Werner Drivers
#21
11-11-2008, 04:25 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Somewhere between Rochester NY and Gaults' Gulch
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im talking both cents per mile and training pay do werner reimburse for hazmat?
usa is 27 cents per mile after upgrade werner is 26 cents per mile after upgrade usa training is 375 a week werner is 325 what kind of miles are werner drivers getting right now. I've been talking to usa drivers wwho are getting close to 3000 a week if theres aa big difference in avg miles per week then its a no brainer Keep looking there are Co. out there that will pay $500 wk for training and at aprox. 10 cpm more thanWarner/USA keep looking and good luck
#22
11-11-2008, 04:33 AM
who pays 500 a week training besides maverick?
I applied there and im on the waiting list. been on the wiating list for a while now. please enlighten me.
#23
11-11-2008, 05:46 AM
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Egg Harbor city, nj
Posts: 1,240
bigpapa7272 how long did maverick say you would be waiting? Give them a call make sure they know you are interested and ready to go might get you in the door faster
#24
11-11-2008, 06:12 AM
they know im still on the waiting list and last time i called they said they were cutting back on hiring students due to the number of students they were training and they told me i may not get in til january or february.
i just dont want to get in the pickle of having to take a refresher. the longer i sit and wait i feel isnt good for me Last edited by bigpapa7272; 11-11-2008 at 06:17 AM.
#25
11-11-2008, 07:36 AM
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Egg Harbor city, nj
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you got to do what is right for you and if that is jump in with another company until they call then by all means get in there and atleast you are making money right now. You get some good training and werner does have a flatbed division because that is what maverick is if I am not mistaken
#26
11-11-2008, 07:40 AM
maverick told me maryland in the 11th state on the waiting list and they only invited 3 students to orientation last week. So it may be a while longer.
i just dont know if werner or usa would be better for me
#27
11-11-2008, 07:45 AM
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Egg Harbor city, nj
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dont know much about USA trucks but werner gives you decent equipment and usually dont have to wait that long for a trainer. Either one you are making money and getting experience then decide which company you want to be with. If you start now with either company you will get alot of winter experience while you have a trainer there to give you some wisdom or help.
#28
11-11-2008, 08:46 PM
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Crete and Shaffer I don't know if they take trainees in the flatbed (hunt) there might be others out there but I don't know about them. Crete (CCC) has the trainer sit in the jump seat any time the trainee is driveing. check em out
#29
11-12-2008, 02:47 AM
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Why have I seen drivers/trainers from every one of the carriers claimed to always have the trainer in jump seat while student is driving ...with student in drivers seat and trainer in sleeper...for example I recall crete driver/student telling tale of running 11000 mile wal-mart load overnight ,which is not legally possibe to do with trainer in jump seat for students driving time ...I'm not bashing you or Crete...but the reality is all big companies have nearly identical safety policy for training ,but there is how it's written and then how it's really done .
#30
11-12-2008, 06:13 AM
crete doesnt hire from ym school so i gotta get 6 months otr.
I talked with prime today. Their program sounds decent, maybe a little long but at least i would make decent money during training. and have a decent starting cpm of 34 when training is done. I would go as a company driver not a lease operator. I was told i would train in the reefer division, but could move over to the flatbed divison once i got some experience. At least they arent trying to get me to be a lease operator out of the gate. Training pay would start at 500 as a c seat and once i got to b seat it would go to 600. then i move to a company driver and make .30cpm for 20000 miles then once thats complete i would make .34 cpm |
