Werner - Not What I'd Heard (Thank God.)

That really depends on your dispatcher. I've had one dispatcher tell me that you can't "save" hometimes. But for the most part, here's the rule:

You get one day off per working week that you're out.

So if you're out for a month, that's four days of hometime.

But I wouldn't go out for two months and expect eight days of hometime - they will either put you on voluntary quit status and/or reassign you to a new truck.

 

I'm originally from Woodstock, NY and I moved back to the Hudson Valley region again.

 

You are able to make a U-TURN with Werner and not get fired.

The exception is that you have to call local law enforcement and have them present when you make the U-TURN. It's a safety law and actually one that's enforced not only by Werner, but most of the contiguous US states.

 

They will send you to a school. That way, you'll be licensed and ready to go when you get into on-the-job training.

Werner used to work with the college that I went to in Hastings, NE (and I believe they still do), but there are a few cheaper options (like Truck Driver Institute. I'd stay away from RoadMaster.)

There are very few people who are willing to take an inexperienced driver straight into a truck for on-the-road training.