Western express

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by duddie, Oct 4, 2008.

  1. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    I guess I lucked out. I had a kick ### trainer. He showed me how to secure every type of load. It was literally hands on. I remember walking around every truck stop and him showing me other skateboards with their loads. Some he critiqued and then he showed me the proper way to secure it. Some trainers plain don't care about showing the proper way. He was tough to work with sometimes but I gotta give credit where credit is due. He really knew his stuff. The knowledge he passed to me I pass to other drivers at BTC (my current company) if they ask.
     
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  3. Rug_Trucker

    Rug_Trucker Road Train Member

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    Glad you are having a good experience there Bryan. I got away from Swift and pulling fuel locally.
     
  4. Evil Leprecaun

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    Friday Aug 12th 2011. Western closed their OKC terminal. I was out of there. I'll probly be quitting tomarrow. Be glad to leave them.
     
  5. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    That was never a Western terminal, they got it with SMX.
    Over time they have closed almost every terminal that came with the purchase of SMX.
     
  6. Rug_Trucker

    Rug_Trucker Road Train Member

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    Her is a couple of things.

    I was listening to a trainer as he was topping off his tanks. He was telling the newbie that the company will fine him $500 if he runs the truck out of fuel. IMO that shouldn't be an issue unless they are jackwipes about where you fuel. He was holding the nozzle about 8 inches above the tank trying to get ever drop he could in. :biggrin_2556:

    And evidently some drivers for Brad Paisley (country star) got a WE driver who wouldn't pull forward after fueling. One bobtail parked in front of the WE truck parked at the pumps and the other was behind. Then they went into the Pilot and took their time returning. :biggrin_2559:

    I haven't seen the WE drivers holding things up lately!
     
  7. Evil Leprecaun

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    I am proud to say. I quit Western monday. I was so happy to see good ol Grey hound.
     
  8. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Western has a fine schedule that they print is very small print in the "company Manual"

    They have all sorts of fines too.
     
  9. Rug_Trucker

    Rug_Trucker Road Train Member

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    Which are illegal according to labor laws.
     
  10. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Not true, OTR drivers are not covered by STATE labor law once you cross a state line, only federal laws, and drivers are exempted from a lot of labor laws at that level, due to SIC listing. So thats part of it

    Then you have the terms of employment and the forms that you sign when you accept employment, one of the forms is usually about accepting the terms of company policy, and this is where they get you. If it is in the " Company Policy" or "Employee Manual" that these Fees, charges and fines exist, then by default you have agreed to that term of employment condition.
     
  11. Rug_Trucker

    Rug_Trucker Road Train Member

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    Just because you signed it.........doesn't always make it legal.
     
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