Werner

Remember that the training is the hard part, but it'll be over before you know it.

Good Luck! Keep us posted about your experience.

 

I'd be interested in hearing about Werner. They don't get a lot of good press, so I think a fresh perspective is in order.

Are you a recent CDL grad, or are you currently attending?

 

Just in case you haven't, here are a few threads you can read that chronicle 2 students as they go through training and finally to their chosen companies. There is a lot of advice from the senior drivers to "Openroadguy" and "chralb".

I recommend the following threads:

Help a Trucker wannabe out. (Listed under Questions from new drivers forum)

I'm going with Swift

Running with Watkins & Shepard

They are great reads! They're so good that the Mods have locked and docked it. Get some popcorn, cause you'll enjoy it.

 

I used to work for Werner and the story was still the same back then: no trucks and no openings in the division that you prefer to work in. There are always openings in the 48 state division, especially given how big the company is. But depending on your dispatcher, pay special attention to your load plan on your qualcomm. The dispatcher sometimes gives you a load outside of the 11 western states while still paying the sliding pay scale. Not a completely horrible thing, but just giving you a heads up. Its all part of their business model. Have fun out there, drive safe, and smile at everyone. Well, don't smile too hard at least...

 

But above all, remember - the reason Werner exists is to give the rest of us something to laugh about!