Just another # at Werner

Some of the things we find out on our own. I too worked for Werner and was in the same boat. Finally they said that I wasnt working out and they let me go. Never late ir nothing just said that they were letting me go because I was being insubordinate. OK fine. I just went home. Good thing for me is that three weeks after getting home I was back in the saddle again driving for a local company and getting paid by the hour instead of milage and am home every night. Things worek in mysterious way. Good luck to you. Stay strong.

 

I am sorry that you had this horrible experience because of one, of the many, morons that do work at Werner. However, you have also learned there are a few good people there also. What your trainer such have suggested was for you to call Driver Relations and speak with them. Especially since you are suppose to get hometime after 300 hours, unless you happened to have taken hometime at 150.

The other thing, which you do not mention in your post, is that as soon as you found out that you were going to need time off, you should have sent a macro for personal time off due to family emergency. (Can't remember what it is, and the other-half is asleep right now.) That way, it is documented. The QComm is your friend, and your CYA also.

Actually, it sounds like a night or weekend dispatcher that was being a jerk. Those guys are notorious for being morons, more so than normal dispatchers. But the other thing to remember is that things at Werner are getting lean and many are afraid of bending the rules for fear of losing their jobs.

Note, according to the new 1stQ stockholders report, Werner is planning on reducing their fleet again. I believe it is by another 600.

 

Which is funny since I heard they bought a big quantity of bottom hopper trailers. They are going into grain delivery now.

 

tx you might qauliffy for family medical leave act of 1993 under "serious health condition"

"Serious health condition" means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves either:
Inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical-care facility, including any period of incapacity (i.e., inability to work, attend school, or perform other regular daily activities) or subsequent treatment in connection with such inpatient care; or
Continuing treatment by a health care provider, which includes:
(1) A period of incapacity lasting more than three consecutive, full calendar days, and any subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition, that also includes:
treatment two or more times by or under the supervision of a health care provider (i.e., in-person visits, the first within 7 days and both within 30 days of the first day of incapacity); or
one treatment by a health care provider (i.e., an in-person visit within 7 days of the first day of incapacity) with a continuing regimen of treatment (e.g., prescription medication, physical therapy); or
(2) Any period of incapacity related to pregnancy or for prenatal care. A visit to the health care provider is not necessary for each absence; or
(3) Any period of incapacity or treatment for a chronic serious health condition which continues over an extended period of time, requires periodic visits (at least twice a year) to a health care provider, and may involve occasional episodes of incapacity. A visit to a health care provider is not necessary for each absence; or
(4) A period of incapacity that is permanent or long-term due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective. Only supervision by a health care provider is required, rather than active treatment; or
(5) Any absences to receive multiple treatments for restorative surgery or for a condition that would likely result in a period of incapacity of more than three days if not treated



taken fromhttp://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs28.pdf
hope this helps

 

You have my deepest sypathy for the loss of your dad and I hope that your wife is doing better.

 

Wasnt the FMLA requires the employee to work for them a certain period time before theyt qualify?

 

I pray you get home soon and things start to go better for you. There is so many questions I want to ask you but I will wait. I rather bug when you are better situated. I can only assume you got the load message after the regular DM had left for the day. I believe the night DMs are responsible for 4 times the trucks compare to day shift. I could be wrong.Lastly, I wish you the best.

 

I'm not sure about Werner but every company that I have driven for is more like 100-1 ratio. Night-Weekend dispatch is just to handle small problems. They (in my experience) never actually make a decision. That's why I have always got the "wait until you FM gets in the AM). Just a part of the job as a driver is get everything accomplished by COB or wait until the next day.