legal min. Out of pocket exp.(scales,tolls, and so on) Snooty driver mgrs. that try to bully you.
At the worst place there is, there is always someone who things he never had it so good !

Best of luck to all !