The Werner Family Dollar account is modernized slavery. - Company Driver (FAMILY DOLLAR) Werner Enterprises Employee Review

3.0
Dec 16, 2011
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Pros

Good training process if you get lucky with the first trainer or run through a million different ones until you find the right one. Dispatch not strict about a driver's decision to change a given route. Dispatch may not give you good answers to questions, but at least they answer the d*** phone. Friendly people at the terminals unless you go into the mechanics garage.

Cons

Extreme misinformation between recruiter and potential employee as far as pay for Family Dollar. Student driver managers virtually have no purpose in the area of getting anything useful done.

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3.0
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Great Experience, ( Exp. May Vary) This is a great job for those who are first setting foot into trucking. The orientation process is, well a process to say the least. I went in looking to do team driving and I got lucky with my partner. If you dont really have anyone waiting for you at home then this job is good. They give you plenty of opportunities to switch accounts and some have ups and downs. Some benefits are okay, and some company sponsored discounts are great. Depending on the dispatcher they can be great or on your butt, Werner does reimburse for schooling which is great but its monthly. Also you do have to train with their trainers and some are either great like mine but ive heard contrary.

Cons

Pay is absolute not adequate. You get locked to 3k a week so your pay is about $900-$1100 depending on the mileage, very rarely did I get anything above and the times I did it was reimbursment for schooling. Saftey is on our butt as they have front facing cameras. These cameras are at a detriment more than for your saftey. Some trainers are garbage, my partner had a trainer who did the bare minimum and she paid the price for it, I have to teach her how to back every now and again.

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