I have never driven for Werner, and seriously, seriously doubt I ever would.... That being said.... here is what I have experienced where they are concerned:
There have been a number of times that I have gone to TA's to get a tire replaced, or have something else done to my truck or trailer. On a number of occasions, not just a few, but so many that when I see a Werner truck in the bay.... I automatically feel sorry for the driver(s).
On the most recent occasion....about a week ago, I needed a tire, and when I got to the TA, there was a Werner truck in one of the bays....front right steer was chewed all to hell and gone...tractor way out of alignment....the tire was down to the steel belting...an OOS situation, and the driver had been there for
SEVEN HOURS while Werner's road service people dicked around making a decision whether or not to replace the tire. The TA had already taken digital photos and emailed them to Werner, and they were still "dicking" around..... and that is not the only time that I have seen that scenario take place...... Seems Werner has a real "aversion" to getting their rigs fixed, back on the road, and the freight delivered.....
Hell, if I need a tire.... I walk in, tell them, give them my T/O # as the PO#, and tell them what to put on, keep the carcass....and get it done. Forget that bull**** about waiting around for some moron or twit to "make a decision".....Hell...if its that difficult, I would hate to see the bonehead making a decision in Mickey D's....the menu would require "thought".....
...the clod would starve to death before deciding on the fries....
And what is really "criminal"....the driver is getting stiffed for the time, both on the 14, and not making a dime waiting.....
issedoff: Me, I get paid for the time....
Werner is a "coolie-carrier".......
Considering the costs of being on the road.....and the fact that you will spend weeks with a possibly unwashed "Jabba the Hut".... (Eeewwwww:hellno
I think unemployment, government cheese, and sleeping in my own bed is a far better option.