Getting back in the game- Werner Enterprises

[bentstrider]

Boy...that is SO true....I climbed that damn thing so many years and wore out so many cars I can't count..It used to be somewhat of a mellow commute in the early 80's, but since LA flushed it's proverbial toilet and all the gang bangers moved to the HD in search of the Holy Grail of cheap housing, it has really changed and not for the better. My kids went to Sultana..Now, I commute over Donner Pass...Better hill. DO you drive a "red" truck with an "R" on it ?? Just curious...My old friend Jerry owns Double Eagle still.

Not driving right now, but hopefully someone will start giving me an inch.
I checked out Double Eagle and they were kind of slow as well.

Sultana, eh?
I actually graduated from Victor Valley High in '01.
Many called that school ghetto, but Silverado High(aka,.Killer-rado, SilverGhetto, SilverSinkhole., etc) is where many of the kids of the troublemakers from LA/OC are sent due to it's Adelanto proximity(Adelanto leads the desert in trash as usual).
The local community college up here is basically turning into a "continuation school".

Life in the HD.

[Ronin]

Werner is going to mandate hazmat by the end of next quarter. No raise, no reimbursement. Told them I intended to get doubles and tanker while I was at the DMV. They don't want to pay a competetive wage for required endorsements then to hell with them.

So, what's Con-way and Fed-Ex paying nowadays?

[Pack_Rat2]

Ahhh gee whiz did Werner turn sour already.

Werner They don't want to pay a competetive wage

[philrant]

Werner is going to mandate hazmat by the end of next quarter. No raise, no reimbursement. Told them I intended to get doubles and tanker while I was at the DMV. They don't want to pay a competetive wage for required endorsements then to hell with them.

So, what's Con-way and Fed-Ex paying nowadays?

$0.50 - $0.55 a mile and $20-$25ish an hour.

[Ronin]

Ahhh gee whiz did Werner turn sour already.

Well, earlier in the thread I mentioned the fact that I was willing to accept the lower pay for no mandated endorsements. Now they want to require one that costs about $130 without having the common F$%^ing courtesy of reimbursing or raising wages. It's no longer a desirable trade-off.

[Pack_Rat2]

ROFLMFAO

[strat24]

Well, earlier in the thread I mentioned the fact that I was willing to accept the lower pay for no mandated endorsements. Now they want to require one that costs about $130 without having the common F$%^ing courtesy of reimbursing or raising wages. It's no longer a desirable trade-off.

HAHAHA! Your better off, if you can't afford to spend $130 the job is crap.

[Mackman]

It's no longer a desirable trade-off.

.23/mile is not a trade off for a cdl. But you still took it. Maybe if i was driving a car i would do it for .23mile. LMAO

[strat24]

.23/mile is not a trade off for a cdl. But you still took it. Maybe if i was driving a car i would do it for .23mile. LMAO

Maybe he woke up and seen how big of a joke his job is/was.

[Mackman]

Maybe he woke up and seen how big of a joke his job is/was.

I hope so

[Ronin]

HAHAHA! Your better off, if you can't afford to spend $130 the job is crap.

I can afford to spend it, that's not the point.

[strat24]

I can afford to spend it, that's not the point.

Then what is the point? Whats a Hazmat good for 2 years? Your quitting the best job in trucking for $65 a year endorsement? I spend more a year for my work boots.

[feederfred]

Hazmat is good for 5 years, both TSA and state. TSA has changed their time lines though, now the TSA must be renewed every time your license is about to expire. Cost is $94.00 for TSA background and prints and then whatever your particular state charges. If you add a doubles and a tanker endorsement you must retake the entire CDL test again. You need to do the TSA background 30-60 days prior to the expiration of your license, otherwise the state will not release the hazmat endorsement, without clearance from TSA.

[Ronin]

thanks for the info, looks like i've got some studying to do.

[drfarms]

DRFARMS here I to work for Werner just started on my own now and still learning when i feel I can back up with ease and don't get too many butterflies than i will ask for better paying route. i am driving 1 month at a time. therre is not much in the way of jobs in my home state so i am giving this my best. but i do enjoy reading all the good info you all put in. Don't get to enter many questions yet not home enough, DR

[strat24]

DRFARMS here I to work for Werner just started on my own now and still learning when i feel I can back up with ease and don't get too many butterflies than i will ask for better paying route. i am driving 1 month at a time. therre is not much in the way of jobs in my home state so i am giving this my best. but i do enjoy reading all the good info you all put in. Don't get to enter many questions yet not home enough, DR

You have to start somewhere right? Just take it slow and keep your license clean. Once you get a year in alot more doors start opening. Good luck