Werner not a good choice for newbes

I guess I would tell you to read the Driver Handbook. All of these items are covered.
It's called trip planning. Match your directions with a map. In almost all occasions phone numbers are provided. Call and ask for receiving they are most likely the best to give directions as a lot of other drivers call them. As for bad directions did you call the number provided on the Quallcom and tell them the correct way or is that just left up to the next slug to take care of?
Did you send in the weigh ticket with the signed bills in the trip envelope? That is the only way it is going to get paid.
Mileage pay for teams is covered in the hand book. I realize it would take a little effort to make sure what you are being told is what is real. I think you learned that lesson though.
Not sure what to make of the co driver being let go.
In case you all are wondering no I am not a Werner Corp. person just someone who has recent knowledge of how thier system works.

 

wow it is called planning your trip !!!!! i have only driven over the road for a year and it is pretty easy to figure out where you have to go... obviously you all have computers and prob they are laptops ....i use the qualcom directions as a guide then use google earth to look and see where i need to go... not real hard....

 

Werner S#### and there is no two ways about it!!!!!!




American only truck crazy girl, cause nothing else will do!!!!!!!!!!

 

Does anyone use or own a GPS device, cell phone with GPS, or carry a laptop from which they just google the location? Seems that would save alot of time, especially if done prior to leaving.

 

I never had a gps and a lot of newbies aren't going to have them neither. I also did not have a laptop when first starting out. So what is the question again?

 

So haven't I but again, alot of newbies won't know this unless their taught that in school.. From the sounds of some of you, you act like your were educated in every aspect of life right out or you mothers womb..

 

newbie or not they know they are going trucking and should be prepeared !!!!! i never went to school i drove local for a year and then went over the road but was prepared because i asked other seasoned drivers questions...

 

There are bad trainers at every company, I think Werner is a little easier because its fairly easy to be a trainer with Werner and they push it on their solo guys. If you complain to safety, and to the SDM you will save other trainees the same bs.

If you get lost and you expect pay for that, you need a new industry. The fact is most loads are less miles then actual, for instance, we recently got a load from AZ to TX real miles 470 paid 430, thats always going to happen.

We team for Werner, I whine constantly, and I have an extensive criminal record. For a billion nonmoving traffic tickets, to two arrest on stupid crap. But if its a felony, you are pushing your luck. If your performance is poor, your attitude poor, and then you start whining on top of this, then Werner, and pretty much any company, will try to find reasons to terminate you. And there are ALWAYS reasons.

I have always been reimbursed when I have sent in the proper docs. You have to send in a macro, then include the reciepts. All recruiters lie. Especially about pay, we are supposed to get 42 cents but generally we make 37. Find me a recruiting force that doesn't lie. Really it depends on your fleet, most recruiters tell you the pay for the highest paying fleet. WE COULD MAKE 42 cents a mile if we were on a certain account. I don't think its right but it is common.

I have always been reimbursed for the weigh fees, provided I send them the receipts on the right trips. You can't save them all and send them at the end of the week, they do it by trip.