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| Date | Oct-07-2009 |
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| Message | I was a trainer and an owner op for werner ent.I have to agree whole heartedly that werner sucks,this whole we care campaign they have is nothing but bull.I purchased a truck from fleet sales it was a lemon from the start,where was the support"we care"lol,it was non existant.I really felt bad for my students,they would complete their 300 required hours,just to find out they had to do another 100 plus in training without any increase in pay.They even tried to force me to have the student stay in my truck when i was on hometime,as motels are no longer authorized for home stays of less than 48 hours"we care"  .I would strongly advise against anybody starting their career with werner,they will jade you toward an industry that can be very rewarding over time.In closing I would like to say WERNER SUCKS!!!!!! And as for Greg the best part of you was left on the sheets _|_. |
| Date | Oct-07-2009 |
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| Message | Page 2 After my road side prison time was over. I deliver the load 2 hours later and was told that I need to wait for an empty to be avaliable. No Bobtailing and stay put. This lasted 19 wonderful hours. I got my empty and was Deadheaded 300 miles to get a load that was going 400 miles. Wener tells you that they care about as a driver and your home time. This is one of the biggest lies known to me about Werner. I left home the middle of July and here it was October 1st and I still had been home. My dispatcher tried to send me on a 1200 mile run to Canada twice and I had enough. I called and told him I was taking a Leave of Absence NOW! I was 80 miles from a terminal and 1400 miles from home. Werner will not help a driver get home nor will Werner help with the expenses. I have turned in my truck after working for 14 weeks to get it. I rented a car and drove home. Now sitting at home looking at the facts - 1. I was told that I would make $1000.00 per week 2. .36 pm to start 3. Truck would be 18 months old or newer 4. I would get home every 10-12 days 5. I would get a paid vacation after my 1st run 1. All lies! I was made a $92.00 my 1st week. 2. .21 pm loaded and .14 deadhead 3. My truck was a 2005 with 678,000 miles, no mattress and none avalible. 4. I made an escape or I would still be on the road in Canada. Chained up and not paid for it. 5. NO vacation pay and not sure about the bonus due to my Leave of Absence!  Do Not Work For WERNER!!! :y |
| Date | Oct-07-2009 |
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| Message | Great website!! I too was fooled into believing the Werner way was a true way to make a good living for my family. Unfortunately for me, it was all lies. My orientation class was 18 guys with the same dreams - new trucks and a good living. Only 8 guys stayed thru orientation. The rest saw thru the B.S. already. I stayed. I'm not a quitter and I thought I was doing the right thing. After my orientation, I waited a full week to get on a trainers truck where I satyed for the entire 300 hours. At the terminal prior to leaving for training, we all heard horror stories from other trainees about their experiences. The bad food, a week with out a shower, the smell of their trainer, abuse , etc. I thought if I got a good trainer. I am not going to get off the truck until I was done. Our Orientation class was told a host of lies, that we all believed - including - a weeks vacation paid during training. You could take it half way thru or take it at the end training if you waited and completed your first solo run you would also receive a $500.00 bonus! My training took 63 days not the 4-5 weeks as we were told in orientaion. I waited a 7 days for a truck to be made road safe and then was assigned my first load.  My first load was a 1198 miles payable and the true distance was 1273! I was told I had to in 2 days and ran out of time due to the way Werner routes it's trucks! I was forced to shut down with no bathroom, food or cell coverage for 10 hours! Worried my wife! |
| Date | Jul-11-2009 |
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| Message | I also saw my Werner trainer crap himself somewhere around Reno Nevada. He was so fat he couldnt take a dump in a regular persons stall he had to use the handicap ones. I ended up in Chico California in a bario motel for a week because he had a horrible infection on his leg and was hospitalized. Due to his size and horrible diet they wanted to lop his leg off. Finally he got out of the hospital and was on drugs and I piloted the truck back to the midwest safely. Trainer 2 was from Africa and a slave driver. We stopped for fuel and we at while driving. He would go into the truckstops and he would heat up this God awful stuff the looked like grool and smelled like stool. My last run was down south in August and the air conditioner broke. He refused to get it fixed, now I know the true meaning of Africa hot! Made it back to a boneyard in Columbus OH and my training time was up. They tried to pull a fast one on me with the 300 training hours instead of 275. Told them my wifes Dad had a heart attack and had to go home. Rented a car went to springfield and tested out and got a Midwest run. Horrible company,horrible trainers. Have 100 other stories but I am running out of letters. |
| Date | Jul-06-2009 |
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| Message | I'm really happy that I found this website! Lesson learned before any heart ache! Geez, man, Werner's website makes Driving for them sound easy and gives you a sort of piece of mind in the process.I guess I'm off to look at other places to possibly start out with, but who do you trust to drive for, what's the lesser of all the evils? 
GLAD I COULD HELP! Check out the forums at
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/ or click the image at the bottom of my webpage to take you there. You will find a DAC report on most large trucking companies that will allow you to make an informed decision.
LARRY |
| Date | Apr-26-2009 |
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| Message | Werner @#$%@#$ SUCKS!!! I waited two wks at their motel for a f-ing trainer! Once I FINALLY got one I went over the rd for two months. Finished my 300hrs of training ONLY to be told I HAD to STAY on the trk! That they had NO TRKS. And were NOT "AUTHORIZING" me off of the trk! What the F***?? IF THEY DONT HAVE ROOM OR TRKS NOT EVEN TRAINERS THEY SHOULD STOP F O O L I N G THE PEOPLE!!! |
| Date | Apr-08-2009 |
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| Message | **** werner those lying sacks of horse **** dont go there i just left yesterday they have no trainers to send you out on the road with and there idea of student breakfast is coffee and a ******* honey bun.They ******* suck *** they dont give a **** about the driver the truckers who work for them should all ******* leave i bet there *** would get it right then **** WERNER |
| Date | Mar-30-2009 |
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| Message | I worked for Werner last July and August,driving coast to coast,border to border.The first guy I was teamed with only took 1 shower every two weeks.This is the hot part of summer,remember.He refused to turn on the air conditioner and would not open the windows.Obviously,I had to ask for another partner.The next guy I was teamed with was ok at first,but them he turned out to be the biggest racist I have ever seen.This guy hated everyone.Subsequently I decided to leave Werner and drive local at home.When I got laid off this spring,I found that noone would hire me.After several tries I decided to get a copy of my DAC.You can do that once a year for free at the USIS website.I was shocked to find that Werner had put an adverse incident statement on there that said I had wrecked the truck and had caused "personal injury or death".I am now in the middle of disputing that,to put it mildly.I have sent the formal dispute back to USIS and retained an attorney and wrote numerous letters to my Senator and Congressman.I find it appalling that this can be done without any verification or proof.I have all my logs and documentation.Trust me,save everything!We'll see how it turns out,but I'm sure it will be a long and costly battle.I demand satisfaction in every possible way.Whatever you do,DO NOT work for WERNER Ent.!These people will screw you just because they can.Fortunately,I have many friends and can still drive local.Be afraid.Be VERY afraid! |
| Date | Mar-16-2009 |
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| Message | I was trained with Werner, and I can tell you from first hand experience, you better be able to learn what you need while with your trainer. Get one who will take pride in his/her job and ask questions. Oh yes, need I say that if the trainer has personal problems with wife, calling other trainers he/she trained yep look out. I thought I was blessed to have such a wonderful trainer, letting me drive all the hours, and him staying in the bunk. I thought I was blessed when he encouraged me to keep on trying when I wanted to throw in the towel. Then the ole problems started kicking in, problem with wife, problem with jeckyl/hide personality, and being asked to do things which wasn't part of the training. Needless to say, told a friend about it, and it was reported. Guess what? Trainer didn't get the shaft, I did. He didn't get in trouble at all. I got in trouble and never even intended to report all the bull crap which went with the job. Who sits being hurt out of all of this? Me, see, I knew when I took the job, it was a man's world, but I didn't know that my friend would turn around and report the incident. Werner had a lady interview me, and yes, I was to keep my mouth shut and let it go. Funny, I paid for my training, earned my 300 dollars per wk, and had it in my stupid head, my trainer was doing me a favor by letting me drive all the time. I earned him big fat paycheck and have nothing to show. I have nothing good to say |
| Date | Mar-16-2009 |
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| Message | I was trained with Werner, and I can tell you from first hand experience, you better be able to learn what you need while with your trainer. Get one who will take pride in his/her job and ask questions. Oh yes, need I say that if the trainer has personal problems with wife, calling other trainers he/she trained yep look out. I thought I was blessed to have such a wonderful trainer, letting me drive all the hours, and him staying in the bunk. I thought I was blessed when he encouraged me to keep on trying when I wanted to throw in the towel. Then the ole problems started kicking in, problem with wife, problem with jeckyl/hide personality, and being asked to do things which wasn't part of the training. Needless to say, told a friend about it, and it was reported. Guess what? Trainer didn't get the shaft, I did. He didn't get in trouble at all. I got in trouble and never even intended to report all the bull crap which went with the job. Who sits being hurt out of all of this? Me, see, I knew when I took the job, it was a man's world, but I didn't know that my friend would turn around and report the incident. Werner had a lady interview me, and yes, I was to keep my mouth shut and let it go. Funny, I paid for my training, earned my 300 dollars per wk, and had it in my stupid head, my trainer was doing me a favor by letting me drive all the time. I earned him big fat paycheck and have nothing to show. I have nothing good to say |
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