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Originally Posted by johnday
BigJeep; Since you've been there awhile, maybe you can give me some insight. I've only got 310k on this beater. Sounds like I need to get to Omaha to have the cosmetics taken care of. Oh, and the clutchbrake as well. What are the possibilities of getting someone to eliminate my complaints?
While at Springfield for orientation, I stumbled upon the back lot where there were a buttload of brand new t-6's. Some black, some Werner blue. I got the impression that we Canada drivers are supposed to get black T6's. Is that correct? And how can a Canada driver get to Omaha? I volunteered to take one the new trucks to Fontana, with a load I might add, and was told that since I'm in zone 7, that I couldn't drive 48. What the crap does that mean?
At Springfield, I felt like I was being set up to fail right from the start, even a bit of a discussion with a couple of the powers to be about it. Well, I thought it better to shutup and wait until I got out of there. That seemed to be the best thing to do. I've no complaints, and nothing but good to say about Kris and Angie, and the ladies and guys at Milton are just fantastic. Even breakdown was very helpful when I had a problem up in Levis Quebec, once I was able to talk with someone, it just takes a bit to talk with someone, and thats not just Werner. Every company I've been with it takes awhile when truck problems arise. Am I overly sensitive about this? Like I've said, I don't need or care if I have a new truck, just one that I can a little pride in.
On second thought, wouldn't it be better if we PMed each other on this? I don't really like it to sound like I'm bashing Werner on the internet, especially since I'm driving for them and trying to give them a chance.
If your damage isn't safety related they won't fix it , So bent fairings will stay bent .
Werner has no designated Color of truck for Canada they do run Black T-600,Century's,And 387 for Dollar General , And try to keep Werner blue on the Wal-mart DC accounts.
Delivering a truck for Werner is not in your best interest ,As they don't pay you fairly to do so ...All the guys who have ran brand new trucks to Fontana thinking they were getting to pick a nice truck of their choice off the Fontana lot realized they were delivering brand new trucks to Fontana ,And werre being given the old trucks off the Fontana lot...The reason for this was that Werner is equipping the brand new trucks with Apu's and not the old trucks , And with the idiling rules in California ,And all the Wal-mart Dc's they service they are putting all the new trucks in CALI ,and on Wal-mart dedicated accounts , So basicly you bring a bew truck out for to be issued to drivers that will be running 11 Western or Wal-mar dedicated ,And then they trade off the Beater to you .
As for getting a decent truck these are your options...discuss your issues politely with disptch ,and then talk to rachel in what was called the Terminal Velocity Corodinator ,Which is now something else , And ask her to keep you in mind for what you want when they trade your truck out also ask when they might be getting ready to trade it ,as it does have 310k on it ....
Option 2 wait until the first of the year ,and see if they start issuing the new trucks , then after you have been out for a few weeks and have earned a few days home take a leave of abscence ,and turn in your keys this will get you out of the current truck ,And then call back up and say your comming off your leave this will give you the iopportunity to ask to see what's open and where ,and go get the truck you want ...Also you can refuse trucks at this point and be a little demanding about your preferance . However staying in your current truck could be 450k if its not sold , But those are the 2 options you have to get into another truck
without quiting , Which some drivers have done , And if you are recently out of training Werner is still collecting government Dollars for the first year on you , So if you quit they wil call ,and ask why ,and what they can do and most of the time you can get a decent truck out of that , Buit you have to quit , Which I don't reccoment ...The leave of abscence for a day or 2 works well .