Heh, you gotta love some of the strange ideas you hear from the wide-eyed guys who are just getting started. Don't get me wrong; I had some...
I think the pay rates for Dollar General have been slashed in the last couple of years, then (no big surprise if so) -- because when I was...
Yeah, when I got a copy from my driving school a couple of years ago, my MVR printout showed a ticket I got in '99. The printout actually said...
I don't disagree with your general point here, but I do find your screed mildly amusing. Having worked for Werner myself for about two years, the...
Did they tell you you'd be working on the Dollar General account? That's the only way I can imagine you'd make $1,000 per week, starting out, and...
This seems like a bit of a low blow, if you're just basing it on what she's written in that one post. On its face, a collection of three...
Sorry to hear about your situation, IronMace. Werner does seem to be looking for excuses to fire people; anything that allows them to deny...
Hehe, my Nuvi and I have a lot of amusing conversations. The robotic female voice has almost an air of disapproval when it says "recalculating"...
Thank you. Like I said, I'm no great expert on these things. Like many industries these days, trucking is far more complex than it really...
Tell me about it. When I first started (on 48 states), there was about a three-day period where all they had me do was run trailers from one side...
No argument there. What I said was a bit tongue-in-cheek, though I think it is true that the majority of the problems you're going to have in a...
It doesn't benefit the company to keep its drivers sitting, but there's more to it than that. A lot of the larger companies get huge tax...
For what it's worth, most of my checks from Werner were at around $800 gross. I was on a dedicated account hauling bulk mail for a printing...
You'll be fine. The worst you're likely to encounter is a stubborn tandem slide. And there'll be no shortage of men willing to help you with...
A lot of the bigger companies insure themselves. I don't pretend to be an expert on the subject; there are several threads in this forum that...
Yeah, a lot of these companies seem to be making money on their so-called training programs. That's why there are so many drivers; if companies...
As a solo driver, that's not an unreasonable estimate (though I'd say $600 is much closer to a reasonable average). But you have to complete...
evertrucker, Thank you for the entertaining and informative updates. I think every new and aspiring driver would benefit from reading them; a...
Heh, I understand. I don't know what to tell you, though. The Driver's Handbook is written for employees; you're not likely to find a publicly...
A second amen. Love the work; hate the job.
