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Originally Posted by piaa_nissan
Well I decided to go back to wiener because they offered me a dedicated route, .34 CPM, etc, etc. Well I was told I had to go through orientation again which was no big deal. What they failed to tell me is since it's been a month since I left Knight I was going to have to go out with a trainer for 40 hours to make sure my "winter driving was ok" This is after having driven for them for six months and then another 3 through a werner owner/op last winter in addition to nine months at Knight. I told them what they could do with their "co driver" idea and left orientation. Luckily I took my vehicle planning on having my wife dropping me off the last day with my gear. A note to anyone considering them as a trainee- one new hire there was told they pay $350 for training out the gate and 35.7 CPM after training which is a flat out lie. I took their falsehoods and omissions of the facts when I was a trainee but having time under my belt they just did me a favor. I told them why should I team with someone who's only claim to training is they want the extra dough and have driven for six months. What a joke and a waste of time, if Knight Portland would've dispatched me anywhere besides L.A. I would've just stayed there. This is not to disparage the few good trainers with years of experience who are still with weiner (there are a few) I'm just venting on how they can lie knowing odds are a driver will try to stick it out or take the abuse. >RANT OFF
So what was the HUGE issue with spending 40 hours with a trainer? Ok, OK, I get it. I definitely see why Werner is so very very wrong with wanting you to spend 40 Hours (paid?) with a trainer to evaluate whether you could safely operate their equipment in winter conditions. Bad, bad Werner! Werner! You should have just turned him loose with limited experience instead of trying to help/evalute him(her) first! Werner, I can not believe that you would be so brash, as to want to know if a driver could handle 80,000 LBS on a slick Wyoming mountain. Shame on you Werner!
Now to Knight. Knight, I can not believe that you would actually have the nerve to dispatch to Los Angeles, Ca! Who would have thought that a transportation company would actually have an interest in the Los Angeles freight industry? Knight, did you not know that this driver was different and didn't enjoy LA traffic etc?
Werner and Knight, you are both officially being punished for trying transform this whiner in to a driver. I know that you both had the best of motives. But he just doesn't get it. Not at all.
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Originally Posted by piaa_nissan
one new hire there was told they pay $350 for training out the gate and 35.7 CPM after training which is a flat out lie.
Did this new hire also tell you about last night's date with Pam Anderson? His latest Powerball jackpot?
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Originally Posted by piaa_nissan
This is not to disparage the few good trainers with years of experience who are still with weiner (there are a few)
I don't think that it DID disparage the Werner trainers that operate as professionals. However, a look in the mirrow may be revealing...........
Oh yeah.......rant OFF :shock: