Western express

You do understand that the $400 was an advance, right? That goes against your pay. And you do understand that they are paying you for "paid miles" not logged miles? So if the company paid you $1033.00 and claimed $500 in bank transactions they were right. Most companies take a service charge when they give you that advance. Then you say 7500 miles, but later on in the post you say 10.252 miles. If you damaged their equipment in any way, and I mean any--chances are they can take that out of your check. SO if they paid you what you claim they did either you are not telling the whole story or you are forgetting something. Also did you owe the company for any kind of training? If so they were taking that out of you also. Also if you took your wife out unless you were a team, they probally charged you an insurance policy on her(most do) You also say that you were out for 2 weeks and then 1 more--that is 3 weeks--I guarantee that you did not do 10,252 paid miles in 3 weeks at least not in a 62 mph Western Truck, at least not legally. If you worked 2 weeks and did not see a paycheck and they said that you were not in the system, my number 1 question would be--why did you continue to drive there?
If this really happened to you, I hope you took them to court along with all your documentation and copy of the paperwork from each of the loads that you did. You always , Always, Always(and I cant stress that enough)keep records of anything and everything that you do in case this happens.

BTW, I just checked their website and it says that they offer $.30 a mile for 6 months experience, not $.34.

 

I dont run illegal and I dont and didnt imply it, but I know of absolutely no company(Im sure they are out there though)that pay logged miles(or hub), most pay "paid miles" or household mover which are usually about 10%-15% less than you atually drive. Which is what I was trying to say. I drove the East Coast for 5 years and your chance of doing 10,252 miles in 3 weeks(unless you are an O/O) are not very good. The last OTR company I drove for, I drove more miles than any other driver East of the Mississippi (at that company)the last year I was there, It was like 138,000 which is 2654 per week--and I was humpin'!

 

If that is the only bad story about Western Express, then I don't have too much to worry about. I was contacted this morning for a job with them, and will hopefully start training in a few weeks. Is there anything else about this company that I need to know about as a new driver? They seem to be a lot better, than what I have heard of about all the "others" ie, CRST, CR England, Werner etc.

 

I would look at a small claims case -and I can sell you a shot tire for $12.50 --> that's half what Western Express charges!!

-No wonder I see W/E people picking those tires off the road and at the service bays -could never figure that one out.

But then again I could never figure out the bottom-feeder mentality either.

 

their only a student starters company...I have had a lot of bad experiences with that company....don't ever turn a load down, I never did, but know drivers that did, give 2 weeks notice, I did...was fired on the spot, told to get my stuff out of the truck where I was sitting, stated they didnt need me anymore...my mistake, should have quit at the terminal..they will keep the money they owe you, and give you a bad DAC report stating you abandoned the truck with a high value load in the back...I had no load in the back...it was empty...haha..anyhow, they only pay .30 to start, .31 after 6 mos, and finally .32 after 12 mos and THEY DO NOT GO ANY HIGHER!!! will keep you out on the road, and give you a weekend every 3 weeks, leting you just to stop in, get your laundry done, and say hi to your wife...then get back to work cracking their wip on you...I don't recommend them to anyone

 

Whether or not they are from tenn. you can take those losers to court.
they are not protected like they want you to believe.
If they are registered and doing business in your state then they have to abide
by that states rule.

They have NO Morals and don't care about any of you drivers out there.They just care about their own pocket book...

And for the miles,baaaaaaaaahahahahah if your on the Van division you might get 2500 a week if your very lucky..The flatbed division,well plan on tarping everyday and doing their 3-500 mile loads and maybe you'll get 2000 miles in a week..

Flatbed pay is 32 cpm and 15.00 to tarp...what a joke
Van pay is 30 cpm