I just celbrated my 1 year mark with Werner. During your first few months solo, pay close attention to getting all the macros sent in for your logs, loads, etc. Dispatch may try to ask you to do something you cannot do, stick to your guns and let the electronic log be your shield... I've foiled them twice that way, 14 hours is enough for any day. Run the load as fast as you safely and legally can. Finishing early gets you on board for another load sooner. Don't refuse loads! Planners will not like you for that. My first 3 months had over 32k paid miles. If you are sitting and waiting on a load, remind them every couple hours with a macro 26... show that you want to run, prove you can, and you will. Go solar... become a solar powered driver... start your 14 hour clock early, say 0500, and you insure you will be off the road by 1900, before it is impossible to find a parking place... and it foils the "'drop that on the yard and shag this one into JQCustomer at midnight".
Orientation with Werner. What I have done so far...
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by tonakis, May 9, 2013.
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Yes, Werner is supposed to pay for school - $100/month up to $6000 (I don't know who is that crazy to stay with them for 60 months/5years). But I paid roughly $2000 for my school. I will not stay with them for 20 months to pay for school, I am absolutely sure of that. But it will be nice to have some of the money back.
I understand what you are saying about OTR and I am sure you are right. The thing is OTR is what I want. We'll see how orientation goes and I will post here. I am leaving today. I will let them know about my trip abroad for the surgery after orientation. If they say they will not continue my employment because I am going to be away for two months I will respectfully tell them something about their mother
In this case I will move up to Jacksonville at the end of August and find employment there.
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I see you are in Oklahoma. Don't you have quite a few possibilities there? I think flatbedding will be very good there. I am only going to orientation with them because my choices here in South Florida are extremely limited. Add the fact being fresh out of school and choices.... well... there are no choices
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I guess Knight Transportation slipped through the cracks. I was just on their website to check it out. It is worth a try. I will see what happens with Werner tomorrow. But it sure doesn't hurt to give Knight a call
drozzer69 Thanks this.
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