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Western Express & SMX? Are they an all Student Fleet??

Discussion in 'Trucking Jobs' started by HardlyWorkingNeverHome, May 26, 2008.

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  1. May 26, 2008 #1
    HardlyWorkingNeverHome

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    Over the last 3 years I've seen a steady increase of Western Express and SMX trucks pulling Western Express Trailers in the Northeast. It seems to me that the trucks are 70% of the time operated by a rookie or a mentally disturbed person.

    After the last mentally disturbed person I ran into (He started yelling at a yard jockey at a lowes distribution about how the jockeys should be doing a better job of locating him an emty trailer for his drop and hook. It seems his emty was not in the slot number that was given to him. Gee, that never happens lol.) i went to Western Express' website.

    They don't state much past they hire with 6 months experience and the base rate is 30 cents. Are they getting all the JB Schneider Swift Werner rejects?
     
    HardlyWorkingNeverHome, May 26, 2008
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  3. Jun 12, 2008 #2
    BigDaddyJollyRob

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    western has been posting ads in the Prov journal since the winter. When I called they stated 6mo experience,then it was 3mo experience, then went to will train after cdl school. I decided not to go with them and found a local job. It pays per day not hourly and they're taken advantage of that now its getting hotter. Were going to tell the boss we want to be put back on hourly because were getting the short end of the stick.
     
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  4. Jun 12, 2008 #3
    BIGBOITRUCKIN'

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    yea western told me the same thing about the training program or what not. Go out with a trainer for 4 weeks, so i'm probably gonna take the plunge in august and jump on the OTR wagon and be happy with it... Peace!!!
     
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