WERNER ENTERPRISES, Omaha, Ne

I drove for the in 1994 for and had the same, exact mentality towards equipment problems that you are posting here. That was FOURTEEN years ago. You'd think they'd get a clue.

 

I start orientation in Portland the 12th

 

Drivin 4 WEMP 90-94 propeled myself and my bogus 2 red squares to wonder what the taxes are on 97K ,2007 income taxes? Thanks WEMP!! Kiss The OLE Butt Dime Droppers!!...U-Bet..

 

What!...you were\are an O\O, you drove for Werner from 90 to 94,
What are "bogus 2 red squares"?
Are you saying you only earned 97k for 4 years?
2007 taxes?

newb here, please explain

 

Im dropping off my 2007 Income taxes and made 97K in 07.I started at 19 cents per mile in 1990 and 27cpm when I quit WEMP(bout 40k per year).I have only one red square today on the forum member screen.I suggest sticking with whatever a person chooses and in the long run big dividend will come.

 

Thanks animal control,

 

If it is 90 degrees outside it would be much hotter then that in the truck. While I agree you can buy a fan for emergency's and open the top windows in the bunk to let the hot air out and were light colored cotton clothing and such. Just because back in the day this and that happened does not mean we should put up with it.

Trucks are bigger and faster and run in more congested traffic then back in the day and I for one don't get much sleep when I am hot and listening to refer units and smelling piss all night because my windows are open in the hot desert heat of lets say AZ.

This is 2008 and I am use to my A/C and likes my A/C. If I don't have it, it gets fixed,,or I sleep in a hotel room. I live in a part of the country were a 90 degree day happens maybe 5 days a year if at all.

Many drivers don't come from the southwest or southeast and 90 degrees IS a big deal to drive and sleep in if you are not used to it. Just like the guys from Florida that freeze to death in a parka while I'm walking around in a tee shirt in April in the NW.

 

Now THAT is saying something!

I'm out here today, asleep and ignoring my QC. I had 4 messages when I awoke from a 5hr rest. They were asking why I wasn't rolling and to call my FM. At this time, I had been on the clock from about 9:30pm till 6am because my truck and I got released at about 9pm and the assignment came in, so I took it as expected.

I'm part of a team. That said, we were in a terminal and therefore, awake and out of our truck, while repairs were made. Neither had sleep since the morning and both our "mental timers" were off due to 3 days sitting there. It just isn't smart to drive when you know your fatiqued and should sleep and Werner preaches this, but doesn't stand by their words.

So it goes, my FM wants a phone call. I refuse to call unless it's an emergency, but my teammate calls. FM begins yelling... I get up and we have a talk. I wound up sending 3 QC messages describing the problems we have and why I won't "just do" whatever I'm ordered. This guy proceeds to tell me that I will, so I said, "Here's the deal... ROUTE ME HOME!" He said he will and my current pre-assigned will get me closer. I'm cool with that.. I've had more than enough.

 

You've got a real point here. Afterall, this isn't Kuwait or the military. When the A/C doesn't work in a vehicle, temps can quickly reach 130 degrees if it's 90 outside. Opening windows surely helps, but when the company buys A/C'd units, it should work. When they advertise they have A/C(and they often do), it should work. Most of all, when it doesn't, drivers are more prone to fall asleep at the wheel in less time than when it does work.

Bottom line: A vehicle should be kept in good working order.

 

I live in the Arizona (Sonoran) desert, I've seen the thermometer read 107 at 10 o'clock at night. I don't care HOW used you are to the heat (I've lived here 30 years) no-one in their right mind is going to expect you to have to sleep in the kind of hell. I drive local - if that ac breaks in that truck, I expect it to be fixed immediately. Corporate contacted me after I wrote them several things they could do to save a large amount of fuel in their vast fleet. They reply to me after a lot of talking amongst the yuckie-yups, I guess, and tell ask me what I think about having a no-idling rule.

Sure, I said, when it's 70 degrees outside. I told them that after living for 44 years, one thing I don't expect is to be the UPS Brown Man, I am not going to sit on a hot construction site for sometimes hours on end in a truck that is not running, and therefore is heating up to 140 degrees because it's 110 outside and the truck is sitting in full sun.

I don't think they much cared for my reply, but I didn't much care for their lack of forethought, either. They then wrote me back and asked me about a rule that says, in effect, no idling during winter months. I guess I didn't care about that one - I turn the truck off at every opportunity anyway. Just if it's hell-hot out there, that truck is going to sit there, idling, and that's the end of the story. To SLEEP in that kind of heat is a nightmare I don't even want to think about.