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Apr 26, 2013 Rating Trucking is not a Job it is a Lifestyle NEW by: Curt Most "Rookie" Truckers aren't Truckers they are "Job" seekers. With romantic dreams of money and travel. Though the money and travel is there these "Job" seekers will never become a successful "Trucker" because they are not ready for, nor really want, the "Lifestyle"

Apr 25, 2013 Rating full circle NEW by: peter L Hi Guys. It's me again Peter L former werner driver. The other day I was in a Kmart shopping cntr in westwood nj. I trucker was haveing a bitch of a time trying to get back up into a slot in the loading zone. I went over to him and asked if he would like a spotter? He said yes and I got him into the spot with no trouble. I talked to him awhile and this was the same one that I cut off one day (by accident) and he said that he remmebers me becouse I was respecful to him. Over the last two years no one and he says no one is that polite anymore. Even in trucking. He's left o/o driving couse it got too expesive to do and went into company driver. He tells me that even withthe new regulations on drivers there is still a lack of manners on the road. I asked if his company is hireing and he told me to look somware eles. He's leaving. I told him to remember any job is only as good as ether you or the people in it. If you want to be better at it then you have to show them (the company people) the right way to do things, starting with yourself. Respect those around you and don't put others down. Respect is like yest, alittle goes a long way. Be safe out there Peter L.

Mar 03, 2013 Rating RE NEW by: Dan M Your note is sort of like a half truth lacking the full details. You would need to read many of the past notes here that have been posted by many drivers. The dollar general account is dedicated but the driver unloads every trailer by himself. Try delivering to this account and you will soon learn parking your rig at these little stores is difficult. The other dedicated runs you speak of are usually taken up so getting on the Target account does not happen often. Most likely, drivers get the regional runs that are always marked deliver non stop driving. Many drivers out of their school are paid less than .28 cents per mile. What a great deal for Werner considering the student driver should be getting more. Again, read past notes from here as pay for student drivers has been a common complaint. Your note sounds like you are really a recruiter for Werner or you got one of the few good runs. No, the past notes here have not been all bull.

Mar 02, 2013 Rating GREAT NEW by: Anonymous lol I see all the bad things people are saying about werner.For the most part it is all bull,I have worked here for a year and had no big problem at all,I see people on here talking about the pay,Some say 22cpm I know they pay more most new fresh out of school make 28 cpm and 4 cpm pd.Not bad for no exp.Most places that pay better will not talk to you unless you have at least 2 yrs exp.As far as qualcomm and dispatch same every where.I have been in this for 12 yrs.If you think you are going to make great money from the get go this is not the job for you.Most people on here complaining are on regional and thats where werner puts the jack legs.If you have a good work ethic and personality you will been put on a true dedicated.Most of this start off at $900 a week.Ask to be put on Target or Home depot,The Dollar store pays good but it is hard work.

Dec 19, 2012 Rating RE Pre Trips NEW by: Dan M Pre Trip Inspections are always completed by the driver. The driver is expected to know if the tractor and trailer is in good working condition. So, the driver usually completes a Pre Trip Inspection and a Post Trip Inspection. Good luck.

Dec 19, 2012 Rating pretrips NEW by: Anonymous Im not a truck driver but shouldnt a pretrip be done first by the company at least on the trailer before it is loaded. then by the driver.

Dec 02, 2012 Rating W E R N E R - no thank you NEW by: Anonymous i made couple mistakes in my life but the worst mistake was start work for werner.why?....... ...that' s my answers: they pay only 22cpm+ 4 cents for accident free so that is only 26cpm.pretty sh...y money. night time dispatchs are disasters.i sit and wait for 14 hrs because nighttime dispatch not be able fix problem,so when morning dispatch show up my problem was solve in 1hr.toooo much safety ,,werner,, regulations,after 6 months of driving you earn 1 cent per mile more....yes only 1 cent per mile more after 10 months you get 3 cents more per mile,i tried write down anything positive about this company but really i dont know. every hometime i look for another job ,make applications and wait and hope something comes up. that will be my the happiest day leave werner.but best experience for you is go to truck stop and asked drivers about werner and you find out by yourself

Nov 18, 2012 Rating Low pay rates...Werner likes students. NEW by: Dan M A good attitude with help and suggestions toward fellow drivers is always good. I see this with other truck companies as well. Nothing wrong with a little inexperience, but be careful because an accident/fender bender with company equipment could end your job with Werner. They won't hesitate to quickly let a driver go for minor accident. Sounds like you are a recent truck school graduate from Werner. It's nice that Werner is giving you a good start to learn about driving semi trucks. Unfortunately, the rate Werner pays is incredibly low for a start out pay. I won't ask what your start out pay is, but I have talked to many student drivers who are less than .22 cpm. The going rate for a driver with a couple years of experience is .36 to .42 cpm, depending on the run. I hope you can survive with Werner at these rates for a couple years.

Nov 17, 2012 Rating respect NEW by: Peter L. former driver I've been out of work for about two years and have yet to have anything bad to say about werner . I'm not the perfect person to complain about something unless I'm the one getting screwed. Werner was good to me in giving me a chance to drive and learn the bussiness. The biggest thing I've seen and learned is the basics. One most of all. G.O.A.L. .Get out and look. So many people don't and they get to ether damage somes truck or hurt someone. Werner may not be perfect but like i said it's what you put into it to get out of it. Once I cut a truck off (not on purpose), at the next truck stop the driver was talking about some werner driver that cut him off, I said it was me and if you want to knock my head off go rite ahead. I'm sorry i was wrong. He went into shock for about a minute, I told him that I did not see him and I'm glad he was paying more attation then I was. The biggest thing that we ended up doing was who was bying lunch. (I did ) He was gland to meet an honest driver. We talked about trucking, and got alot of info from him. The secret? treat people like you want to be treated. About three months later I'm having a bitch of a time backing into a spot. Along comes this driver and helps me. His name is Steaven. He reminds me about that cut off I did to him and says from one driver to another thanks to your curtisy and respect. That all it is is respect for other drivers . Be safe out there god bless

Oct 18, 2012 Rating get out what you put in NEW by: Peter L. former driver I drove for werner for eight months. April 2010 to Jan. 2011. My trainer was named Joe, O/O. Hard ass to train a thick head like me, but he finally got to know me. Two months of traing and ended up in fla. Got a team partner named Doug, Learned alot from him. If you want to learn you have to want. If i was to go back to Werner I would ask for them to let me train a newbe. This way I can get to understand the otherside of the training. I'm patiant and can be helpful to others. Met alot of other werner people that didn"t know one end the truck from tha other. These are the ones that I love to talk to. Exchange info, ideas ect. Keep trucking and always be patiant for the other guy, you were like them once. thx and be safe out there.

Sep 10, 2012 Rating Regarding: My own experiences NEW by: Anonymous Nice story, but the same Dollar General account is also offered by LandAir, US Xpress, Jacobson Companies, and others, and not just Werner. The Dollar General account at Werner only pays .28 cpm and 16 per stop for those with three months experience. I have to say, the .28 cpm sounds a little cheap as I don’t know any truck company that would pay as low as .28 cpm. Werner expects the driver to unload all trailers by hand. (No fork life or pallet jack). I was one very tired truck driver after unloading trailers all week. Unloading trailers can really drag you down. Also, trying to deliver to some of those Dollar General stores was a nightmare or an accident waiting to happen. Not much room to get your rig docked and scarey for those with only a few months of driving experience. The $900 is before taxes or the gross amount. The Werner paycheck is greatly reduced after taxes, medical deductions, living expenses out on the road. I would not recommend buying a multi thousand dollar big truck at Werner. It’s a nice thought to own/lease your own truck, but I will pass on those big monthly payments to the bank. (1500.) Don’t forget $600 just to fill the tank up once with diesel fuel. Cost of plates is like $2100. State road tax, $800. Insurance, $200 /mo. The turnover rate at Werner is way too high to where I would spend big dollars on a truck. The $2400 a week is gross amount and not enough money when looking at others in the business. The real owner operator running on his own authority makes more. Good luck.

Sep 10, 2012 Rating My Experiences at Werner...... NEW by: Anonymous Ok.......its like this..I came to Werner with 3 months experience from USA TRUCK..... The best accounts at Werner is the Dollar General account in Zanesville Ohio. I was making 900-950 per week...but you have to unload trucks. I have ran OTR, Super Regional, and Dedicated. I finally became so frustrated that I decided to become a Trainer. The best thing I ever did was become a owner operator at Werner...so far so good. Training, and I mean training for real........not goofing off....first week I made $2447 before income taxes. Now I have averaged between $1800-$2400 per week every week since. Is that awesome or what? As the other owner opps that drive for Werner!

Sep 07, 2012 Rating RE: werner sucks NEW by: Dan M I have also had this problem with Werner not taking care of truck problems needing repairs. Trust me, you will get a DOT ticket for being in violation, and Werner will not back you up. •If you feel your employer is violating the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Immediately go to the following web site and report the problem. http://nccdb.fmcsa.dot.gov/HomePage.asp Next, click on the link that says, "Summit a Safety Violation Complaint". I strongly suggest you start keeping a hard copy of your pre trip inspection reports that you will need to provide to the FMCSA. Do not trust Werner to take care of it and don't give your copies to Werner. Thank you.

Sep 07, 2012 Rating werner sucks NEW by: Anonymous Werner sends u messages about doing pretrips all the time and when u do them and find stuff they won't fix it and its stuff dot will shut u down for so tommrow I'm heading straight to dot to turn them in

Aug 18, 2012 Rating Steven D NEW by: Steven D Can someone please help me out I a trying to find out about doing teams with Werner and am told I have to call other Werner drivers (numbers provided) to see if they will team?? Does anyone have experience with this I for example don’t smoke so I feel like I have to interview other drivers please if anyone went from solo to teams please let me know the process??

Aug 18, 2012 Rating Deceptive pay NEW by: Anonymous I remember going to work for Werner. The recruiter told me with my years of experience I would be making .32 cpm. So I finished up with orientation, got an assigned truck and started making runs. My first paycheck was three weeks late and was only for one run, and my pay rate was changed to .24 cpm. So I called payroll and they stated they can't pay .32 cpm until all my work has been verified. I replied back that I don't work at that rate so I took an immediate leave of absense. Payroll claimed they didn't get BOL/invoices from my runs. I resent all BOL and another three weeks went by with no paycheck. Regarding my work references, they were all verified according to the calls i made to my old employers, but Werner now claims they have to enter it into their system and get it approved before any pay increase. That was two weeks ago and my pay rate is still at .24 cpm. I finally accepted work elsewhere. I never did get paid anything and my pay rate was never changed to .32 cpm. Payroll keeps promising they will get me paid. Uh huh. The Fleet manager attitude was go to work at .24 cpm or turn the truck back in. I gladly turned the truck in as I need to get paid weekly, not monthly. I don't work for .24 cpm...period. Werner is one of thoese places you simply don't work for. Driver beware, stay away from Werner.

Aug 18, 2012 Rating Pay Rate NEW by: Dan M I remember going to work for Werner. The recruiter told me with my years of experience I would be making .32 cpm. So I finished up with orientation, got an assigned truck and started making runs. My first paycheck was three weeks late and was only for one run, and my pay rate was changed to .24 cpm. So I called payroll and they stated they can't pay .32 cpm until all my work has been verified. I replied back that I don't work at that rate so I took an immediate leave of absense. Payroll claimed they didn't get BOL/invoices from my runs. I resent all BOL and another three weeks went by with no paycheck. Regarding my work references, they were all verified according to the calls i made to my old employers, but Werner now claims they have to enter it into their system and get it approved before any pay increase. That was two weeks ago and my pay rate is still at .24 cpm. I finally accepted work elsewhere. I never did get paid anything and my pay rate was never changed to .32 cpm. Payroll keeps promising they will get me paid. Uh huh. The Fleet manager attitude was go to work at .24 cpm or turn the truck back in. I gladly turned the truck in as I need to get paid weekly, not monthly. I don't work for .24 cpm...period. Werner is one of thoese places you simply don't work for. Driver beware, stay away from Werner.

Aug 18, 2012 Rating Going into teams?? NEW by: Anonymous Can someone please help me out I a trying to find out about doing teams with Werner and am told I have to call other Werner drivers (numbers provided) to see if they will team?? Does anyone have experience with this I for example don’t smoke so I feel like I have to interview other drivers please if anyone went from solo to teams please let me know the process??

Jul 21, 2012 Rating not for me NEW by: Anonymous werner practices deceptively,you have be overweight and a slob and be a kiss ass to work for them,they leave you hanging,but expect you to jump,there drivers lounge in dallas is filthy and i have seen cleaner homeless people.

Jul 15, 2012 Rating RE NEW by: Dan M After reading your note I'll be sure to stay away from CR England. I think they are all a bunch of crooks. Another TRUCK MILL TRUCK company! Hired or in front door at record numbers. And...many are fired and leave out the back door in larger numbers. If you live in the truck for many weeks at a time without ever going home, then you will be acepted for a while. Stay away from the ones who get you back home late by two or three days. They are the ones who don't hesitate to get you back on the road early from your time off. Be careful of the truck company who imposes many rules. (No idling, no inverters, no pets, no speeding, no avoiding qualcomm, etc). Beware of the truck companies with the many fines or hidden cost. (accident fines back to the driver. insurance deductable back to driver. Late delivery fees, or the fine for failing DOT inspection, fines for not messaging in. Best approach is to come up with a long list of questions to the company should be answered before ever going to one of their long winded three day orientations. Uh huh, that should cover the basics. :-)

Jul 14, 2012 Rating Scumbag Werner NEW by: Anonymous Do not even go to an orientation. When its over, they send you home and wait. They'll call you. If you're unlucky enough, they'll give you a trainer for whatever your required OTR hours will be. The trouble is that have very few trainers and not enough trucks or freight to the number of drivers they push through every week Then they send you home, or, if you're really unlucky, they will put you on a truck. You see, they get subidized by the federal government evertime they they train a driver. In other words, its a seperate buisne within a buisness. But its your choice to get screwed, and that's exactly what'll happen and they ruin your DAC. They'll find any excuse to fire you as that's all they do. This way they pay no unemployment... GOOD LUCK. Also, take all the above and imagine must worse, and you have C R ENGLAND..

May 22, 2012 Rating get what you put into it. NEW by: Peter L. former driver I was with werner for eight months. Two for training, rest team otr. Learned alot, mostly dont have to many incidentses. I'll tell you that It's what you make of it. You work, drive rite, do your end of the job, no problem. I would go back there if they pay me more. The traing was good. The trainer joe D. was good. My partner Doug and i had a good relationship. When you start trucking I would with werner. Remember. Safty is your choise. Use it wisely. Be safe out there

May 20, 2012 Rating RE: NEW by: Dan M I wouldn't know about Werner's pre hire program. What little I heard was it was based upon miles the trainer would be out with you. I hope you get a good trainer.

May 20, 2012 Rating Question NEW by: Anonymous Yeah I was just wondering I got my pre hire with werner and was wondering how long do you go with the trainer otr.

May 20, 2012 Rating Question NEW by: Anonymous Yeah I was just wondering I got my pre hire with werner and was wondering how long do you go with the trainer otr.

Mar 20, 2012 Rating New JOB NEW by: Dan M Robcri, Sorry to hear you opted to leave Werner after a short two year stay. I'm not surprised, as many people leave for one reason or another. Last truck company I worked for, I also drove a new truck. Most truck companies let the newbies/rookies drive the old trucks. The company I worked for was over eight long years. I'm now on my second truck company, going on 3.5 years now. Good luck with your new job.

Mar 20, 2012 Rating Werner was decent NEW by: robcri Stayed with Werner for 2 years. They were my 1st job after getting my CDL. Started out at 32 cents. Had the same fleet manager for all but 3 weeks of my stay there. He was a great guy. I had numerous sucky weeks but most of the time after having a sucky week he would run my butt off the next week. My first year I teamed and made mid 40K. I trained others during my 2nd year and made low 60K. My 1st truck was crappy. I had it for 3 weeks. They moved me into a nicer truck with 450 k miles on it. 6 months later they moved me into a new truck. I came on with a clean record and left with a clean record. I am moving on for better pay but my memories of Werner are good ones.

Mar 16, 2012 Rating Oil work NEW by: Dan M Here's a few links for work in the area you are looking for. It's looking like ND offers more than the other two states. http://toptruckers.com/trucking-job-search/Oilfield%20Driver/ND/ http://toptruckers.com/trucking-job-search/Oilfield%20Driver/SD/ http://toptruckers.com/trucking-job-search/Oilfield%20Driver/MT/ http://www.oilfieldworkers.com/transportjobs.php http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Oilfield+Truck&l=ND A good start is completely scope out the internet. Good luck with your search for a good job. Later. Dan M

Mar 16, 2012 Rating relocating/oil ind job NEW by: Anonymous Dan u have been helpfull so far,im looking to relocate to ND,SD,or MT,to work in and around the oil ind as a driver.So far each state i menthioned has little or know help.All i get is web sites that bring me to other web pages and too company apps.I have tried to find places to live,how much to live and would it take(if i get a job)to maybe get an RV too live in..but nothing.Would mind emailing me if u get anything that i have mentioned above.stv528@yahoo.com.tnx

Mar 16, 2012 Rating Refresher certificate NEW by: Dan M Steve, Same with me, driving truck is something I do when I'm unemployed from my regularly career. For me, driving truck is better than unemployment. I never heard of a need to have a refresher certificate. Although, I have 8 years experience plus a truck school 10 years ago. With the new CSA rules, I suppose there might be new requirements. Your right, it's getting so everyone wants a piece of the pie. The CSA has now made it so renewing my CDL license increased to like $170. (Government scams). Ok, good to know you have a work plan. Regards, Dan

Mar 15, 2012 Rating reguarding werner info NEW by: steve d this is for dan,thanx for the info i have decided to get some part time work and then get a "refresher certificiate",apperantly everone needs one.I think its just to make the ATA,the trucking schools and the big bad insurance co filthy stinking rich.Because to me it seems the same applies to to wether u drive for a 100 yrs or ride a bike.This all pertains to if a driver has been out of a truck for more than a year.....makes no sense at all.

Mar 15, 2012 Rating Confuzed NEW by: Dan M Again, take that job on 3/16 but keep sending out your resume. I'm sure you could get comfortable with them until you find better. Next, go to the following web site where I want you to register for work with them and fill out their job application. http://www.mtsdm.com/ They will actively search for the better truck jobs out there for what you are looking. They usually find me new truck job offers regularly where I don't have time to search for the better jobs. Good luck. Dan

Mar 15, 2012 Rating Re: Start work. NEW by: Dan M Sounds like you are in a bad way. Better hold onto the job scheduled for 3/16. It's better than nothing and your dog needs you. Take the job, but keep sending your resume out. Remember, if the truck job requires going through a recruiter, it's most likely another truck mill company where they hire drivers by the dozen. At lease it will be an incoming paycheck. Good luck.

Mar 14, 2012 Rating confuzed NEW by: Anonymous Im suppose to start orn on 3.16.12.herd many horrer stories.dec wether or not to call rec tmr o and cacel.problem is i have no money left live in ct..no jobs here and a good driv rec since '92 and hv a dog to.not many comp take dogs.been out of trk for moore thn a year(ins co)signed confused...any suggestions were i can go

Feb 13, 2012 Rating Money by: Joe When you are in training you will make more money than you will driving...All i go was pick up a truck in Allentown pa. then they keep you running form Allentown to upstate NY.300 or 350 miles a day.. you cant make any money that way... Had a load picking up in S. Karny NJ to Omaha called dispatch and asked them if i can run it all the way they said no take it to our drop yard in Youngstown oh and ill have a load coming back...You get stuck up in NY and pa for weeks...

Feb 11, 2012 Rating Better with other truck companies! by: Dan Weiner likes those drivers who don't look too closely at what they are actually earning. The complaints on the boards are numerous. It becomes difficult to accept any position considering all these reports. I don't regret having left Weiner over the same issues I read here. I get home every weekend now and sometimes during the week. The pay is better than what Werner ever paid. :-)

Feb 09, 2012 Rating yall r dicks by: Anonymous all yall people r just pissed cause yall couldn't cut it out on the road and need someone to blame i have known many people to go to werner and enjoyed the hell out of it

Jan 29, 2012 Rating Werner Sucks by: Anonymous Don't go there as a Canadian for sure - cost you more to live on the road than miles you get with all the down time and lack of pay and oh ya Canadians are not eligible for the training pay days like they tell you. Worst place EVER!

Jan 15, 2012 Rating Regarding: liers, please do not go to werner. by: Dan I heard similar stories from other Werner drivers, so what you said is accurate. I was being generous about some Werner pay. In your case, they are like cheating you out of hard earned money. I don't know many people who can survive on that small amount of pay. I hope you can get out of there ASAP. Good luck, getting on with a better truck company.

Jan 14, 2012 Rating Thread? by: Anonymous Collin Barnette you said you had a thread/post of some kind to follow, where is it? You never posted the link. Thanks! If you could email me your experiences at werner I would greatly appreciate it! valsler1@gmail.com

Jan 14, 2012 Rating liers, please do not go to werner. by: Anonymous This company has some of the rudest people you will ever meet. The pay is not .39 or .32 starting out either, it is .22 with a 4 cent per mile safety bonus if you have a safe trip. Otr is a total life style and the pay with Werner is not worth it. Unless, you can live off of 200 to 600 dollars a week solo and 200 to 700 a week team. Please though I strongly urge you not to think you will get 600 or 700 ever week. No way more like an average of 400 every week. Is that good for 7 days a week 10 to 14 hours a day away from your family and keep in mind the rude people there to add you have to deal with? If it is, go have a try. This company is run by college kids at least that's the feel of it. The mechanics are nice but you'll learn real fast they are payed by the hour and will soak ever hour of their time, meaning you will spend days at a terminal for something easy such as a oil change. You'll see just try these moral sucking leaches out. A werner driver.

Dec 30, 2011 Rating Weiner, just another truck mill by: Dan Yes, I've seen many students that graduated from their truck school. Their offer of .37 a mile is more than most get. The cost of this school would not be something I could recommend. Usually Werner gets many recruits this way where the drivers work for less in order to pay Weiner back. Understand well, Werner is nothing more than another "truck mill" truck company. Meaning, they mass hire drivers in the front door. What you don't see is an equal amount of drivers leaving out the back door. They offer newer trucks, but Weiner makes the driver pay for those trucks by a smaller pay check. So, Weiner pays a driver .37 when he should be getting .39 to .44 or more. I could tell more about Weiner, but this is enough for now. :-)

Dec 28, 2011 Rating Werner treated me right by: Acura89 Ive never had any problems with werner.. I started out a 37cpm right outta orientation. I average 2800 miles a week and i run midwest solo. I only had 6 months of experience when i came to werner..i got a 2010 volvo with 65000 miles on it and its in great condition. I'm tired of people thinking that Werner sucks but in reality every company whether trucking related or not has downsides. but ive been treated very well with them.. they get me home when i ask and i always have a load ready when im ready for it. like any other place in the world, you gotta have experience to make more money.

Dec 01, 2011 Rating WERNER by: Anonymous W - WHERE E - EVERYONE R - RECEIVES N - NEWLY E - ENGINEERED R - RECTUMS

Jul 31, 2011 Rating Weiner, not Werner! LOL by: Dan To many lies for me to want to go with them. OTR can grow old real quick so I'm not going there. I prefer getting home nightly. Nice truck, but they got PeopleNet tracking inside so the driver will get no rest. (More like a puppet on a string). If you want a very honest answer, first check out the driver lounge at the main office. The existing drivers will tell you straight. The complaints are off the wall. Pay rate is incredibly low for most. Good luck with Weiner

Jul 31, 2011 Rating BS regarding weener enterprises by: Bobby ALL OF YOU INTERESTED TO WORK FOR WERNER PAY ATTENTION TO THIS, I GOT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM SO FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL,BUT IF I KNEW WHAT WAS TO COME NEXT I WOULD'VE NEVER EVER STARTED WITH THEM IN A FIRST PLACE. POST ORIENTATION: I HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA FROM DALLAS TEXAS TO GET MY 2005 CENTURY CLASS TRUCK, NICE LOOKING TRUCK BUT BUG INFESTED BADLY SO I BOBTAIL TO THE ATLANTA TERMINAL AND THE STUPID LADY THAT WORKS OR WORKED AT THE SHOP TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THAT AND SHE REFUSED TO GIVE ME A NEW MATTRESS. SO I CALLED SAFETY AND GUESS WHAT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS WELL. NOW WITH PER DIEM IT SUCKS BECAUSE IT CUTS YOUR CENT PER MILE RATE IN HALF SO ITS REALLY NOT A GOOD DEAL. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN MAKE DECENT MONEY IF YOU WERE ON A CERTAIN DEDICATED ACCOUNT LIKE SARA LEE WHICH I WAS ON FOR A GOOD WHILE. AFTER A LIL OVER A YEAR WITH THEM I DECIDED TO GET MY OWN TRUCK WITH THEM AND OF COURSE THEY WILL SELL YOU A TRUCK WITH ZERO DOWN BUT THEY WILL MURDER YOU ON THE PAYMENTS. I GOT A VERY NICE MIDNIGHT BLUE CLASSIC XL AND I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AS A MATTER OF FACT AND I ALWAYS GOT COMPLIMENTS ON HOW NICE AND CLEAN IT LOOKED. BUT ONCE I GOT MY TRUCK GUESS WHAT THEY RAN ME VERY POORLY AND I LITERALLY LIVED OFF OF $200 ADVANCES A WEEK FOR A WHOLE YEAR I WAS WITH THEM AS A OWNER/OP AND THEY ALWAYS TRIED TO GET ME TO DO SHAG LOADS WHICH MIND YOU THAT'S PRETTY MUCH LOCAL RUNS AND MORE SUITABLE FOR A DAYCAB DRIVER. ON TOP OF THINGS VERN WERNER THE DIRECTOR OF FLEET SALES IS A SELFISH PRICK AND HE IS LUCKY I DIDNT SMACK SOME SENSE INTO HIM BECAUSE HE HAD THE NERVE TO CALL MY MOTHER A BITCH, HE THINKS JUST BECAUSE HE HAS MORE MONEY THAN ME HE THINKS ITS OK TO TALK TO PEOPLE HOWEVER HE WANTS TO. AND THIS ISN'T EVEN THE HALF OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING MY TIME WITH WERNER. TAKE IT FROM ME, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU TRY TO TALK TO THERE TO GET ISSUES RESOLVED YOU WILL GET NOWHERE WITH WERNER ENTERPRISES CAUSE EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE INCONSIDERATE TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL RUDE PEOPLE. THEY PAY YOU AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE AND THEY TRY TO KEEP YOU OUT ON THE ROAD AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND IF THIS HELPS YOU, MY ENTIRE CLASS OF 24 PEOPLE THAT WERE EMPLOYED BY WERNER GUESS WHAT NONE OF US WORK FOR THEM ANYMORE. AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED WERNER NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN PERMANENTLY.

May 21, 2011 Rating Werner scam tactics by: Dan I see Werner is up to their same scam tactics. Yes, I saw the same web site last year where it shows the driver making .39 cents per mile start. Same thing with me, I soon learned after orientation the pay rate was .32 cents per mile. I also called them and they claimed the web site is not their site, which really is their site. Same with their runs, I found out after orientation the dedicated run was no longer available but they were offering OTR. Be careful about driving to orientation because they never paid me for gas in travel expenses. I would have stayed with Werner, but then I was listening to what the drivers were saying in their driver lounge. Many many dissatisfied drivers being lied too. I was happy to have left Werner and never looked back.

May 19, 2011 Rating Woman trucker by: gypsywoman I'm thinking of going baack to OTR. Have been driving locally but, my company went out of business. Having trouble with signing on with another company. Wonder if its my age. Have a good driving record-no tickets or accidents. Any suggestions?

May 19, 2011 Rating Woman trucker by: gypsywoman I'm thinking of going back to OTR. Have been driving locally but, my company went out of business. Having trouble with signing on with another company. Wonder if its my age. Have a good driving record-no tickets or accidents. Any suggestions?

Apr 28, 2011 Rating Really, there can't be anything different here than anywhere else. by: ???woman driver I've been driving since 1989. I have been lied to and lied about by every company I have worked for. I have been provided free booze by trucking companies and their customers also...hard to believe?? Hehehe! I say just go with the flow. I have seen good drivers who were THE BEST and tried the hardest with their companies try to lease-purchase and have their whole lives destroyed by it; and I have watched company drivers systematically steal from trucking companies their ENTIRE careers (Some of them 30 years or more)and never get caught! And then LISTEN to those companies PRAISE them as if they had discovered toilet paper!! Just be HAPPY to drive the crappy equipment you are given to drive; at 65 and at 30 up-hill, and NOT be replaced by a bunch of people who aren't the people that their CDL'S SAY they are, and DON'T speak a word of English-and never INTEND to learn, and ABSOLUTELY intend to STEAL that truck they have been assigned to and drive it back into Mexico and put their name on it and make a ton of money with it. And know that they WON'T be stopped by the U.S. border or the Mexican one either. They are above U.S. federal law. And THEY will be enjoying YOUR retirement saving or 401 down in Mexico as soon as they hack your bank account number... Yep. Tilt your head a little to the left and you can hear ALL OF THE U.S. TRUCKING COMPANIES sucking the SAME way. Enjoy your free pizza and the fact that they all want some of your piss!! NOW-THAT IS FUNNY to me!

Dec 22, 2010 Rating pay rate? by: Anonymous I went through orientation and was assigned a truck, but then I learn the dedicated run I was suppose to be on no longer exists. I also learned my pay rate was suppose to be at .39/mile according to the following Werner web site. http://www-wps.werner.com/content/drv/ops/longhaul/pay/ The Werner recruiter said the rate is .32/mile. Werner claimed the site I just listed here is a fake site, yet it looks like a werner site to me. No big deal, it just means I will not drive for a company that will openly cheat their drivers. I have pleanty of experience so it's not that hard to work for .39/mile. I told Werner to go to this site, but they replied it doesn't work on their computers. Something not right with this Werner outfit. It's way to easy to go elsewhere. Please check out this site and let me know if it's a fake site. Looks like a Werner site to me. :-))

Dec 01, 2010 Rating rookies by: Anonymous trucking is trucking,,,i've trucked for over 20 years and there ALL the same small co and big companies,,,,its trucking,,.its not a walk in the park,,.you have to love it,,,and its A WAY OF LIFE ,, not a job... that's what you rookies have to learn,,,,,LUST KEEP THAT LEFT DOOR SHUT

Nov 16, 2010 Rating Find out the Hard Way by: Maxwell Mclain Doctor of Divinity Some people won't listen to advice and have to find things out the hard way! Please, all you new drivers read and soak in the posts. My motivation for joining Werner was simple. They had a small local hub in my town that offered local runs. My goal was to get one of these local runs and be home in bed every night. ORIENTATION:Springfield OH: The wife drove me down from Detroit to the Holiday Inn in Springfield OH. Not a bad hotel with a pool, hot tub and food within walking distance. Two hour wait in the lobby because Werner never verified my reservation. After several calls with no reply I finally got my room. Paid the extra money for a single room because I value my privacy(I recommend this to those who can afford it). Stowed my gear and decided to head down to the bar for some libations i.e beer. The thought of leaving my family and being on the road for a couple of months was stressful. It was 5:00 P.M and orientation didn't start till 8:00 A.M.. Arrived at the hotel tavern and ordered a Miller Lite. The bar maid asked me if I was here for the Werner orientation? I replied yes and she puts the bottle back in the cooler. The puzzled look on my face turned to consternation when she said students weren't allowed to drink. This was the first of many red flags on the bumpy road of Werner. Last time I checked our flag did not have a sickle and a star on it. Sometimes rules are meant to be broken, this was one of those times. Calmly walked out of the bar and down to the beer depot across from the hotel and bought a six pack. Returned to my room and enjoyed my tasty beverages, problem solved. to be continued......

Oct 14, 2010 Rating WERNER SUCKS by: Anonymous WERNER SUCKS

Oct 13, 2010 Rating WERNER WANTS TO SCREW YOU SO THEY CAN SUPPORT THIER COCAINE HABITS AND WILD PARTIES by: Anonymous werner lures you in with their "office with a view" campaign then feeds you crappy pizza and provides crappy hotel accommodations then puts you with a trainer who is there to make money from your miles and don't teach you anything but how to steer. Then when you get a truck its a rattle trap that's anything than safe and if your lucky to make 500 a week you never stop rolling cause your team driver is an idiot making the same as you and your lose sleep training a drooling fifth grade dropout who cant read or speak English or read a map. Dont let werner screw you. They are out for government tax breaks for every invalid that completes their training. Team driving only benefits werner, and their trucks are more important to them than you are.

Oct 02, 2009 Rating Oh No Not Werner by: Collin Barnette Yea I was all excited about going off to be a Truck Driver. Got my license and went to Werner. The experience was so horror full i wanted to run from trucking all together.

Jul 13, 2009 Rating IK Werner by: Anonymous I went to Werner after I got my Class A. What a joke! An eight hours buss ride full of stinking Mexicans just out of prison took me to a hotel full of angry people with more questions than answers. No one to ask those questions and no answers once we found a real Werner person. The orientation was a couple long days of redundant paper work, some outdated videos and a 3 minute physical. Literally the so called doctor never got out of his chair. After some more sitting around in a hotel with orders not to leave the room, I found myself on a truck with the worst example of a human I could have imagined. The truck was in sad condition and the driver didn't care to try and have it repaired because the company would penalize him, or us, for it. Minus 12 degree weather in NE with no heat and required to sleep in the truck anyway. My driver manager and even the supervisor were very non communicative. I found this to be a common to all Werner people. Oh you can ask the questions but they will not actually talk to you and get quite hostile if you keep asking. If you want to drive and work your maximum allowed hours every day of the week, get poorly thought out routes to pick up or drop off a load, operate unsafe equipment, be paid less than 300 per week and then be treated like a bad step child, you should run to Werner. If you want to drive a truck and make a living, stay wherever you are at and find something small and local.

Jul 13, 2009 Rating New to the trucking Business by: James T. Allen Hello I'm new to the trucking business and have heard the good and the bad also. I'm going to start out trucking with Werner enterprises and see how far it takes me. The best I can do is experience it for my self. See you with my pockets full or hitching a ride home.

Jan 08, 2009 Rating hiring on at werner enterprises by: jimmy Werner is a well established co and they have nice equipment. they have terminals spread thru out the country. However, they are a large co. when you try to get on board with a large co, you will sometimes get lost in the shuffle. From the first day in orientation to getting assigned a truck. everything is subject to change on an hourly basis. Remember, the logistics of operating a large fleet, with 5000 drivers or more is no easy task. That's why i suggest you go for a small to medium co. equipment, pay, lifestyle, etc is the same. Don't be discouraged. sounds like the one guy did get lost in the shuffle.....jimmy

Dec 23, 2008 Rating Tell us all the facts about Werner by: Collin Barnette Jennifer, You said your Husband was impressed with Werner. Tell us how Please! Also you said there were advantages and disadvantages. We are all very curious about the Good and Bad? As someone who is seriously looking at Werner I'd really like to know and I feel like the only way to learn is from someone who has been there.

Dec 23, 2008 Rating Trucking Life at Werner Enterprises by: Jennifer Schnittker I think it is what you make of it. My husband started off with Werner Enterprises, he was impressed with it. HOWEVER! It was not for him. I do know (something that was not added here) they give you BACK your perdium in the amount of 52.00 a day added to your pay if you so choose. Also, We have made a friend that was with them for 8 years. As with almost any trucking company. There are advantages, and disadvantages to each. Everyone has a different outlook on it.

Dec 15, 2008 Rating Werner Enterprises by: Michelle I FOUND THIS "RIP OFF REPORT" ON WERNER ENTERPRISES AND THOUGHT ID PASS IT ON TO YOU FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. I did find many reports on the company and ONLY GOING BY WHAT I WAS READING, Id have to say that I would NOT want my Husband to even think of seeking A career with WERNER after the information in these reports. Hope it helps you. I am still looking for any advice about PRIME INC. So, If there's someone that maybe helpful I'd like to hear for you. Below is the report, I just copied and pastes it. God Bless 7/2008: Wanted a better paying job. Decided to try truck driving. Paid Roadmaster of Orlando $6000 to get a CDL-A in 3 weeks. 9/5/08: Passed with high scores. 9/10/08: Hired by Werner. Went to 2 day orientation. Very disorganized. 9/12/08: Got a Trainer, on my way to completing 275 hours. Great Trainer. 10/28/08: 275 hours, 30 breakdowns later, was asked to do 50 more hours. (Truck has over 600000 miles on it, and its in bad shape. Just about every trailer we pick up has flat tires or other problems). Trainer gives me great scores. Says that I am more than ready to go solo. I'm very confident and excited. 11/7/08: 325 hours, stay on truck at same rate of pay, or go on LOA (leave of absence). Sent to Omaha terminal. 11/8/08: Stranded in Omaha. Would not test me out because they stated accounts were closed for at least 2 weeks . SDM said when a truck comes available, I would be tested out and issued a truck. After sitting in lobby of hotel for 5 hours waiting for a room & new trainer, I decided to take the LOA my SDM suggested. Found out after the fact that they would not help get me the 1000 mile journey home, and I HAD to take the LOA. Spent over $600 for plane ticket and went home to wait on truck. No problem, Ill be making good money soon. (so I thought) 12/5/08: End of LOA, told to return to terminal for new trainer because no trucks available. I get to hotel, no room reserved for me after I was told there was. I call to get voucher for room, was asked why was I there, their are no trucks available. I drive back home pretty disgusted. 12/12/08: Still getting the run around. Cant afford having a NON-PAYING job anymore, I give up and resign. Total money spent (incl expenses on the road for food, travel to & from terminals)= $-1834.57 Total wages (Gross) from start =$+2753.26 Total money made after 3 months =$+918.69(WOW!!!that's $306.23 a month) Total in the hole after 6 months =$-5081.31 WHAT A HUGE MISTAKE CHOOSING WERNER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GET THE WE-CARE CRAP FROM! Shane Daytona Beach, Florida U.S.A. Click here to read other Rip Off Reports on Werner Enterprises

Dec 09, 2008 Rating I'll let you know about Werner Enterprises by: Collin Barnette I know this doesn't answer your question but, .......... I am off to start life in the trucking world and I have the same question. I have heard good and bad. Most of the bad reports I have read read as if they were written by illiterate negative people who are most likely unhappy with life in general. Werner Enterprises has a great web site and their recruiter seemed positive but a bit on the apathetic side. I imagine they get tons of calls and get burnt out answering the same questions over and over that can be answered by their site. Their drivers I have talked to say they are happy and believe it is a good company. They did say that you start off at a lower pay if your new to the industry but once you prove your skills the pay comes up. Watch my page on this site as I go through school and find a company myself and I'll promise that Werner will be one of the companies covered in my report. Stay positive and thankful for each day. It will be worth it.

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