just a few questions my husband is scheduled for orentation at the Atlanta terminal for Werner , i was wondering if anyone had any info about that terminal and any updated info on driving for Werner ?
hows the home time , how hard is it to get a regional route ect thanks for any imput !
Werner Atlanta Terminal
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by msgurl78, Jul 20, 2009.
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
There is a whole forum here dedicated to nothing but Werner Enterprises. I'm sure you'll find the answers your looking for in that forum. Just follow the link posted below.
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/werner/ -
Hometime??? Werner???
-
I think the terminal is on the West side of Atlanta off of I-20. I've talked to a lot of Werner drivers that like the company. Most were on dedicated accounts for Home Depot. I hear they are always looking for trainers and people for dedicated customers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot. The pay seems to leave a little to be desired. I talked to one flatbed driver that was making .05 a mile less than me and he'd been with the company eight years.
-
On OTRs, they seem to spend a lot of time at truck stops with hometime being about once every 3-5 weeks. Since Werner just dropped their line by 10% a couple of months ago, and stated their hauls are 14% less longer than a year ago, I would assume that means more "down" time.
As for pay, depends upon the account you are on.
Atlanta terminal? No clue, other half has never been to the Atlanta terminal in 18 years with Werner. I did however find a couple pictures of it.
http://www.diesel48.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/weterbldg.jpg
http://www.diesel48.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/qualcatlga.jpg
http://www.diesel48.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ppwelatx.jpg -
thanks for the replies i tried to convince him to go another route he had two other offers one from swift and one from covenant but both of those orentations were not until september so sonce werner could get him into an orientation now he decided to give them a chance , he was also told at our local truck stops that it is easy for a new driver to get on a dedicated or regional route with them too so i guess we will hope for the best and see what happens !
-
I think dedicated routes have something to do were you live.
-
When I was driving for werner,getting a dedicated acount was hard.They claim there was a waiting list,about 6 months wait at the time.I was able to a dedicated account within 3 months after I got hire but the miles were low.Dedicated is great if you want good home time but the pay isnt that great.I was only getting about 1300 to 1700 miles a week.But im not sure how it is these days.
-
So he had his choice?
Swift, Werner, or Covenant?
If I had to choose.... Werner would be my choice as well.
The Covenant Corporate terminal is 2 miles down the road from my home... I'd rather get ran over by one of their truck instead of driving for them... Actually the odds of me getting ran over by one of their trucks is greater then the chance that I'd work for them. -
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.