Warner, Schneider, CR England, Swift, etc., are there to sponsor your CDL training, and experience. That's it. After two years, I suggest someone else, as you already have the necessary experience. The main reason is for insurance purposes, and you have enough experience to adjust to another company. Just keep your record clean, and do your time. It will pay off

I drove for Werner and you are absolutely correct. I sat for MANY hours, waiting for a load. When I called the dispatcher, it was an excuse or NO ANSWER. Now I'm in college, learning new skills for a new career. Life is full of other avenues, explore! Namaste.

@casteel765

7 жыл бұрын

BoboSixx II same here. I trained with Werner and when I got out of training, I got $0.28 a mile and barely ran. if I wasn't laid over at a truck stop waiting 2 days for a load, I was broke down at a terminal for 3 days each time. they gave me an old truck that had so many problems. refuses to get me another. I eventually left them.. thank god.

@danstafford5977

4 жыл бұрын

Cry-Baby truck drivers are always trying to get the gravy loads... that's why they put you down as a crap load driver!

@BABALAGAJIGAPOO

3 жыл бұрын

Did you really just say namaste??! Hahahhaha

DRIVERS: Listen, I have driven for a few different companies, and I have to say if my home situation were different, I would still be driving for this company. Melton Truck Lines out of Tulsa Oklahoma. Never have I felt more at home at ANY of our terminals. I say "our" because they make the terminals like a drivers home away from home. They are the most family oriented company on the roads. Bob Peterson the CEO has your back as a driver, if you need it, you got it. I was sitting in Maryland when my mother inlaw passed away suddenly, and my ex wife lost it. I called my dispactcher and told him to please find me a load home, he said you got a fuel card, go home. They let me deadhead 600 miles to the house to be with my family, and told me to let them know when I could come back out. I was in a company truck, there was no...get your truck to a terminal.....they got me home.

@johnlaw4354

10 жыл бұрын

I drove for Melton Runnin' Rabbit in the 80's out of Shreveport. Great outfit and they took care of you.

I started at werner, drove all 48 me and a buddy teamed. Was 1st job right out of driving school. Pay was low, but, so was our experience. They did get us home when we wanted every time. Was a good start out company.

I drove for Werner from 1990 to 1993. My first year was learning, always learning. After that it was as casual as could be. Life is not perfect. I would have stayed with them until retirement, but a tumor right behind my left eye and the operations that followed took that life away. I will never forget the great times and the sad times I had with Werner. For those that want to complain, do it somewhere else. I was never one to complain. Thank you WERNER.

I drive for a local petroleum transporter, home every night, average 10 hrs a day, 5 days a week, off wed. & thurs.....been doing it for 3 years now....last year's w-2.... $81,000.....new equipment, ......get off the road!

@iambudo

8 жыл бұрын

La r ry are you still working for the petroleum company? And where is it based out of?

@larryfazen6468

8 жыл бұрын

+iambudo yrs I am..south jersey, although most petro/tanker carriers are similar

@walterkiel552

8 жыл бұрын

This is what I hear from every trucker working local. Once you have your 2 years in, find a local gig. Get off the road! Let the execs drive their own damn trucks!!

@larryfazen6468

8 жыл бұрын

+Walter Kiel I drove over the road for a small carrier for over 30 years, made ok money, but was never home and money was a roller coaster ride...good weeks, bad weeks....working local is like hitting the lottery! hazmat gasoline work takes more discipline and credentials, but lord is the consistency and pay awesome!....some guys want to stand around truck stops with a big belt buckle and coffee mug & tell lies, others like me, want $$$!!

@20willsdude

8 жыл бұрын

+Larry Fazen lol big belt buckles, coffee mugs, and lies. I see it all the time

Thank you for that kind help. I can relate to the story about dispatchers, numbers, and mixing up loads. I still get a call from a company that hired me two years ago, and after a week of constantly messing up my schedule, I quit because I hadn't even started on a run, and made any money. Five show ups, five screw-ups. Life continued in other places but every now and then I get a call from them, "Load is ready." ?? After two years?? Each time I play along, stop for a moment, and then say, "You know what?? I've given it deep thought and I'm quitting. Right here." The answer is, "Oh,.. okay." Happened five times in the last two years.

Wow must be really hard getting paid by the mile..? In the UK we are either paid by the hour (flat rate for first 8hrs) then time and a half up to the max.allowed 15hrs. OR..we are paid annual salary. Paid by the mile doesn't appeal to me - with the level of traffic in the UK you wouldn't make enough to eat! Good luck with that!

@danstafford5977

4 жыл бұрын

The UK pays less than the US truck drivers!

celadon, swift, werner, conway, covenant, heartland, jbhunt, knight, landstar, marten, pam, saia, are all publicly-traded transportation companies on the wall street. their priority is to pay the investors first, before trickling down the profit to their drivers. try working for a small private transpostation companies that have a well-maintained fleet of older trucks. you will get paid better, with a decent work/life balance.

@FirebirdCamaro1220

6 жыл бұрын

czg2012 saia is ltl, mostly local guys getting paid by the hour, and Landstar is just a broker that owns trailers. Their drivers are all owner-operators

@miguelrobb5719

5 жыл бұрын

FirebirdCamaro1220 yeah he lost me there when he mentioned landstar. Landstar isn't the best place, but it pays a hell of a lot more than those other places he mentioned

@tompain2751

4 жыл бұрын

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 Don't knock LTL,if you have not tried it.The pay can be equal,or better,than OTR.(company drivers).The pay is also consistent,and you might get to see your family!

@FirebirdCamaro1220

4 жыл бұрын

@@tompain2751 I'm a local driver, and am considering ltl eventually now that I finally have all my endorsements (T,X). Currently pulling doubles for a FedEx Ground contractor, have to work 6 days a week, but home everyday and making $1,200/week

@tompain2751

4 жыл бұрын

@@FirebirdCamaro1220 How about oil fields?Have you checked out oil fields?

Does any of this shock anyone? This is the case with most big OTR companies. U R no more important to them than the seat your sitting in. Many of them are sweatshops on wheels, mostly because they are driving down the freight rates in their "race to the bottom". Any company that has an abundance of students or trainees is usually a sign that this is a two year job max.! They are about turning out new drivers that will work cheap to get experience and then replace them with the next round of trainees when you get tire of not making any money. I definately agree with "chris c", you really should have a nitch in trucking to make any money, I do Ag related walking floor hauling. It's every thing I want out of trucking, profitable, I'm home daily with no weekend haulin, unless I choose to! I do also agree with "RunHard GetPaid" in that what ever you do, you need to keep the left door closed and keep on truckin however, you must work smart, and purposeful to avoid chasing your tail and giving your time away and O/O should alway keep a sharp pencil!

I was a company driver for Werner for almost 7 years and I had problems where they lied to me about various things. The pay was not all that good. Along with that I had problems with getting repairs on equipment. It was finally in 2004 that it got to the point where I did not want to work for them anymore. Am glad I left.

@alexnoelsanchez3254

4 жыл бұрын

I have a year on the company they told me they will pay my classes if I work a year Whit them..when I complete the year I called them and they told me they never told me that ..

We had to call our dispatcher when I was first hired on by Werner. He told me that the initial get to know them call was the only time I should ever call. I totally agree with your #5, and it was the biggest reason I left after only a few months.

Big OTR trucking co. Don't pay period! ! After your eating out on the road and taxes taken out your lucky if you take home 700 bucks. And freight does not pay at all. And 700 maybe alot out west or down south.. try living off that in NJ. Lol

@usebitchutefightcensorship1982

5 жыл бұрын

I don't eat fast food and my take home after taxes/insurance and various bills is over $3200 every month. Truckers who are poor need to learn to budget.

@meas7390

4 жыл бұрын

@@usebitchutefightcensorship1982 💯💯

That is true about dispatchers. Especially weekend and night dispatch. My dispatcher and fleet manager, during the day, were alright. Dave

You forgot about the 20 to 30 minutes of waiting while trying to call logs department for the 3 minute conversation that weekly had to be done to ensure that the log corrections were done right. As when they jack you onto line 4 while your parked just because the wind made the truck shake.

Some people like it... some people don’t... simple. I work for WERNER and I’ve been having quite a good time here. And lots of changes have been made to this company as well.

@usebitchutefightcensorship1982

5 жыл бұрын

still no paid detention time

@titorios6618

4 жыл бұрын

4F Productions u must be getting on your knees

Melton has fuel bonuses for keeping you mileage up. I had one bonus for almost $1500. We got unexpected Christmas bonuses, as well has having holiday cookouts put on by the company for drivers who decide to stay out over the holidays. All they ask is you work. It's an all flatbed company, but you have the best equipment to work with, and safety is number one.

I worked for Werner 2002 to 2004. I loved it there. I left for personal reasons but don't have any bad feelings. It was a great paying job as well. I never turned any loads down though. Took the good with the bad

I drive tankers locally in nyc and make $80K a year. I worked for werner back in 2003 briefly and haven't looked back since!

@justina249

8 жыл бұрын

kudos to you I won't set in foot in NYC in a truck for any amount of money

@Noexcuses00

8 жыл бұрын

Justin a I really don't care

@justina249

8 жыл бұрын

I don't either you do your job I do my job were both happy

@thomasmcintosh543

8 жыл бұрын

$80K in NYC?? That's not good money, pardner.

@timothyodonnell2510

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas McIntosh is if you live in Jersey lmao

My brother drove for werner a 4-5 years ago, all i can remember is seeing him leave with his truck from our driveway in the country, and not seeing him for months, then finally see him come home with a little paycheck.

@walterwynnchok7474

6 жыл бұрын

Levi Skuse Yeah, Little Paycheck!

@billj4910

6 жыл бұрын

Little pay check? Hes doing something wrong

@walterwynnchok7474

6 жыл бұрын

bill j You are Wrong!

@walterwynnchok7474

6 жыл бұрын

bill j Stay away from WERNER...

@walterwynnchok7474

6 жыл бұрын

Levi Skuse Stay away from WERNER!...

I have driven for Prime, Marten, Swift, and Schneider, and they each have their perks and issues. Once you are employed by company that has over 500 trucks, you become a faceless number in the payroll system. Once you understand they are a business whose goal is to make a profit, you are only a valuable asset if you played by their rules. (shut up and bend over)

@lilnarm_smoothblaze

5 жыл бұрын

Well Said

@55fiddy5

4 жыл бұрын

LOL! Maybe your attitude is the problem. If you hate it so much, get out!

I was blessed to get on as a line haul driver once I got my cdl. Im now a line haul driver out of Denver, Co and 95% of my runs are to Salt Lake City, stay in motel and come home. The other two locations are Billings or Rapid City, stay in motel & come home. No touch freight, pull doubles, home every other night, Great Pay free medical with Union backing. Only downside is pulling doubles through Colorado I70 in winter. The great paying jobs are out there you just have to do the research and talk to other drivers. Boy do Drivers love to talk.

If I ever have to return to trucking, I am running full speed to Dallas arriving with frost on my eyebrows and one shoe on fire to Design Transport. They kept me busy, they got me home pretty frequently, and I made about $700-$900 a week.

How about .24 a mile on the proctor and gamble account out of Stlouis Mo. You would pick up in East St Louis IL and over to KC Kansas but they would not start paying you till you got to the west side of St Louis and the stop paying on the east side of KC while you were delivering on the west side. That's almost 80 miles without pay.

I drove for them and have to agree with everything he says here. I was hired to drive southeast regional then was told there is no southeast regional with Werner. Spent way too much time sitting in truck stops waiting for a load. Had to fight with them to fix any equipment issues and if they wouldn't fix something and it finally broke they treated it like it was your fault. Werner -- ok company to start with if you have no experience but once you do get out and find a better company. At least that's the way I feel about them.

My spouse and I are considering doing a team for Werner. Thanks for giving some of the criticisms! Its nice hearing all sides!

hey how are you, last week i went to allentown for orientation, i told them i needed behind wheel time, so after 2 days of orientation, gave me a road test, i had trouble shifting, so the a hole , says , i rec 140 hours of traing with trainer i said ok, then 20 min later was told you are disqualified for in experience,do you need a bus ticket home? iam now jobless!

@sativakush2911

9 жыл бұрын

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Thanks for posting!!! Pay no attention to the rude people's comments Have a great day!

You sit there crying about Werner and you're wearing their fuckin' name on your coat??

@ric66fb

9 жыл бұрын

Is it a crime to stay warm ?

@NormalRarin

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Jarvis He's an idiot for making a video for the sole purpose of putting down a company while inadvertently promoting them by wearing their jacket. Guy looks like a total jackass -- and so do you for defending him.

@ric66fb

9 жыл бұрын

Rarin George .... I'd say you're the fucking idiot if you'd throw a warm jacket away and freeze, what a fuckwit !

@NormalRarin

9 жыл бұрын

or you could keep it on and just tape the emblem so not to look like such a jackass. Jackass.

@ric66fb

9 жыл бұрын

Rarin George ... Or you could tape over your mouth and you'd not sound like a jackass !

I'm curious, do the Werner rigs have governors on them? I've gotten behind them on the interstate and I swear that they never drive 1mph over the limit. You can see the name Werner from at least a mile away, that blue color with the name in yellow.

I had the same experience with them! I stayed a VERY short period of time with them when I saw what it was like. I kept the hat they gave me in orientation and I would wear it sometimes just so if someone asked me if I drove for them I could tell them my thoughts so another driver wouldn't make the same mistake I did.

I started there when I got my CDL. I have nothing but good things to say about them!

My trainer was a former werner team guy, same same! ell spoken and outstanding,,, thank you. Run hard love it! get paid even better! thank you

Thx for the vid. Good audio. Well spoken. Good info.

so what would be a good company to go to if you haven't drove in a few yrs? just asking.....

We are all replaceable, no matter the company. It used to be, back in the day, that companies cared about their employees. Nowadays tho we are all replaceable. That is the new world that we live in. Be it truck driving, factory work, or whatever it is. We are all a number. I couldn't imagine what it's like to be a truck driver.

@Pioneer27185

6 жыл бұрын

And where will those companies find drivers to fill projected shortages in the near future?

I agree with you 110% and sadly to say this I used to work for them back in 2003 but I had no exp and I had to start somewhere..... But pretty much all mega companies are the same way which is why I am finally with a small company and for once actually happy.... Good work on the video just started watching your channel !!

Was a trainer with them. Loved the computer logs( their version,), not a bad company to get your feet wet with. They did have good equipment and seemed to care about the staff( driver's took a backseat), some dispatcher s made a good living while employed. Drivers did ok with every third check.....

I've had coffee with C.L. a few times at Sapps in Omaha several times. He asked me when I was going to come and drive for him, I said because you don't know where I live. He said yes he did and named the town and I said yes and the day I start that's the last time I'll see it too.

Everything you said applies to most OTR companies. Use them as a stepping stone for the experience, then apply at a high paying company.

Got my class A license on April 2017. Landed a local job driving a concrete truck. Been doing it for 5 months thinking I was getting Experience. Then I tried applying at other trucking jobs for tractor trailer combination and nobody wants to hire me because of no experience of over the road or tractor-trailer experience. They don't accept straight truck experience. Sucks for me now the only choice I have is to go with werner and get that OTR experience with a tractor trailer combination.

i currently drive for werner and the pay may not be the best but they are paying me 36 cent a mile loaded and DH, but im happy with that considering iv only been driving for them for 3 months now. they also get me a consistent 2500 to 3000 miles a week. a good company to get your start in IMO.

I stared out with Werner in November 2004 after graduating from trucking school. I was with them 7 months. I trained for a good month and several days before I went solo and over the road. I had loads going to Canada, as far as Vermont, Far north as Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, and far west as California, Oregon, and so on. I was treated ok, only that I was a inexperienced rookie driver. My only problem was learning how to back a trailer, and getting used to the electronic logs, which was a pain in the neck. In all, I did the best I could. As far as Werner is concerned, il give them another try. Im a hard runner and Ill get the loads delivered on time.

thank you so much !! all I needed to turn myself down from going to werner. I just got my CDL license and I just don't know who to go with, roehl ? by any chance ? I'm still not sure... this is difficult not knowing who I will go with. But thanks for the vid.

@bobosixxii9415

9 жыл бұрын

You definitely dodged a bullet, to your impending career. Many safe miles to you, my friend. Namaste.

@bobosixxii9415

9 жыл бұрын

Herobrine Persson, I am Spiritual. Google the word to find out it's meaning and you will know why. Namaste.

@bobosixxii9415

9 жыл бұрын

Herobrine Persson Evidently, it bothers you. For your convenience, I will spell it out for you. I say it to convey good intentions to help promote a Peaceful society, that will respect each other, no matter what our differences are. There is so much hate and foul language on the internet. I am interjecting good Loving vibrations into my comments. Even if some fool shoots me down, curses and condemns me to hell, I will ALWAYS be articulate and eloquent, with my comments. That is a positive way to influence people to be civilized. Somebody must set a good example to the masses. So, I decided to man up and set the example. Now do you understand? Namaste.

I went to C1 trucking school in Fort Wayne, IN with this guy.

You still wearing that werner jacket fool !

@paula503sv7

3 жыл бұрын

Seems to be hypocritical

I worked for Warner for about 6 months and had a dedicated route from Albuquerque New Mexico to Winslow Arizona home every night but the pay was bullshit so I quit

Reasons 5,4, and 3 I had the complete opposite experience as a solo company driver on the lower 48 division. Besides that they asked me to train all the time but I told them "not interested". They never "forced" me into training and I didn't sit because I turned it down. I averaged 3200 miles per week w/ a 62mph truck.

I drove trucks in the UK and Europe before moving here to the USA and after I got my CDL here I received advice from more than one driver ..... 'Don't drive for Werner, Swift or Knight' and I never have. It is difficult though until you have some miles under your belt to show for experience. I found most companies here weren't interested in my exp' from the UK & Europe so I know how hard it must be for a green driver just out of school to move forward without utilizing one of these companies.

Do you work for LTI Trucking I saw there trailer next to you I used to

Wow .32 cents a mile. I work for MX logistics out of NJ and we start at .56

General Question. How does people feel about Swift?

I know this vid was 5 years ago, but damn, what account were you on? I'm on Perdue, and just started driving this year. My manager knew who I was immediately, and starting pay is .46 with no experience at all. Usually enough miles to where I'm constantly working on re-caps, which is frustrating being as this is all new to me. Only time I've been getting screwed so far is when I make a rookie mistake.

I worked at Warner back in 2009. I was let go because during my scheduled time off for a court date about my daughter I was not able to answer my phone in the court room. Theyg left to voicemail etc. I went back to my truck the following day and when I tried to log into my equipment it wouldn't let me. I called in to be told I had quit by not answering their call. Honestly though it was the best thing they ever did for me!

8 months with Werner & i had had enough . I could give you more than six reasons ! But the most ridiculous thing that the Map To It was wrong more than right & the address to there own drop yard was wrong lol !!! I made it fine & as i left , a werner girl frantically stops me her trailer in a busy intersection asking me where this drop yard was she had been there two days looking . Not her fault , i was trained to look for the trailers . There like big signs .( Reason2 scary )They wanted me to train after only 3 months . I could go on & on but my heart goes out to all truckers . Thank you all for the jobs you do ! I am home every night and week ends off Thank God !

my husband drove for Werner his first year.. its a great starter company. he tried regional, otr and dedicated. he made the most money with dedicated. but over all experience wasn't that great. I agree with everything you said in this video. now he's local home every other night plus one day a week. he makes much more money and they know his name not his truck number. I guess its all about what you settle for in the end.

I drove for Werner back in 2010. I have to say that you sir are dead on correct with everything you have pointed out here! I sat and waited, and waited....and waited for the miles that were promised to me that never came!

this Video is pretty much accurate when it comes to Werner. I have worked for them for 4 years. The only reason I stayed so long was because I did like the dedicated account I was on and I was home almost daily. I slept in my truck 1 day a week. I don't know if they still do it, but if you do training, they will lower your Mileage pay by 2 cents. I now work as a Yard Jockey for JB Hunt. It pays better and its hourly.

I drove for them for 10 years back in the good old days before CL left, as long as you talked to your dispatcher ya got more miles then you needed. I would probably work for them again even tho they have changed so much and Greg messed so much up before he quit. I take alot of pride in being a Werner driver because i still remember spending some weekends in Omaha talking to CL down in the smoking lounge and hearing how he built the company.

here a thought. won't you try car hauling. it the only product where you load and unload everything yourself. no appointment times.

Thanks James, I appreciate that!

Drove for Werner Enterprises from 2001 to 2009(including Eagle Transport). I started out liking it. I came to Werner with experience which excluded me from doing time with a trainer. Everything on your top 5 list are "TRUE". Finally I left and went to John Christner Trucking for 2 years till my eye sight began to fail me and I had to come off the road. JCT was a step up with great miles and NOT a shortage of freight. If you pick up produce in California going to Florida or points east, expect to keep it. If they think you're gonna run late, they will swap you out and still give you something with great miles. I remember picking up a load at the Office Max yard here in Las Vegas and I took it directly across the street there on Cheyenne Ave. As long as the Werner family is making money, that's all they care about.

I'm happy working for Werner. It's great. The drop yd is close to where I live. I drive the same route 99% of the time b/c I'm on the dedicated account & hence I'm back home 99% of the time.

Wow, Im about to sign on with Werner, go to their schooling. They did tell me Id get regional, trainer position would be optional, and miles would be plenty. Should I move onto another company?

@Enrique_0004

9 жыл бұрын

to get on a dedicated regional you best prove yourself first rookie

Try Market Transportation out of Portland, OR, Retired now but worked for them and they were great

It's been a long time since you posted this video. From your knowledge are they still running a sketchy program or have they got it together?

So, can anyone tell me what companies to look at?

Lol you are cool man. I'm three weeks away from graduation from trucking school. Maybe I'll see you on the road one day!

I ran northeast regional for Werner for many years. Stayed in the northeast like I wanted. Made good money. Never was forced to train was asked once I said no and that's where it stayed.

Werner driver here ...can confirm....not bad for a starter company just to get experience but I'm at the tail end of my first year in the industry and the .41 cpm for the lower 48 I'm getting paid just isn't enough to keep me here....also my last 3 loads have been under 300 miles and I'm having to wait 4+ hours for my next load....dispatch takes forever to respond and they never answer when I call...I will say though that the training was good I felt confident that I could handle myself once I got off my trainers truck and into my own also I have never had a problem with payroll...so yeah my opinion.....werner is a good place to start your career but once you get some experience it's probably best to find a place that pays better

Isn't that a Werner jacket your wearing?

I agree abe started out with 24 cents a mile but I knew I needed that experience biggest check was under 400 bucks take home

Abe, thanks for posting this. Are you still owner op? You should check into Landstar.

you should do one for swift pitfull company I would never back there i'll stop driving if that's all that's left

I'm a yard dog like the driver picking up the LTI trailer next to him. We have a lot of Werner drivers come through our terminal. They are often looking for a specific empty trailer after dropping a loaded one which I have never seen. I've learned to direct them to other yards in the area which typically have empty Werner trailers. If I don't then I'll wind up watching them sit there forever waiting to find out where they can get an empty for their next load. So much more I can say about Werner, but suffice it to say that unless you have an inside connection who can set you up that they aren't even a good company to work for straight out of trucking school. On a side note: 32 cents a mile as top pay!? I'm gonna have to ask the next Werner driver I see about that. That's unbelievable.

I am female, they give me awesome oportunity. I was making good money. They help me and support me. Werner did lots for me. Just because one office employee treat you wrong doesn't mean the hole company are bad. Yes this is hard work, but the best opportunity too.

geez… you are wearing a Werner jacket and it looks like you are in a Werner truck...

@RunHardGetPaid

10 жыл бұрын

It's mu jacket, it wasn't a free gift or anything lol.... I paid good money fir the jacket, it's warm and comfortable, so I wear it.

I'd never work otr, got my license 3.5 years ago started working for a scrap metal company very happy there but business got a little slow and left to do the same thing looks good so far home every night Saturday and Sunday off $23.00 hr. 10 hrs ot I'm happy

like the info I know many companies make promises they don't keep then thro a bitch fit when u question policies.. I'm researching the world of truck driving, this is something I would like to do, I always have. I was trained as an automotive mechanic then worked for grey hound as a mechanic moved on to drive a NYC bus for city transit currently 15yrs. I fuckin hate it sic of NY and I don't want to give them another 12 yrs to retire. im looking to sell my house n purchase a semi truck n drive coast to coast along side my wife we both have CDL's she will be a beginner and I consider my self a flawless operator with an excellent record although theirs a major difference in vehicles, I feel I can be an effective semi truck operator and its something on my bucket list... any advise on where I should start with training g mostly on technic, knowing the vehicle and the pros n cons of this industry?????

Why don,t you go to Stevens Dallas texas.????

Where is the blue crashed tractor trailer on the thumb ?

I ran a 50 ton wrecker for a company in Maryland and I hooked to more Werner trucks than Western Express, Swift, and Us Express combined...... and not a one of them was a wreck; all break downs. Werner made it possible for us to buy a new wrecker and C Earl Brown / Hagerstown Freightliner to build a new building. They are not good for a by the mile driver but they are good any local economy that has a Freightliner dealership and a towing company!

Werner was an awesome company with awesome people around for me! God bless you man!

Thanks for the insight on Werner

Interesting Thanks Abe

I think the best trucking money is in hauling logs. short miles and as a driver I average over 25 bucks an hour. I also only work Monday to Friday and home at night. this is what works for me

I saw you vlog with another company you were complaining about that place too.

23 years over the road. Got burned out, went local/regional. Yeah bit less money but I'm home every weekend, full weekend. But the mega-big companies all seem to be getting the same. Do your research, some have better medical than others and thats a plus.

I first started with Werner a few years ago and your right that's why I quit

How do you forget your truck number ?

I've been driving pro from 1979 till 2011 the wage's have never gone up only down,and it don't matter who you drive for it the same .32c per mile not changed sent's 1979 and that's top pay or $ 1.25 per mile for owner operator. well let see what change fuel was .45c Gal and a good meal was less then $5.00 and that's with tip. now fuel $4.00 Gal and a good meal close to $15.00 but the wage is still the same! As much as I love to drive Semi's and they are a lot better now then, then. You'll make more being a night manger at McDonald's then being OTR driver just add up your expenses for the year against your W2 or 1099 and you will see a less then minimum wage at the end. Look at all the time spent behind the wheel, loading and unloading, at scales, and waiting at a Truck stop waiting for a load. and a lot of that time you don't get paid for, or they count it as your time off. Where you want your time off is at home not some Truck stop in the middle of BFE The trucking company today will give you more B.S. to get you in, then you can haul in a year. Trucking to me was a love hate relationship, love doing the miles and many of the small town I've been in but hated the wages the overall hours then I started hating the company's I've worked for. Right now I feel sorry for anyone who think they are going to make good money OTR trucking it's a low paying job at best. The last 2.000.000 miles no accidents but the company's will hire a rookie over me because they can get them cheep. and sent's I can know longer live on what little they pay,by by.

@marioncotton6888

5 жыл бұрын

You just sound like a complainer winners win and losers cry every damn day about what they can't force somebody to give them.

That was some super fast coupling!

I never drove for Werner, nor did I ever drive fir Schnieder(?), Roadway, J.B.Hunt. I have been an owner-operator since 1980. I haul loads which weight more than most loads every one else hauls. The average load I haul, has an average tare weight on 65tons; (65T X 2K# = 130,000#). All my loads are scrap steel, usually beams, plate, rails, rail car frames, rail car wheel sets. My trailer is a 4-axle single drop flat. My tractor is a 5-axle composite Mack-KW; (Mack frame, Kenworth cab, cat tier 3 diesel, 10sp trans, all axles powered.) Now I own the company, and hire drivers with min 5 years experience but have them take our training classes, before putting them behind the wheel of or trucks.

You should consider driving for a smaller carrier or get your own truck and own authority.

hello from Uk, im a trucker as well and to own your own truck hear is very hard to make a living back hear. I just work for driving agencies, that way i choose what runs i want to do. If you don't mind me saying if this company sees your videos be careful they don't take action against you.

First off its Werner not Warner... I worked there for years as a driver, trainer, and finally in the office. Never forced to train... Midwest region is Texas... Not a perfect company, but as big carriers go, not bad... Not disputing what you are saying, but just had a much better experience.

@curtis7599

4 жыл бұрын

Shut up stupid.

I worked for them years ago as a team driver. We did ok for a while. But it did not last. They would bring us in for safety checks on the trucks and we would be down anywhere from a day to 4 days with no pay. PFFT Just couldn't hang there! Best thing I found at Warner is the company store. lol. I did like my Jacket.

dude i feel you, im not a trucker though im only 12 but getting paid 32c a mile not good unless you go on a million mile journey anyways u just got a new subscriber

5) I have been that nameless, human-less number and it kinda sucked. 4) I was running teams when I drove for Werner and there were weeks that we as a TEAM only got 1500-2000 miles. 3) LOL, when I was in training at Werner, the dispatcher was already asking me if I would be interested in training other drivers after I get a year experience. 2) N/A 1) The pay did suck. I was running teams and making 22 cents split. After 6 month they sent us a congratulations message on the qualcom to let us know we got a 1/2 cent raise... I have not worked for them since January 2000.

oilfield trucking is where the money's at, a full size big rig can make runs that gross between $8-$11 per mile, i'm just a hot-shot and the runs for that can gross $1.80 to right over $3.00 a mile