Werner Enterprises Reviews

Pros

Training was excellent and they always wanted you to excel

Cons

Nothing bad to say about them

Pros

Pay is good but random. They train you okay and gave me a brand new truck. Dollar general was what I trained on and I enjoyed even though it was very difficult. The company isn't bad it's the dollar tree branch that is terrible. Insane turnover rate

Cons

The work is too much for the random pay you get. You don't know when you'll be home and you will wait for a load so you can go home. They don't pay you if the warehouse is slow for your load. High amount of labor and injuries on this job. Prepare for 14hr days and 70hr weeks if you want the pay they tell you. It's all dependant on if you get a good load of course. They can throw low miles on you and you make less money than normal truckers even with the insane labor. Swift and other companies pay more for the same position at the same distribution center. They throw newbies on this account and most quit, injure themselves, or hit something because of the backing.

Pros

Great training Great pay people that will listen to you. Great variety of trucks to choose from. They have safety in mind when it comes to all employees and the training is great when on the road with your leader or trainer.

Cons

So far I haven't had any bad cons with the company overall. The only bad con that I would say is that if the truck breaks down when you're with your leader/trainer. Then? You could be training for a little bit of a longer period of time.

Pros

Great average miles and pay (of course depends on your account). Full benefits Keep your rewards points for fueling Dispatch isn't always on your about your loads Choose which fuel locations you want to go to as long it is on the Werner network and on your route Maintenance is pretty average but Werner always takes care of their equipment with no questions asked unless it is a serious preventable incident. Decent CSA score, so less scales will pull you in. Werner has checks and balances. If you have an issue with your FM you can go over them to Driver Relations and they will help you.

Cons

Zip code to zip code miles. (Every major carrier will have their quirks but you will need to find one like werner with few issues) Werner removed their personal conveyance, but proper planning will help avoid need for it and dispatch will understand your time frames.

Pros

Easy hire process with small phone interview

Cons

A long wait for a driver trainer occasionally

Pros

Good people for the most part. The company driver's keep you looking forward to coming to work daily. Paid every two weeks with benefits. Potential to make a new associate if you're looking for friends.

Cons

Management really has there pick of the litter. African-American employees are easiest disposable especially dedicated men. Managers keep stifling employees gainfully employed and find every reason to rid of hard dedicated workers (Folks willing to die for Werner). Terminal management brushes off female employees concerns unless the ladies are attractive. It's not a safe place to work mentally or emotionally and the pay does not compensate for the micromanagement or inner office bullying. Managers will play mocking mind games with you as passive aggressive behavior, guilt tripping & brain washing tactics. Example: you can be praised for doing great work. If your good work exposes one of the favorite picks, or prevents an error being made by a slight mishap on the picks part, you will be told you can always do things better or go harder to resolve as to not make the favorite Pick look bad. Management favorites dictate who trains who and how extensive the training will be for new on boarding staff, not the manager in charge. No opportunity for promotion as an office staff, just "bilateral moves". Meaning, no pay increase or job title change. Just more added duties! Integrity is not a core value often centered and it starts with the management who are all afraid of corporate. Then again corporate most often times has no idea what the terminal management is up too. Damn near anything goes, Go figure!

Pros

Great pay and maximum leave

Cons

No negs just a good time

Pros

I worked there for 5 years. Liked it. But like they say, it's the little p!$$ ants that will make you leave a good company.

Cons

some of the dispatchers are butts

Pros

They hire people new to trucking

Cons

Don’t care about drivers. And don’t pay well. Never any routes open

Pros

Easy job work is not complicated

Cons

Scheduling could be better for driver home time