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 31 reviews)); "Good driver managers and terminal" ((in 28 reviews)); "They provided good training for the role." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits." ((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 108 reviews)); "bad pay bad trailers bad management" ((in 20 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 17 reviews)); "long hours and some Saturday's." ((in 12 reviews)); "Driver managers have no clue what is going on half the time." ((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

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

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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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1K reviews

1.0

Jul 22, 2015

whatch out they will get you

Truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

there is nothing good to say about them exept they have a lot of eye candy at Nashville terminal nothing at all

Cons

breakdown all the time safety is a joke they even say its just western the mamagement has never seen the inside of a truck

3.0

Jul 15, 2015

Decent Company

Professional driver *otr driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They will hire anyone with just about any driving record to drive OTR.

Cons

The pay is extremely low for the industry and you are just a number to them.

1.0

Jun 14, 2015

Manipulators

Otr driver

Recommend

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Pros

If u r a new truck driver you will get a crash course in hard core trucking hope you don't mind working on lots of load securement great for the beginner to a little seat time for future

Cons

They will lie,lie,lie no miles lots of short loads trick you out deadheadmiles trick you out of tarp pay overall the dispatch has the company's interest in mind not the driver hope you don't mind having a hard time getting home time.very crooked company.this is coming from between otr driver personally I would not recommend this company to my dog.western express Inc is by far the lousiest trucking company I've ever worked for.good luck you are gonna need it.

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