Western Express

I just started with them, and, my hair is already turning grey. The pay isn't where it needs to be for flatbedding, but, one thing I'll say that is good about them is great miles. That's about it. Great miles. If you like to go home at least once a month for a few days, good luck with that. I like to go out 6-8 weeks at a time and take a week off. I've talked to drivers at our yard in Nashville that have been out on the road for 8 weeks, and have been trying to go home a month ago, and still haven't made it home. They tell you they try to get you home on the weekends, but, hey. They go 48 states. Weekends home is BS. That ain't happening. I can't tell you how many times I've been stuck somewhere else during the weekends waiting to deliver on Monday.

I don't mind the long periods out at all. I've done 3 months before...but when I want to go home, I want to go home. I got **** to do that I can't do on the road. When they do get me home, it is indeed the weekends, and only for the weekend. This time around, my DM told me that he'd get me home by Friday if not Thursday and out on a Tuesday. Well, Friday I drop the load I got, and well...what do you know. They give me another load to secure and tarp, only to repower with another driver, and take that guy's load on home with me (due when? MONDAY. Which means that if I want to make it on time I have to leave noon Sunday). So, in the end? They lied to me. Therefor the load I got now is going to be two days late as a memo (unless they want to repower it before then). HAHAHAHAHA.

Well, that may just be me and my personal needs/wants. I guess it all depends on you and how you prefer home time. Everything else seems to be alright, other than the DM is more of a messenger than a DM. Not to mention, they won't reimburse you for any gear you may have to buy (like tarp straps, etc). They just tell you to use your own money even though /YOU/ are buying /THEM/ gear to secure /THEIR/ loads. So, you'll just have to make do with what you got...or not at all unless you don't mind spending money on the company. (Isn't the point of being a company driver to make money from them and not the other way around?).

I dare say that I'd much rather go back to being screwed by C.R. England's lease deal than work for this company, but...they don't have a flatbed division. Bleh.

 

Every company I have talked to says I am good enough to go solo. Never went with a trainer after orientation. Trainer or no, home time is still rare

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They do but that is all they haul are PODS. They only do the easy crap, and nah, I doubt c.r. England's pod division is any good.

Western provides all our gear, but if we break our bungies and need some on the fly we have to use our own money. Personally I think its wrong but that's just me.

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