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 34 reviews)); "Good driver managers and terminal" ((in 27 reviews)); "They provided good training for the role." ((in 21 reviews)); "staff always helpful when you're in a bind." ((in 9 reviews)); "Decent pay good benefits nice bonuses they leave you alone and let you drive" ((in 9 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 19 reviews)); "long hours and some Saturday's." ((in 13 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

1.0

Sep 18, 2015

Jacked up and horrible!

Truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New trucks with satellite and tv. With a good Dm u can get good miles

Cons

Lies from the recruiter 2 the driver managers Instead of .28 mile, it's actually .18 mile. If u r a refresher, ur still a refresher for 9 months, making .28 mile .12 mile is per diem that they take out that's not taxes and .18 is what your actually making a mile and after that is taxes then they add the per diem to it. So you're not making money. Then .04 mile is taken out to pay for the so called refresher course they send you through. The only training they give to refreshers is stick them in a truck with another driver that's a refresher and you 10,000 miles and then they put you in a truck. And this goes on for 9 months. Also with this being a second chance company. They hire guys that need 2nd chances so they take advantage of them along with the other drivers. And give this confusing low sliding scale pay. The only people making good are the people working in the brick building. Cause it Damn sure isn't the drivers.

2.0

Sep 4, 2015

otr western regional

Solo driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best reasons are new trucks no force dispatch

Cons

Downsides are low pay and low miles. And always have to remind them 10 times for my hometime

1.0

Aug 24, 2015

They lie and steal from you

Class a driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they will hire anybody period

Cons

They lie lie lie. They say you can make up to 12oo wk but people are barely making 4oo a week in their dry vans, not enough vans so you may spend 2 or3 days waiting for an empty and not get paid, they charge the driver almost ten dollars a week admin fees which are illegal , they use your money to pay for their parts out of your paycheck so you may not get a paycheck. In TN you may be waiting 1 to 2 weeks to get your truck fixed even if it is a minor thing. Base pay for a guy in flatbed was seventeen cents per mile.... They try and force you to drive broken trucks , fender held on by bungy cord.... and worse... Only one trailer I picked up did not have any bad tires

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Jobs at Western Express

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