Drivers wearing company logo clothing...
 

WTF is it with all the drivers I've spoken with At Werner that absoulutely hate Werner , But yet are sporting Werner T-shirts ...Werner Sweat pants...Werner Hats...Werner Belts ...Lanyards Ect . I have spoken to guys who were literly pissing on the tractor tires as they were turning in there keys ,but were sporting Werner brand clothing...


Just a random rant , As i think about my last 2.5 years OTR .

You get the same thing at other companies like Swift, Schneider, etc. Never really understood it myself. I could see it if they were like 5 year or 10 year employees and it was things accumulated over time, but I imagine the ones you are talking about are ones who have been there 90 days or something like that.

Maybe the newbies think that if they get all decked out in company apparel that they will get all the good loads, tons of legal miles, and have their fleet managers wrapped around their glad hands. ;)

I never spent much money on company apparel. The most was $20 when I was with Swift and that was only because I was able to grab up 7 polo shirts for that and I was needing some shirts anyway.

That was in 99 and I still have 6 of them. Love to wear them when painting, changing the oil on the family cars, etc. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

My first year I didn't make enough money to buy company shirts. Now that my wife and I are a team we bought some. A week later our company got bought out by Con Way. We only bought them because we don't go home much and I had been wearing the shirt from my previous employer. I worked for a cable company. I got tired of going into a shipper and them asking me if I was there to fix there cable. Once I said yes as a joke and the gentleman showed me to the tv room. He didn't think it was funny when I told him I was kidding. We only bought a couple of shirts each though because we aren't fans of our company either. But the cable thing had to go.

Re: Drivers wearing company logo clothing...
 

well, i worked for swift at the time, since they were company shirts and i wore them only for work i just wrote them off on my taxes. Mabe a law aganst it but at the time that was my logic behind it. also, since it had my name and company, it just looked a little more prof.

I don't understand why anyone would stay with a company that they didn't like, much less wear their clothing. :?

the main reason GMAN is to to get my wife her first year so we will both have enough experience to get a better job with a better company instead of making a parallel move to another first year company.

Hey World
I get the impression that many companies have changed the 1 yr requirement for experience down to about 6 months any more due to the need for drivers lately. Heck, some are saying 3-4 months.

a lot of the "first year" companies have but the companies we are really wanting to go to are 1 year at least. We are in a bit of a dilemma. We really want to leave and have the options of Interstate and a couple of others but I am really adamant about getting your first year at one company, this time for my wife. I also want her to go through a winter before we jump. But on a weekly, sometimes daily basis I find that my patience is running very thin with my current company.

I can understand that. Kinda glad I pulled the plug on our plans for there.
We have a couple of others options we are considering, but as I said, pretty much planning on IDC at the moment.
It should be "fun" starting our driving in the winter,,,oooooh boy! :roll:
How long has she been driving?

she has about 5 months right now. We wish we had a time machine.

World wrote: We wish we had a time machine.

That Cable Guy joke was funny. Im still laughing. Glad your in here posting. I miss your sense of humor over at the "other" place.
Don't mirror drive... The past is the past. You will get through the next 6 months no problem. It's not your fault that theres no lifeguard at the nite and weekend dispatcher gene pool. Just break the mold whenever possible and try to work with the people who have a clue. Take time to park and decompress when you need to. You can't fix stupid. :lol:

The little things like no fridge or curtains is kinda dumb but can be fixed with a cooler and curtain rod. The puppy tax is pure BS because some drivers smell worse, burn interiors with cigs and stain everything that is stainable.. Maybe the dog whisperer can train some of the decision makers over there ?? :idea:

I guess the idea of looking professional when wanting to be treated as a professional is lost on some folks.

I looked professional. I just looked like a professional cable guy instead of a professional driver. That has to count for something.

Oh yes those drivers sporting there Company logo clothing consisting of "SWEAT PANTS" poorly fitted T-shirts an sweatshirts , And a BALL CAP ....Alll usually stained and many times un-laundered just SMACK of "PROFESSIONALISM" . But hey when a Werner driver is dressed up like this it makes it easier for the responding law enforcement officals to spot the at fault driver just by profiling .

And the idea of exprssing basic common sense is lost on some folks :wink:

Easy to spot the offender, now that is funny.

The driver school I am attending they said on first day to dress in a professional manner. Sadly it includes sweat pants, what I like to refer to as clown pants (size 50 inch waist pants on a 30 inch waist kid worn around the butt cheeks with underwear sticking out the top), and a plain white t shirt 5 sizes too big not tucked in.

Yes and when there WHITE T's are in the wash they have the WIFE BEATERS on stand by ....HIGH FIVE

I agree on the sweats thing. They are generally worn by lazyassed drivers to stupid to operate a zipper or a button.

I spend about $200 per year on company clothing. For that, I can get about 15 button up short sleeve dress shirts.

Then again, my company also gives me a $200 clothing allowance each year. Go figure.

Sure seems to be a bias against sweat pants here. I've been driving for 15 years, and wore sweats the last 11. Why? I drive local construction. I found that sweats were more comfortable than jeans. I also found that I would rather ruin a $10-15 pair of sweats than a $45-60 pair of jeans. Just makes cents to me, but I guess you otr guys have more money to burn on being a fashion model than I do.

Yes mang But ...you are atleast content at your employer The guys I'm talking about crack me up , because they absoulutely hate the company they are at , buty have purchased company logo clothing infact when I first started with them (WERNER) in 2005 there was guy who was beyond pissed and as he was quiting and getting ready to turn in his keys he took a leak on the steps of the tractor , and did this while wearing a werner ball cap T-shirt sweat pants ,and one of the lanyards with his name tag on it .

I got nothing against sweat pants , But if you hate the company you drive for why would you go to their company store , and spend $$$money$$$ on their wears ,and then be a walking billboard for the employer you can hardly tolerate ? plus from what I've seen the company clothing is nothing more than Hanes or jersey brand clothes with Company Logo on it ...You can buy non company logo stuff at WALLY-WORLD much cheaper .

Fashion? No, ecomomy and professionalism. Dickies pants or similar at wallyworld for under $20 per pair or the flea market for used work clothes. So what if someone else wore them, they get washed before I put them on.

Leave the sweat pants for the gym, they make you look too lazy to get dressed or too lazy to drop a few pounds so your pants fit again.

As far as company clothes goes if you do not feel like a team player enough to sport the company logo then MOVE ON TO ANOTHER JOB.

Wearing sweat pants while just driving is OK with me. But I never wear them when in contact with the customers. Just looks like crap and unprofessional. I will change into a decent polo shirt and some nice looking Columbia brand sorts or cargo pants, no not the baggy ones with a gazillion pockets. I find I am treated a lot better by customers than the billy big rigger with stains all over the shirt he hasn't washed in weeks, wearing stained sweats with holes.

Personally, I wear Phat Farm/Roca Wear/Akademics/Enyce, but when I'm at work, those threads are safely sittin in the closet at home... all pressed and ready to go!!! I buy Dickies for the job! I got a couple pair of Dickie pants/shorts/shirts.... and then when winter hits ... I roll with a Dickie/Carhart combo!

Never disliked Arrow, but no longer work for them. I wear hubby's Arrow T shirts to help load!! :wink:

tootie

Columbia makes nice stuff, but a little pricey. Here's a thrifty tip for clothes shopping including Columbia brand: There is a store named Belk throughout the south in most malls and when they change seasonal stocks they mark down stuff to give away prices. Nice button down short sleeves for 4-8 bucks, polo shirts, pants, shorts.

well at most mega carriers one would have to be fairly slow in the head to actually feel like a member of a "TEAM" . however one must put in their time at these places in order to move on . But to actually be Dumb enough to beleive you're a "VALUED" member of a team that is appreciated and cared for that's another thing , But hey if it were not for those that are that gullable there wouldn't be any companies pumping their O/O and Lease programs , as their wouldn't be anyone dumb enough to fall for it .

Heck, I am that guy that is too lazy to go to the gym. I have to buy at the big and tall; the only pants at wallyworld that fit me are sweats. None of our customers seemed to doubt my professionalism just because I wore sweats. Maybe that was because they knew my work ethic and were not running a fashion show.

Yeah Columbia can be a little on the high side. But I usually buy it on end of season clearance sale at Bass Pro or Cabelas. Even REI has good prices sometimes.

Well I remember a driver that ran over a car and the legs of 2 employees at one customer , but when he got out of the cab sporting his freshly pressed hagar slacks an vanheusen dress shirt , and proceeded to pull out his pack of Mento's they just smiled complimented him on his prefessional appearance , and dragged their fallen Co-workers back up to the docks ,and proceeded to un-load him , And when loaded had his hand shook by the management .

Hmm..... I'd have to see that one in person, haha! Sounds like a UFO sighting, HAHAHAHAHA!!! Not sayin your lyin... so please don't get all edgy..... just sayin.... :lol:

I don't know you mean to tell me you wouldn'y buy it if I told you that werner ,Swift , Or Cr England ran over something or someone while in REVERSE ...