How bad is it in Allentown, PA. 99% sure I will be going there next month. Out of the few dozen Companies I talked to, they were the only one to return my calls. Just want to know what I might be in for. I know if I want to go far, I gotta show initiative. I gotta show them I want it. But is Allentown that much worse than the others.
Adventure of Werner orientation in Springfield
Discussion in 'Werner' started by red_eye, May 30, 2010.
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I dont ever ask them to go to a truckstop either, unless its more tha 15 miles or so. It says "contact dispatch before leaving current location", i send em a message TELLING THEM, not ASKING, where im going..ehehehehe. I just get a macro 37 back (OK)
but that's the shop, the rest of the terminal wasnt bad. I even had to sit in the orientation class for an hour or so, cause I had to do a random and I couldnt pee, and Danny, the instructor, has a pretty cool attitude. I liked the way he dealt with the students. He and the safety guy and one of the mechanics ride harleys to work on occasion.balizar Thanks this. -
Phroziac, My first dispatch solo was from Salt Lake City to Laredo. Sat there for three days then did a load to Dallas Term back to Laredo and sat there the rest of the time untill it was close for my hometime which was in MN. That was a cluster in itself but I got home none the less.
AGin I was new and yet and followed the book at that time. But now Im not with Werneer due to fam. probs. But I did learn things. But yes the nights and weekends dispacther were easier to get along with than the ones that worked dur5ing the week. -
I'm thinkin maybe i should set my hometime for like 4 weeks out, then bam, oh, i wanna take it tomorrrrow! wonder how thatd work out....
And yeah, i hear ya about dispatch. Truck broke down today, towed 30 miles out of route to a dealership, but...it was also an hour from home, so the wrecker man dropped me off at the truckstop across the street (dealer was closed but he had the gate codes), and i got my mommma to pick me up there..so im home on time, no thanks to freightliner!
I called dispatch to tell them the bills are in the box if they want to swap the load out. I was told, and i quote, "ITS LATE? OMFG!!!!!!", then a pause and "oh, its already marked as late and they haven't set an appointment yet." i said...."so you wanna know where it is?" and he said..."I dont care!" hahaha...
I guarantee you that in the morning, the dealer is not going to have a clue why theres a werner tractor in front of the service department door with the driveshaft laying on the catwalk....and dispatch is gonna be callin me askin why im late.. lol... -
i left werner in 2007 for a job close to home. the wonderful new york economy made sure that job didnt last. i am planning on returning to werner soon. recruiting told me i will have to do 140 co-driver hrs. with a trainer.. u know i cant wait. theres no way im waiting a week for a trainer though.
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allentown is a mud hole...... very dirty. not much there at all. the hotel is not around anything. the people are nice though....lolbalizar Thanks this. -
allentown's mud is not bad. Atleast it's not indy or chicago (channahon)balizar Thanks this. -
Ok.. So I have been with Werner going on a month now.. still have not even made half way through my training hours.. this place is a joke.. they are training you.. they are using you as a team.. period.. end of story.. I'm going to do one more week..and then off to work for a O/O .. note my trainer is a great guy.. going on 2 million miler.. but the company is a joke..and he even says it is.. he is so disgusted he has been applying for jobs online with my laptop..lol.. anywho.. I guess I had to find out for my self.. how bad Werner really is.. all I can say it.. run run really fast.. stay away.. you will go broke. real fast
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yeah i got sucked in and found out the hard way, its a joke. after a little bit of research i found out that werenr is maing a killing off new hires not only do they run you dry but they get money from the government for each unemployed person they hire. so its win win for a major company like Werner just my opinion
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I joined on with werener about a month ago. Went to orientation in Dallas.. Seems like an alright terminal. Orientation was extremely boring. I only waiting about 4 1/2 hours after finishing orientation. I had signed on the dg account and was training on that. Trainer drove up to OK and then we headed to el paso. Then back to Dallas where I had to be dripped off and sent home due to "issues" with my drivers lisence (I just moved to tx from nv 2 days before going to Werner). So I was sent home on a leave of absence to get a new DL, just waiting for it in the mail now to head back out. It wasn't
too bad. Trainer could have been a little better but got some
hours in.
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