Complaint Review: werner - allentown Pennsylvania

You took a drug screen to qualify for the position . That alone will get data filed on your DAC / ISSIS report .

A recent felony. A recent DUI or drug possession. A major accident. A major freight claim. A medical problem. There may be one or two other things I can't remember at the moment, but unless you have one of those five things on your record, some fleet will hire you. Look at me. I have an abandonment UNDER dispatch with a loaded trailer. Plus, a dozen companies in 2 years. Who the hell would hire a person with that kind of background? I get offers in the mail all the time. Sometimes, I call. I tell them exactly what's on my DAC. They offer me 33 cents a mile to start. What's that tell you? The companies are desperate! The only major fleet with any hiring standards is Crete. The rest can't afford to be choosy. They need to fill all the empty seats left over from the people that quit last week.

A recent felony. A recent DUI or drug possession. A major accident. A major freight claim. A medical problem. There may be one or two other things I can't remember at the moment, but unless you have one of those five things on your record, some fleet will hire you. Look at me. I have an abandonment UNDER dispatch with a loaded trailer. Plus, a dozen companies in 2 years. Who the hell would hire a person with that kind of background? I get offers in the mail all the time. Sometimes, I call. I tell them exactly what's on my DAC. They offer me 33 cents a mile to start. What's that tell you? The companies are desperate! The only major fleet with any hiring standards is Crete. The rest can't afford to be choosy. They need to fill all the empty seats left over from the people that quit last week.

A recent felony. A recent DUI or drug possession. A major accident. A major freight claim. A medical problem. There may be one or two other things I can't remember at the moment, but unless you have one of those five things on your record, some fleet will hire you. Look at me. I have an abandonment UNDER dispatch with a loaded trailer. Plus, a dozen companies in 2 years. Who the hell would hire a person with that kind of background? I get offers in the mail all the time. Sometimes, I call. I tell them exactly what's on my DAC. They offer me 33 cents a mile to start. What's that tell you? The companies are desperate! The only major fleet with any hiring standards is Crete. The rest can't afford to be choosy. They need to fill all the empty seats left over from the people that quit last week.

The only thing you can really do is file a rebuttal comment with DAC, so that your side of events is on the record.

In response to Mike, that's not the reason why you shouldn't lease from a carrier. The real reason is that when you lease from a carrier, you are giving them complete control over your destiny. #1 You are making their truck payments for them. Unless you plan on buying the truck out at the end of the lease with a lump sum payment (not likely), all the equity in the truck belongs to the carrier. You basically rent the truck. #2 As you get closer to paying the truck off, the carrier can (and probably will) begin to starve you out. The carrier gives you crappy loads or screws with you until you finally quit and turn the truck in. They turn around and lease the truck to a new driver. A new driver is paying premium prices for a used truck, and the carrier still gets to keep the equity in the truck. If you want to be an O/O, save up the downpayment and buy it yourself. At least you call the shots. I bought my truck used, really cheap, and then slowly began making improvements to it. Now, I have a good running truck and it is paid off. With a rebuilt engine, I should get another 3-4 years from it without having to worry about a truck payment.

I purchased a 1998 peterbilt from Werner's Fleet Truck Sales in Denver in 2001. The truck was a little rough but the mechanics were sound. I paid $7000 dollars under book, put $4200 down which made my payments fairly low. I worked hard, paid off the pete in 2 years and banked $60k clear profit plus the $28000 I got for the old beast when I was done with it. Outside of standard maintenance and regular repairs the truck served me well. I suggest you would do well to follow my experience. Would I buy another truck from Werner? You bet. Quit whinning, haul some freight and learn how to spell and you might be successful too. 4

My husband went to Werner's orrientation as well. Same situation. We lived in Schnecksville PA at the time and he drove himself to orrientation. When the instructor told them he was their God from now on he left. It was the second day. Low and behold it appeared on his DAC that he worked for Werner since 1970. He was only born in 1973. They have him listed as a student driver. When companies report to DAC they need to be very careful that their info is accurate because DAC can effect a person getting a job.

First to john, call and get your DAC report from DAC at 1-800-381-0645. i just read a story from a trucking mag on them and they do make mistakes or get wrong info because of typos. best of luck in getting your record fixed. drive safe >:{) As to Mike, do you even know about Werner? Your statement is a blanket b***h about used trucks but show's you know nothing about Werner or there used trucks and there fleet sales unit. First off, Werner is the fourth largest truckload carrier in the USA and has the newest fleet out there buying over ten thousand new trucks in the last 3 years and selling there used trucks off with the warranty still intact. FYI, new trucks come with a five hundred thousand mile warranty on the motor and trans. Werner does not buy trucks just to fix them and sell them. Know your facts about whom your talking about. Yes, I do drive for Werner so I know about them. In 3 years I have watched the truck numbers go from the 30 to the 40 number range. my first truck was in the 30000 range and the newest trucks are into the 40500+ range and they never reuse a number on there trucks. your posting was off the topic and should not have been put where it was and it shows you know nothing about Werner.

Attention!!!! you think you wanna/be an owner/operator truck driver, Don't fall for the lease purchase programs these trucking companys are offering today.reason #1 they are trying to sell you something they are not making any money on, why would you sell something worth keeping. #2 The trucks they are selling are bought at a truck auction where other company's dump them off because they are to expensive to fix,or are on an average of 5 to 6 years old with 500,000 miles or more.so the (green) company buys them,they kinda fix them up then sells them to wana/be o/o,and also targets people with not so good credit,asks for 2000.00 down that you won't get back if you decide to bail (but it won't go against your credit, 1up for you )you just give the truck back.Now sense your a credit risk they will be charging you 18% interest. When your truck breaks down it's not their problem it's your problem and thats why they want to sell you the truck,get it not their problem YOUR PROBLEM!!! Then when the company has no miles for your truck to run it don't matter they still want their money (or monthly payment)