Fleet Manager - Fleet Manager Werner Enterprises Employee Review

2.0
Oct 2, 2014
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Pros

Fast paced environment, very competitive. You are quickly given a lot of responsibility, and the freedom to make your own decisions.

Cons

The time off policy is arcane. You get 6 days your first year, then move up to 10 days for the next three years. There are no sick days or personal days. Also, you have to work one saturday a month. I wasn't told this until after I'd already strarted working there. The work days are also 10 hours long by schedule, but I worked an extra 1-2 hours every night. Almost everybody stayed late, or took their laptop home with them and worked extra from home. Those who didn't were fired in pretty short order. Senior management had highly unrealistic expectations, and there simply wasn't enough time in the day to complete all of the work that was piled on you. When you combine the late nights, and the extra day every month, I averaged about 60 hours a week. The pay would have been fair for a standard 40-45 hour workweek, but this simply wasn't the case. Drivers were nickle and dimed at every corner, which was hard to watch, since they are the backbone of the company. Within the office, there were several abrasive personalities. I don't think this is because the staff was particularly mean, but rather because they were all very stressed and overworked.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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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