Please does anyone run western express NE flatbed!!!

I do work for WE. I think the recruiter lied to you. First of all, I met regional drivers all the time that are way out of their lanes. I met a guy in Ohio that was supposed to be on the west coast regional and was really upset about it. I also recently met a trainer from Iowa regional in NYC picking up trash. We met once before that week in Georgia.

That pay scale is also a lie. The pay scale at western tops out below that. Those numbers for miles and pay are inflated and that means your guaranteed pay that is more than my last paycheck. It's also going to be hard work for you since you will have lots of short runs. Home time is a joke. I haven't been home in 9 weeks and they keep saying "soon we will get you home."

Lastly, of course they want to rush you through the door and get your signature on some paperwork as fast as possible, and of course they have an incentive to lie to you to get you on their property and at their mercy.

 

For what it is worth, I was also recently told those same details by a Western Express recruiter for their NE Regional Flatbed ($900 / week for anything below 1500 miles, then .50 cpm after 1500; $25 tarp; reset hours at home weekly 36-40 hours).

 

@Happyfeet all great information thanks for sharing

 

I wonder if Happyfeet's location has anything to do with the difference? The recruiter told me it was based upon where you live. I'm about 60 miles from I 81 and 120 from I 95.

 

I know this is old but I just got with western express and north east regional flatbed IS in fact a 900 week minimum, that's for 5 loads OR 1500 miles (whichever is met first). Anything after that is met you get .50 a mile. Now, you can sit at truck stops and get your minimum or you can run and make a killing. Either way, your DM will discover very quickly the kind of driver you are.

Seems to be very hard to get legit info about western express on this forum. It's usually "I heard from xyz driver" (which said driver was likely a sh*tbag) or the sh*tbag driver himself up here venting or a van driver that has no first hand experience of W/E flatbed NE REGIONAL lane....For fair, accurate, first hand info head over to trucking truth.com. There's some VERY successful western flatbed guys there who can give you the blueprint.

 

9Ether...Do you know if WE has any regional van opportunities in the NE? I learned to drive trucks in that area so I don't mind it. Hoping to at least reset at home. Thanks for the insight.

 

Yes sir, they have NE regional for van. The pay rate is a bit different. It's .31 cpm for the first 1800 miles and anything after that is .50 cpm. You could make a KILLING otr, however I'm not sure how beneficial it would be regional unless you run hard and is willing to push through a weekend every now and then. With that being said at WE, dry van side and flatbed side is like earth and the moon, meaning one side usually doesn't know very much about the other. But from my observation, if you aren't a high maintenance, diva driver and willing to run, the miles are there for you to make a killing as a new driver. On the flip side you can find yourself making like 400 a week. It all depends on you.

 

Thanks 9Ether. I am.going to get back behind the wheel this spring and don't mind running hard. I was talking to a WE recruiter about their NE flatbed and their refresher program since I've been off the road for a number of years. I forgot to ask about regional vans. I'm still thinking about whether to go with vans or flats. I've done both before, but I'm older than I used to be and might not wanna throw tarps. Lol. Thanks for the feedback.

 

Anytime bro. One thing for sure. NE regional in the winter time for flatbed is tough lol....3 guys dropped out of load securment training on the first day to switch over to van because it was so cold lol