Western Express should rename itself to Northeast Express.

You should prolly quit and come to btc, it's what I did like 3 weeks ago, one lumber load, so far, no tarp, mostly coils and pipe loads, home on the weekends for restart if you want, I stay out 2 weeks at a time, getting My truck turned up to 68. Only complaint is the macks don't have the storage space like freightliner or international does. Oh, no tv's, we don't sit for more then a 10 hr typically. Get broke down, they'll bring you another truck.

Not much west of the ms, some Oklahoma and Texas runs, but mostly I've seen ky Ohio Pittsburgh once

 

Talked to a Western Express driver yesterday he was waiting for a reply on his tire problem at Loves in Fort Worth. When I left, he was still waiting over an hour and a half later. Very discouraged driver.

 

Jones Bros. Trucking runs 48 states and based in Montana. Small flatbed company.

 

Welfare express wasn't too terrible when I got my feet wet, I ran between 3000 and 3500 miles a week with them like 2-3 years ago, so I made over a grand a week, I went to btc after six months, then got a local job at a lumber yard, wanted to get back otr, my second go around with western was terrible, think the most miles I saw with them after 3 month's was 2300, so I went back to btc. You don't run a whole lot with them, alot of short hauls, like 400-700 mile runs, sometimes more or less, but at least I take home over 1k as a company driver, and well, home on the weekends.

It's really been a bit of an adjustment for me, this second time around, I got so used to working elogs, and they don't want you to do that here. Have to work them at Western, most of those dispatches I got were supposed to have been delivered on the day I got the load assignment. Btc wants everything completely legit, which is good I guess.

Edit: Chinatown, what's your opinion on Sammons out of Missoula montana? Thought about going to them when I get enough recent otr exp, heard Thier lease purchase was pretty unique.

 

I've never heard any negative about Sammons. For some reason it crossed my mind that Wayne Wise, owner of Western Express before he passed away, also bought or was a partner in purchasing Sammons. That was a long time ago, so my memory may be clouded.

 

I heard Western was really pretty decent when Wayne was alive

 

I worked for him when he owned ExpressCo and it was a good outfit; flatbed running coast to coast.
I really liked Wayne Wise; he was laid back and easy to talk to.

 

I have been driving for many years. What I have found is ..... Once you accept northeast they will keep on giving them to you plus northeast is a very busy area so once your there it's tuff to get out. The only bump I had with the company I'm with now is I told them I don't do PA , NY , NJ. I told them I did not ask them. They never send me there now. TELL THEM not ask them. Maybe you should try that see what happens ????

 

@newbieflat since when does BTC not allow TV's in the trucks?