Professional Driver - Company Driver Werner Enterprises Employee Review

3.0
Jan 8, 2016
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Pros

Honestly I like Werner, with the upper management change they said they are going to focus more on driver moral and retention. They are starting to raise pay and hopefully upgrade terminals as well as upgrading equipment. For a mega carrier I think they get a worse rap than they deserve.

Cons

Ok where to start... my BIGGEST complaint is COMMUNICATION with drivers. You can sit for hours in between loads and when you receive the run you see you could have picked it up as soon as you dropped your last load off. If you drop a load instead of telling your done for the day they leave you hanging so you stay up thinking your going to be dispatched. Then once you are dispatched you should have all ready been in the bunk getting much needed sleep because your going after a load that is on an opposite sleep cycle as you. There's no communication at all so you can't enjoy your time off because you didn't know that was suppose to be your time off.

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Pros

great atmosphere good people Most managers I have worked for in 11 years have been fair and good to me

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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