werner on short list

BTW, there was a couple of times the trainer did not log in as current driver but as soon as we caught it, the logs department helped us get it straightened out and corrections made. When you are solo then just remember to Macro 8 for everything.

Got myself in a pickle yesterday. I went to line one the night before at 18:30. I didn't start my truck until 04:55 the next morning and didn't start rolling until 05:00. I also made sure that my Macro 49 reply came back with my hours showing.

Like a dumb ###, I deleted all the messages and started rolling. Two hours later I get a HOS violation message. I do not know what the hell happened but obviously a glitch in the system. Anyway, I ended up making a correct from line 1 to line two then had to go to line 1 for 2 hours (split break). From now on, I'm going to put myself on line 3 when I start rolling. I wonder if the lighting and heavy rain had anything to do with the system not updating correctly?

 

Werner's system has flaws. Even they admit it when you ask the logs department directly. I went line 1 on home time, and when I came back on 4 days later, the thing had me not only listed as line 4, but -68 hrs on the 70 clock, and -149 on the 14!

They're working on a new program that will make it easier for the operators, and should eliminate the duplicate messages that we have to send, such as those that require a "going to line" section. Many of those still require a macro 8 message as well.

 

@spyderryder

You're always supposed to log a line change manually. Sit on hold with the log department long enough, and you'll learn what you've forgotten from your CBT.

Macro 8 - every line change
Macro 46 - every day

Never forget them. I've seen more drivers thrown out on their ### for those two macros than anything else. It doesn't ever hurt to send them multiple times either.

Stopped at a guard shack to jump out and ask directions, staying on line three? Send a macro 8 to go back on line 3, even if it took 2 minutes.

Dropped a trailer? Picked up a trailer? Macro 2? Macro 5? Macro 6? Just send a macro 46 a few times a day. You can only get in trouble for forgetting it, and you should be doing a vehicle inspection whenever you send one of those macros anyway. It doesn't take any additional time on line 4, and you'll have your ### covered.

 

I hear ya. I'm starting on the FD account tomorrow and I will definitely have to keep up with it.

I've only had one warning about not getting Mac 46 sent in last thing so I have a post-it on the dash to remind me of it.

I think where I goofed the other day is that even though my 10 hour break was reached I started rolling 15 minutes before I should have as the first thing to log for the day is your VI. Hey, I'm learning.

 

Don't do it I'm in fd out of rome,ny I ####### hate it too much work backing in some of this stores are for experts right now I'm waiting for a swap because it was that hard.... Have you seem a grown man cry after spending 1 hour trying to back in to a store.... That was me I just wanted to make so money and now I'm looking at the posibility of just drive the short distance to Allentown and returning the truck unless the give me another account dude right now I feel like punching a puppy of how mad I'm right now.... The taste of failure is a taste I will never want to taste again.

 

I stand corrected on Family Dollar, it's Dollar General. Got to Ardmore yesterday. Did my backing test and half of the CBTs. Going out with the training guy (Jason) today to make deliveries in OK City. Hopefully I won't have to spend a few days on the road with another driver to learn the ropes. After all, it's not rocket science. This sure beats the hell put of the snow and ice.

 

@Ruckie
They can get you back on drivers choice in a day. You won't make a dime fighting over loads there with 4000 other trucks, but its not FD.

Call up driver placement tomorrow and see if they can find you anything else. If not, ask your fleet manager/safety coordinator to remove you from the account. If you say its for safety reasons, they can't do a #### thing to fight it.

@SpyderRyder
DG is a real money maker if you can stick it out, be careful with the racks, and be smart about how you run your loads. There isn't any reason you should make less than $700/week on that account, unless its being bought out by another company and werner is short on runs.

Also, I think it'd be easier for rookies if they just called a 10 hour break a 10.25 hour break. I usually just set my alarm for 10 hours, wash up, get a drink, fire up the engine, kick the tires, clean the glass, check the lights and air lines, and by that point, I'm close to 10.5 hours on line 1.

 

Thanks, makes sense on the 10 hour. Met my dispatcher today and he seems like a good kid with a lot of sense. Went out yesterday with a local on a three drop in OK City. A few muscles where hollering at me but nothing a Motrin can't fix. Good to get used to this now before the heat hits.

Got all my CBT's done today and the grand tour of the facility, did a little PM on my truck and ready to rock and roll tomorrow.

I know as soon as the get the DC built in California that will take away some of the work load but they will be picking up something else which escapes my memory at the moment but I figure with the turnover things will work out okay.

One thing though, I'm considering buying my own truck in a couple of months so will start talking to fleet sales and looking at the pros and cons.

 

I was a weiner trainer at one time. Werner is a decent starter company but that's it. It's easy mac8 request details. Pull details and check against previous days paper log. Or when you go to line 4 or 3, the first time you got to off duty (line 1 or 2) the qualcomm will automatically send you your previous days log details.

Wait wtf I'm not a trainer and don't work for Werner anymore wtf am I doing?

 

DONT DO IT goto roehl.