About Werner Enterprises

They need to get the upgraded trainees to quit to make room for the new crop of trainees. They get tax incentives for training. As far as the leaving your son in a hotel room for a week. LOL be happy he wasn't left in the truck. Sometimes you have to sit in this industry, if he cant hack that he shouldn't be a trucker, plus he was getting paid while he sat so whats the big deal there?

 

When I was in CDL school, the school's owner came in and had a talk with the class. He claimed "Werner is the BEST trucking company to work for." He was so adamant about pushing this company that he told everyone in the class "If you've not filled out an application for Werner yet, you need to do so TONIGHT. If I don't have your application in my hands by tomorrow morning you won't be going out on the truck to get your BTW (behind the wheel) hours."

I filled out an app and got an invite to orientation less than a week later, after the school had FAX'd it to Werner. I just ignored them and went with another company. I had read all of the horror stories here on TTR and am thankful for THAT. Plus his SELLING was so pushy my BS detector was going off loud and clear in my head.

I'm sure the school's owner was getting kickbacks from Werner for pushing them on students. I'm sure this happens all the time, and not just with Werner. But considering all I've read about this company here, the fact that ANYONE pushes this company as being "the BEST" is laughable.

 

How can the school withold services from you if you dont apply for a certain company ? Scare tatics start right from the start in this industry I guess..

 

I agree that the training can be a little better, they need trainers that are patient and help out more instead of going to sleep while you sleep at night, but about the short runs with a crappy truck, give it time. In a few months, show your dispatchers and fleet managers that you are doing a good job and deserve better loads and better equipment. Think about it this way, you wouldn't let a three year old stay at home by himself would you? He has to grow to that responsibility. After a couple months, talk to your fleet manager and ask him for better loads and maybe a better truck, ask and you shall receive. I did. I was in a crappy International and then got into a good Kenworth. Working at Werner may not be the best, but you have to take it as it is, no company is perfect, I have had my times where I wanted to leave and I complained here alot about it, but I am getting it. Just stick with it and do your best.

 

He could at anytime requested a different trainer.

 

Im confused on a couple of things. Would you clarify them please. Why didn't your son call his trainee manager and ask for a different trainer instead of sitting in a hotel for a week. Yes they give old equipment to new hires. He was expecting a new truck? I am curious on sitting on the side of the road broke down for 2 days. Never thought to call the safety department I take. You show that you have 27 years in the trucking industry yet you are surprised by the things that happened to your son. Your son can sit around and let things happen or get involved and make things happen.

 

They have been doing that for more than a dozen years. I trained some with Werner. It's nothing new. "Come on". I got off their truck in Cincinnati. They can have it. Just go somewhere else. Chaulk it up to experience.

 

You show 27 years as a driver and you allowed YOUR SON to go train with them? It would be a cold day in hell before id allow anyone other then me to train my son.LET ALONE WERNER!