Is Western Express a good company to work for?

Western Express has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,373 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 40% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Western Express to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Western Express have been left by employees working as Driver Trainer , Driver Manager and Trainer .

Does Western Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Western Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Western Express. This rating has improved by 57% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Western Express?

57% of Western Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Western Express 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Western Express?

Truck Driver (264) , Class A Truck Driver (138) , Driver (104) , OTR Truck Driver (77) , Company Driver (65) , OTR Flatbed Driver (56) , Class A Cdl Truck Driver (27) , Recruiter (22) , Driver Trainer (21) , Driver Manager (20) , OTR Driver (20) , CDL Driver (18) , Owner Operator (17) , Trainer (17) , Lease Purchase Driver (13)

What are the pros of working at Western Express according to real employee reviews?

"Great for people with driving points or criminal records" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good driver managers and terminal" ((in 27 reviews)); "They provided good training for the role." ((in 21 reviews)); "Decent pay good benefits nice bonuses they leave you alone and let you drive" ((in 12 reviews)); "Get good miles make good money" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Western Express according to real employee reviews?

"Starting pay was low paired with low mileage (1800 miles a week)" ((in 109 reviews)); "can't get in contact with anyone DM has bad communication un steady pay feel like I've been lied to too come here." ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor management and pay.DM's treat drivers like they are commodities." ((in 19 reviews)); "long hours and some Saturday's." ((in 14 reviews)); "No home time that was promoted" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Western Express locations?

Nashville , Bethlehem , Richmond , Bloomington , Plainfield , Allentown , Fontana , Ashland , Fort Dodge , Atlanta , Philadelphia , New York , Los Angeles , Memphis , Hartford , New Haven , Las Vegas , Nash , Pittsburgh , Chicago , Falls Mills , Fayetteville , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Nashville , Chattanooga , California City , San Bernardino , Annapolis

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Western Express reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,287 total reviews)

Paul Wieck

66% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

Western Express has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,287 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Western Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jan 16, 2017

Stand your ground!

Company driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My overall experience working for WE wasn't too bad. I like the guaranteed minimum for NE Regional driver of $800 ( before taxes of course) for 5 loads or 1800 miles and .50 for 1801+ miles. My paychecks usually were around $1k-$1200 weekly. Just stand your ground so they do not take advantage of you. But it's a great place to start for new drivers or for drivers with a less than pleasing criminal past. My truck was nice.

Cons

Beware of the night time and weekend dispatch. They ask for you to use the QC as a main point of communication but it's kind of impossible to do that once your DM leaves because night dispatch stay on their best bs. So you might as well just go to you closest fuel solution and expect a call from your DM the next day but they pretty much know that the night dispatch is like a daycare for adults.

3.0

Jan 14, 2017

Driver -Not nearly as bad as what drivers say

Driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I ran Flatbed NE Regional dedicated account. I was given a New 2016 Freightliner with a flat screen TV and directTV. I was home every Friday like I was told I would be. I left usually at 4Am on Monday. I never had to wait longer than an hr for a load.the pay wasn't bad at all.

Cons

Let's start with orientation in Nashville. WTF?? Organized chaos at best!! That hotel was Nasty!! They bring in way to many drivers at one time. The flatbed training is a JOKE! If you don't tell the instructor to shut up about his stories you won't learn a thing. He will stop teaching to BS with any driver that comes in and here we go, more stories! When you get your Driver manager you gotta let them know how you run. I run hard and expect to keep moving. Be clear about what you expect. I did short runs to help my DM only because she kept me moving. I'm not gonna bash the company as a whole because the upper management generally cares and will do whatever to make you happy. It's middle management that destroys the company.

1.0

Jan 10, 2017

Liars & thieves

Class-a cdl truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no good reasons to work for this company.

Cons

Never home on time when you request it in advance, they don't notify your home state of medical card updates, they rob you of milage & pay, substandard equipment, they don't back you up legally when needed, the driver managers ignore you when you need them. They stereotype certain individuals based on looks & hair length & they are a racist company.

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Jobs at Western Express

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