Werner Enterprises
Reviews and Complaints
ORGANIZED CRIME = WERNER ENTERPRISES
Check out www.truckersreport.com
Go to: FORUM
and than Go to: Report a BAD Trucking Company Here
and than Go to the thread: Werner compared to C.R. England.
Someone posted this thread and wrote if Werner ever calls you, you should call the organized crime unit with your local police. The thread in the truckers report forum defines Werner's organized crime. From a customer perspective, Werner cannot be trusted. Werner treats their drivers as bad as their customers. It sounds like whoever wrote that thread understood R.I.C.O. I paid Werner to deliver my load to my warehouse within 8 hours; the driver needed at least 14 hours to deliver my load from his last stop. My delivery was late, but my driver was in DOT log violation for driving over his hours to get my load to me asap. Werner refused to pay the driver, who happens to be a friend of mine. Werner lost my account for future deliveries and the information in the discussion on "www.truckersreport.com - forum - report a BAD trucking company - Werner compared to C.R. England" really explains the why and the how. I can't believe how I was treated by Werner's sales staff when they promoted low cost deliveries and I paid for it. Werner's drivers are penalized for their sales staff's lies and organized crime. My Werner driver was so exhausted, he slept in his truck in my warehouse yard for hours. Werner doesn't promote safety and they lied to me about my sales contract which I paid for and cancelled (and they did not even pay the driver for delivering my load). They lied to my company and stole money from their driver. By the way, my driver faxed me his paycheck stub. Werner paid him .20 cents per mile for his other loads he delivered that same week. (He was hired as a new driver at the agreed pay of .26 cents per mile). So they lied and stole money from their own driver. After I had already paid Werner for my delivery, they paid nothing to the driver who delivered my load. I would like to hire the driver myself for my employer, but I can't. It's really bad....don't trust Werner for anything.
Women Be Warned n Be Aware of WERNER ENTERPRISES
Women Be Warned n Be Aware of WERNER ENTERPRISES!!!
I went to Werner in Lithia Springs, GA as a female student driver. I went there initially requesting a female trainer, but due to the lack of female trainers, I was encouraged to sign-up for co-ed. That is a BIG MISTAKE IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT BECOMING A CAREER TRUCK DRIVER . . . OMG . . . 4 out 6 trainers assigned to me thought I was a legalize lot lizzard!
After my first bad experience with a Nasty, Gross Looking, Freaking Old, Fat Buzzard, I requested to have a female trainer only . . . that never happened. Therefore, I was put on a truck again with another Freak, with rotten teeth, constantly picking his ###, nose, ears . . . OMG . . . Just another gross individual. I didn't want to sit in the same truck, driver seat or touch the dang steering wheel. I stayed on that truck for maybe a day and a half . . . Got literally sick . . . took a personal leave of absence.
My first trainer informed me he was dropping a student and informed me to request him to complete my training; and he would request me as his next student to pick-up.
Oh no that is not possible because the egotistical, power-hunger SDM felt insecure and overlooked. She felt I was scheduling my own trainer which is not permissible. And, she attempted to send me on another wild goose chase with another unknown trainer.
Okay ##### . . . you and WERNER can continue scheduling strangers who can not work togather as a TEAM and you will eventually have a MAJOR LAWSUIT due to Sexual Harassment or Workplace Violence.
WERNER Enterprises needs a better SAP . . . staffing and placement system to team trainers, students and co-drivers who have some common interests, tolerance and respect for working togather in a safe an non sexual oriented environment.
Why 6 Trainers:
The first trainer, I lost him when I went on PTO. Very good trainer with mad skillz behind the wheelz! Yeap, I should have listened to him and not got off his truck for PTO. We work well togather as a TEAM. We had great conversations and respect for each other. Hopefully, I will find another trainer like him when I decide to sign-on with another company.
The second trainer, dismissed off his truck due to company and safety violations.
The third trainer, thats the nasty fat, buzzard, looking for a "ladyfriend to team with". . . Sexual Harassment.
The fourth trainer, my buddy, he resigned because I was too sick to get on the truck with him and he already had plans to leave Werner, but was going to stay around until I finished training. I wish him much success in his new endeavor . . . Peace, Love, and Prosperity.
The fifth trainer, my friend and co-worker got off his truck because she felt scared. This man was having too many problems at home to be out on the road in a semi-tractor-trailer. She got off his truck and a few days later they assigned me to his truck . . . Okay . . . Nothings changed. I got in there. He started talking about he wanted to go out to Hooters and have some fun with me. There were many sexual conversations I was trying to avoid hearing. I was trying my best to let what he was saying go into one ear and out the other ear. He said he was happy to see me get on his truck because he thought I was sexy and not fat and ugly like a lot of female drivers. I am like OMG . . . not again!!!
But, I was able to get off his truck due to the fact he started playing with my jake-brakes on 459 right there where DOT had pulled over a vehicle. We got to the shipper in McCalla. I called it in to the night dispatcher. Security escorted him off the premises. I went home, drained of momentum, spiritual and physical health. I could not speak once I arrived home. I had the pneumonia for two weeks. As I was recuperating, thats when my first trainer called and invited me back on his truck.
I returned to WERNER on 02/15/2011 . . . not thinking there would be a problem for me to return on board with my first trainer. . .on to the sixth one.
The sixth trainer, I never met; I refused another trainer; I was NOT allowed to have a female trainer. So, I resigned and left WERNER ENTERPRISER because they really don't understand matching-up individuals to team whether it be trainer and student or co-drivers.
Ladies be warned and beaware when you sign-up for co-ed.
If there are any women out there reading this and you want to share your bad experiences at WERNER ENTERPRISES, please send me a note.
Best Regards,
Road Diva aka HotDollBhm
Werner lies and pay is worthless i love what i do but hate my job
England,Swift,Werner
Werner is a very grimy and shady company
For all of you newbies looking to attend werner, don't or if you do please do not get Jennifer ricketts employee # 483138 truck number 57693, she is one of the worst trainers ever, she put the lot in lot lizard, let me break it dwn for the time i spent on her truck i learned nothing all she did was sleep, eat and text, and hop into trucks with other estranged men she did not know at local truck stops, she was filthy she never wanted to wash her face or brush her teeth or her *** i had to deal with her fishy scent all day long she would *** in cups toss it out while i was driving and stuff the cup back in her purse, shr didnt even know how to do a pre trip, or how to operate the fuel pump, i alerted my sdm, on everything that was going on and he refused to get me off her truck each day that went by i felt i was gonna pass catch something from her filth, she would eat food that was three days old right off the dash board, i caught her giving oral sex to another trucker she begged me not to report her, i did seems like werner accepts this type of behavior im not with it im no longrr with them but females please be careful with this lot lizard she will have you turning tricks instead of wheels!!!!!
Training with werner
Werner Enterprises
The problem is drivers management
Top Dog
I hate this job
i thought werner was supposed to be a good company with a solid reputation. boy was i wrong...
i got lucky with training. both trainers i had were cool. i hated living in such close quarters though.
they lied to me so i would go with TCU. told me i would make .31 i make .23 and the most i could ever make with this account is .27.
they are always saying werner cares we care. what a crock of ***. im sick as *** right now and they dont care about anything but money.
i thought i would tough it out and get some experience with these guys. no way... i am quitting asap.
i could make more at almost any company. not only is pay ***, but they cant keep me running screwing up appointments all the time. thats with this account anyways.
the good thing is i generally get long runs (over 1000 miles) then i wait around for several days for another 1. they have only planned a load ahead 1 time! in training they always did that.
Not happy with Werner!!
Terminals showers are not cleaned 24 hrs a day. During your orientation, they feed you finger foods for breakfast and pizza for lunch ( same thing every day) that's n Atlanta,GA and at night you got to find and pay for your own dinner.
There motels are not kept up to keep you comfortable while ur there. They need to realize if it wasn't for us drivers, they would not be able to keep there doors open. We are the reason freight gets to the cust and they should take better care of all there drivers!!!!!
Oh if you run team, don't even think that Werner will let you bring your child with you on the road- it won't happen No thanks to safety. Safety runs Werner !!!!!
Werner is the devil
Jacob Elkins is my Fiance's trainer. he doesnt let him sleep doesnt let him eat.
and doesnt let him to to the bathroom. Werner is abusing him, and treating him terribly. he is saying that when he did got to the restroom one morning while they were parked he is saying he abandoned his truck. how are you abanding your truck when someones in there?
Where the heck would he go? he is probably also lying to his supervisors or his safelty team and they are treating him like he is a criminal on death row. wont let him go anyhere.
he thought he had to take a random drug test at 7 am it its now 330 pm and still he's just been sitting there all day. waiting to hear what they ahve to say wont let him get something to eat wont let him go get his student managers number from the truck even though they told him to call them
Resolved: A Student Driver at wits end w/Werner w/some questions
*Final Update*
Another heads up before I close this forum. Take what ppl say with a grain of salt.
Everyone else's experience is THEIRS, and theirs for a reason. Some ppl as posted on here had/have good times with Werner, some could be lying or brainwashed. Someones standards could be lower than yours so they may claim you're the problem. Whatever, just know when you're being mistreated or hustled and don't accept it, stand up for yourself.
FYI Werner has an ongoing lawsuit pending right now bc of the poor wages paid ($350 for 70hr work week) to their once trainees from years ago when I 1st posted this. I'm waiting to be compensated soon! If you have to settle with Werner or another starter company hang around for no less than 6 months just to gain your experience. You may keep money flowing better on a dedicated lane, rather than running 48 states as a solo driver.
As a team we stayed running! We got mileage bonuses every month. But those bonuses is just money they should be paying you with your weekly pay anyway! We ran so great they brought us into the main terminal in Omaha to record us in a video for the company about teaming.
Lol we declined but it was mandatory. We got free lunch from the cafeteria and a Freightliner Classic XL die-cast replica signed by CL Werner himself. It's cool now, though at the time we'd rather have been paid.
Hey don't give up on yourself.
So many negative Nates & Nancys claim that you can't make 50K or more a year truckin and be home daily. I figured out on my own that you can! I'm 53cpm and average between 2300 - **** miles a week (and there's companies that pay more than that!!). Keep your DAC clean and don't hop around companies.
My goal was to make good money trucking and to be home daily, and I'm now living that. As I stated I went thru he** but, it paid off.
Hopefully you find a mentor that can help you obtain your goals so you won't have to experience much *** as those that did it alone. Safe Travels Newbies!!
The problem is drivers management
Werner Trucking employment misrepresentain
Beware of answering employment ads from WERNER TRUCKING. They will send you to a school called TRUCK DRIVER INSTITUTE in which they have an interest (a WERNER TRUCKING sign is also on the front of the building).
After you give all of your background information such as driving record, employment history, etc., you are told that you are an excellent candidate. They arrange for a loan and you are told WERNER will pay 80% when hired.
The last week of the school WERNER sends you a pre-employment packet and gives you a starting date. A few days after you graduate and obtain your Commercial Drivers License, someone from WERNER calls and tells you that you are not being hired for this reason or that. So far, my son has been given two different reasons.
Now you have no job and a $4800 loan to pay. The school has their money and WERNER doesn't have to pay a dime. Nice little racket they have going. So apply at your own risk!
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I would not go so far as to position Werner alongside the Mafia/Organized Crime cartels.I am sure in your view they are the same.I think not. Werner is a trucking company.
Like others,they may not pay the best.However, I agree with Grow Up's comment.It is trucking-it is what it is. I have witnessed some companies treat their drivers better than others. A driver's positive attitude and persistence to correct a bad situation goes a long way.You can always quit or worse get fired and then go off to complain away at Thetruckersreport. Ever notice,there is a report about that site on Ripoffreport.com detailing their constant trashing of many trucking companies-not just those training cos,like CRE;CRST;Swift;Werner etc.Report a Good Co+Report a Bad Co HUH?
I thought all trucking cos are bad? Lots of contradictory info and web ads from those same training cos being trashed on its site.Noticed the same modus operandi (Police jargon-method of operation) at Complaintsboard.comI don't think I would pay for ads on your site for trashing my company;unless,some incentives are present for prospective drivers-new hires.Call it what you will.I doubt Werner is affiliated with La Cosa Nostra+Organized Crime.I suggest you call FBI office in Omaha,NE (Werner HQ) to report your findings.FYI:I don't or ever have worked for Werner.I drove briefly for Swift after MS Carriers was bought out by Swift.My comments RE:Swift appear among other drivers on Topix.com Swift Transportation forum.Just look at Google Ads on this site for driving jobs:Nationaltruckdrivingjobs.com?
That site lists the same training cos like Werner.You have to train with some company;unless,you have a relative who owns their own truck O/O who is willing to train you.Not many folks are in that position and train with Werner etc.I trained 15Yrs ago with a now dead and gone co in Springdale,AR: Cannon Express.Tyson Reefer Co was in same town and PAM (another with many compalints) down the road in Tonnitown,AR. It truly is what you make of it to a big extent!
Remember:Mash On It But Don't Crash On It:-)