Werner Training - HELL WEEK!!!
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- My review of training with an OTR driver after Orientation. Werner has been a good company and I have no major complaints so far. "Hell Week" was being under the watchful eye of my leader as I drove all myself the first week.
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You come across as being very well spoken and intelligent. I hope that you continue to make informative trucking videos and enjoy your work. Be safe!
Thanks, XE! Hopefully the next one is coming soon...
Guess things changed at Werner. When I was in training, my trainer had 10 days of vacation coming up. He lives in Oxnard, California and I live in Virginia. I was giving the choice of staying at the hotel in San Bernardino, get another trainer or go home. I stayed at the hotel for 10 days so I could still get paid for being out "training" even though I wasn't. If I'd gone home, I wouldn't have gotten paid. And getting a trainer was a lengthy wait was the reason I waited for my trainer to get back. Stay safe driver.
Trucking is a hurry up and wait game if you don't have patience you will not last . it's really that simple you will deal with a lot of people places and things you have no control over just be patient and relax and go with the flow and you will be just fine
Great counsel, Jeremiah! I second everything you said.
I started with Werner, great start up company. I always recommend to new cdl drivers
Yes it was, a great starter company. I really liked it there.
Did they pay during orientation time . How long was training??
@@uplift56 I got $800 a week during orientation and during my 6 weeks driving with a trainer
@@pedrovargas0838 - what state did you train in?? Is it good to bring your car or RV there 🤓??
@@pedrovargas0838 Hola Pedro. Cuánto te pagi Werner durante la orientación y el training? 800$? Puedes explicarme por favor?
Being patient waiting on a trainer is good advice. Ive been here for a bit throughout the holidays and then mother nature and mayhem took control. So, good advice all around, appreciate the video.
You are very welcome, Shawn. I was caught driving in the storm, and had to pull over to a safe haven. More on that in the next video…
Dude this really helped! I just started orentation at Werner yesterday. Nice Video.
Thanks, man. I dig your screen name. Where did you do orientation?
If your a vet sign up for the apprenticeship pogram
@@brandonpham4641 Werner takes care of their vets. I had a student take out the canopy of a drive through at a bank drive up. He missed a turn did over 40k worth of damage. They made him do backing exercises in omaha for 2 days
Merry Christmas brother, glad you're enjoying experiencing everything we been told in Trucking school we'd experience. OTR is definitely a different animal withal all trucks should've Deer guards.🦌 Stay safe and healthy.
Best advice, literally Laughed Out Loud!! 5:10 'don't hit stuff'! I am SURE Werner is happy to hear that! 5:58 'look ahead'....what happened to your Smith System training? I'm telling Tim, Jeff and Don on you, SMH. 10:35 'no loss of life'.....again literally laughed out loud! Sounds like a win all the way around! Keep the Rubber Side Down my friend! We are so proud of you and we're sharing these with everyone here at the school. =)
Shout out to American Driver Training Academy! If anyone is looking for the best school in the northeast, this is the place to be!
I love the way you said, Read every sign. LOL!!!
Great Video ! Please keep them coming. Cheers.
I was on the Tyson account with Werner, got great miles and the people were pretty easy to get along with.
This was very helpful. Starting in a few days at Werner
Hello.. thanks. Enjoy your vid. Looking forward to your next one.
Even if ya get a drop n hook sometimes trailers got issues (call right away to maintenance) Make sure about the weight and sliding tandems.(laws are different in each state of allowance) When making a turn and ya know it's going to be tight be patient even if ya have to wait for the light again. I wait until cars pass so I can do a wide or button hook. Gotta read every road sign. If ya miss your exit keep driving unless road sign says not 5 tons over. Find a safe route -free way or main or state route best thing is to pull over if possible. I normally reroute my GPS while driving to try to find a safer road to take if it's narrow I would pass to find the next one.
All good advice, Christina! I've missed several highway exits, and the best thing to do is just go to the next one (as long as CMV's are allowed). They generally have a place to turn around and enter on the other side of the highway. Or there's an alternate route to your location if you're close. I've also had to wait if someone is crowding the lane on a turn. I think the key is just to be patient, and not get flustered by other people rushing around.
I was trained after CDL school by Werner Trainer... Nice guy.. Good advice.. From the first day in the Truck He slept while I drove and I slept while he drove. Zero help backing or anything else.. He backed and whatnot while I was On Duty on the ELD..
Well, I hope it all worked out for you in the end. But that’s technically not the way it’s supposed to be.
I got to see a lot of places that I would have never seen otherwise when I was with Werner. All the way to Nova Scotia. Toronto several times. I went to every state in the Lower 48 except Rhode Island. My favorite drive was down the Delmarva Peninsula and across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel to the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area a few times(uncommon to go that way).
Jay, good stuff! I actually live in northern Delaware, so I've driven that route a few times. It is indeed nice. My favorite so far was out in Washington when I was training. Beautiful mountains/trees that are different than the Appalachians. In the North East, where I drive now, I really like Western New York. Which balances my absolute hatred for New York City. ;)
great personality. Love it.
Why, thank you! ;)
My few home times I couldn't sleep, I needed to here trucks idle as I fell asleep. I was a otr solo driver been to every state.
Love your videos
Enjoying your videos. Curious to know about how old your kids are? I have a 10 year old and 16 year old and will be starting my trucking career on January 11th. I believe this will be the hardest adjustment for me.
Scott, I’m *still* adjusting in that area. My boys are 17, 16, and 10. And I miss them like crazy. But I do get to talk to them daily, and I pray with my 10 year old every night at bedtime to “tuck him in” virtually. It’s not the same, but you find ways to stay connected. And that’s the key: staying connected. Find creative ways to use technology to do that. Supporting our family is why we do what we do. And for us dads, that goes way beyond money.
@F*** You I'm an Egg True, but when you truly love someone, you want those breaks as short as possible. A week is far too long.
If they can put you up in a hotel just sitting there waiting, they can put you in a hotel for 3 weeks with the trainer. This is not a TEAM driving thing. BAD BAD BAD
All your videos are good!
Thanks, Nestor! Let me know if you have any questions you want me to address in future videos.
Hi Damon
Please explain why you are sleeping and the truck is moving?
I'm looking to do this CDL journey but have found companies where the trainer is only driving during your training hours.
Can you please explain more.
Other comments greatly appreciated as well. Thanks
Going to Class A school next week and Werner if all goes well....thanks for the info...looking to shut up and pay my dues. I subbed.
Run man trust me
Have him teach the button turn. Also a wener training as ability to pass you on your road set. So u don't have 2 take it at a term.
The deer advice goes to cars too. You’re not supposed to do anything but slow down as much as possible without hurting anyone.
Yeah i don't agree with that. If i had a student, i would finish out the training first before going home unless it's an emergency
I hear ya, Cory. But it wasn’t too long. My trainer had a dentist and doctor appointments. You have to work those in when you can as an OTR driver.
What part of the country were you driving in. It sounded like maybe the east coast. What kind of route did you end up on.
For my training (which was OTR), we went all over the country. From the border of Mexico all the way up to Washington state! I actually really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to anyone who doesn't have a family at home that depends on them. The route I took was the Coca-Cola account in the North East region. My first week is when the big snowstorm hit, so I wasn't a fan. But it's not so bad now. My fleet manager is a good dude, so that's a huge factor. But yeah, the North East is not as easy to navigate as out west, so...there's that. If I didn't live in the North East, I'd probably choose some place else.
Drive the trailer, steer the tractor
What is your backstory.. I'm interested... I've got theories on it.. do tell
My 24 year old son will be coming on with Werner about mid September. He just finished school, and we're in the process of moving anyway, so he's gotta wait a bit. Then, I will be coming out to join him, driving team, OTR/48, about mid December. Have you gotten your truck yet? If so, how did that process go?
Dawn, I actually address getting my truck assigned in my third video. I hope you check it out! And I think it's completely awesome that you and your son will be teaming up. I love my kids, and I certainly hope they love me enough to work all week with me in a truck cab! Keep in touch and let me know how things go with you all. Werner is a good company, but your experience will depend heavily on what kind of relationship you have with your transportation manager. So be sure to get on good terms and stay that way!
Any big updates since? I'm halfway through my trucking school with Roadmaster then I'll be going to orientation.
I do have a new video coming out soon. But I’m still here trucking, and getting tons of experience in the nasty winter weather.
@@dcinaglia Nice, I'm hoping to catch a little bit of the winter weather when I go out with my trainer soon. Just completed my first day of orientation.
@@BlueOvals24 How did you all do in the winter weather?
Anybody know if Mark Craft works here???
So, did you get your CDL before hiring with Werner? I'm a CDL graduate and looking at going with Werner. If you already have your CDL, how long is the training?
I started with Werner after getting my CDL and grateful for the experience I obtained from my trainer. I left werner 7 months later after I felt comfortable with my skills. Now I'm a union driver in Illinois making 8 k a month as a local driver, home every day. THANK YOU WERNER
Bobby, yes, I went to a local trucking school, American Driver Training Academy, and it was a great experience. Then I signed with Werner and the orientation was about 4 days. I did end up waiting almost 2 weeks for a leader to take me on the road. That was also a good experience. I was with him about 4 weeks, but that time varies, depending on whether they think you’re ready to be on your own. Could be longer, or shorter, depending on your leader’s evaluation.
@@pedrovargas0838 Sweet! Good to hear you’ve been blessed, my friend. Stay safe!
@@pedrovargas0838 holy moly! Do you need experience? Any endorsements? That’s awesome to hear your making that kind of money man!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@shitface4754 at least one year experience, come down to Illinois there's tons of jobs as union drivers.
I am about to go to the Joliet terminal for training tomorrow
From Richmond I know the exact exit you're talking about with out you even saying it's miserable I screwed that up more than once on the same trip. Don't beat yourself up haha.
Haha, Cody. Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone!
What made you choose werner and did you read the article on Truckers report werner Trainor craped his pants ...its a great article...cant believe you went to work for 10.00 hr but hay have fun
That story was from 2008. And clearly a made up story for laughs. Note the misspelling, lack of punctuation, and intense over-exaggeration? All tell-tale signs to avoid giving it any credibility.
Werner has been a good company so far here in 2020/2021, especially for a driver like me just starting out.
How long is the training?
Where is the training done at what state?
Do i need class A permit before orientation?
How much do you get paid during training?
Congrats!!! New subscriber here!
Welcome! Are you a current driver? Or getting started?
I quit trucking after a short time, because my trainer wouldn't let me stop and get anything to eat. The 30 minute break usually wouldn't help, because he'd often have me take my break at a place where there was nothing to eat nearby, and we were usually parking overnight in drop yards where again, there was nothing to eat nearby. Going hungry for days on end and not getting to attend to basic hygiene is what I call hell week. Did you have any kind of similar experience?
Thankfully, I did not. My trainer was very good. He was demanding about safety, as he should be. And he was flexible with me when I needed. I’m truly sorry your experience wasn’t good. Had we talked back then, I would have suggested contacting Werner right away so they could address the situation and match you with someone different.
@@dcinaglia That's good to hear. The company I was with did offer to put me with a different trainer, but I declined, because I didn't want to risk putting myself in that situation again.
Stand your ground..I wouldn't quit cause some pos did that..I'd just get another person. that person is unfit to train other people... When someone is doing something new ...if it is very new to them... you want to make them feel comfortable and positive...
big question. its jan 2021 r u still @ werner?
I am! I'll be sharing some headaches in the next video, but honestly, the majority of them are the shippers and receivers, and have nothing to do with Werner. I still contend Werner is a good company, especially for beginning drivers. Now, once you have some experience, yes, you may be better off going with another company IF you can make more money. But again, you need the experience... and Werner provides that with decent support along the way.
Are u still with them now
Your supposed to sleep in bottom when the trainer is driving with the net.Only sleep on top when not moving. When you sleep on bottom with your own sheets.
Thanks, Mark. My trainer was a good one, and did offer me the bottom bunk on more than one occasion. However, I really wanted my own space, so to speak. And they do make a net on the upper bunk for just such a purpose.
Good video. I get OTR tomorrow for first time
Congrats, Chris! Wish you the best, and let me know how it works out for you.
Did you have a choice to either go home or stay at the hotel while waiting for trainer?
You are not allowed to go home. Technically they are paying you at that point as an employee, even though it’s training pay. So they are paying you to be available as soon as the trainer is.
I was given the option. Then again, that was in April 2018.
What happened to GOAL in the beginning. Oh thats right owner ops don't have to do that! They special!!
I WISH over the road was 100% drop & hook, and I drive for Werner.
It’s true that it’s not 100%, but pretty close. In all the loads I did with my trainer, only one of them was a live load. Now on this Coca-Cola dedicated account I’m on? Yeah... almost all live load and unload. You learn to deal with it, though.
You still with Werner ?
Do you have a video of you on the account?
My next video will detail the first couple weeks on my account. I hope to have it edited soon!
Nice video!!!!
Thank you! I need to get my new one up soon.
You have to do another driving test more paperwork and wait again. It is never ending.
You go. Congratulations. I'm proud of you. I'm next in line. Still trying to perfect all of the backing maneuvers. Do you have any tips to offer concerning backing ????
They’re gana show you door before you know it u ll see.
How much is your CPM? Starting off
Mari Doe, your CPM will depend on the account you choose. I chose Coca Cola dedicated account, and I started at .64 CPM. However, they recently renegotiated the contract, and I believe it's .72 CPM. Not bad at all for a beginning driver.
@@dcinaglia That’s a lot. If you’re making $0.72/mile, you’re making more than some other truck drivers who’ve been driving for years.
Damn werner over the road is all drop n hook?
Not really. But in the four weeks or so I was with my leader, we were only ever live-loaded once. Apparently that was a little better than average. Just be ready for both!
After you are dropped. Off to where a truck is available. And it’s baby bunks
you are training, why is there driving going on when you sleep
Gigi, for training I was paired with an OTR (over the road) driver, so it was basically team driving. The first week, however, we parked and slept because he was "on the clock" observing while I drove. After that first week, when he was confident I was safe enough, then we switched to team driving, where we took turns driving and sleeping. There was still plenty of time for overlap where my leader still observed and gave instruction. It was a great experience.
Yeap till u make the move in becoming 1rst seat as they say it's bull really when ever u make the move it's always going to be "SPOOKY" the fear is back parking do it if not sure always ***get out *** and l👁️👁️k but don't let 'PRIDE'get in the way and ask for HELP we all go thru that don't believe the HYPE!😡😉☺️
True about backing. And other truckers are generally kind and willing to help. I’ve had people volunteer to help in two situations. We’ve all been there, and we’re all a community, so we should help each other out.
Hey dude we need another video!
The holidays kept me busy, but one should be coming up here soon!
@@dcinaglia how do you like Werner I am going to join them shortly
All drop an hook?don't think so,I've been wit them 14 years.
OTR, Jacob? I know it’s not “all” drop and hook, but in the four or so weeks I was with an OTR owner/operator, we only ever did one live load. And the drop off was a drop and hook. I’m sure over time (14 years!) that percentage would indeed change. Be safe out there, my friend.
Been a month... guess you didn't pass training 🤣🤣
HB Hunt is pretty good
BEWARE TRUCKIN INDUSTRY full of LIES #DONT get your CDL LICENSE no mo
Weiner Wagon.
One of the worst trucking companys to work for.
After training they sent me out.
You better know how to submit your bills cause Werner will not care if you worked the whole week and not get paid. They will blame you for not submitting correctly.
They will pin a accident on you with no proof.
Force you to sign off on it.
You will starve working for this company.
I learned nothing working for this company.
Qualcomm's on in those trucks are so out of date.
Trucks are trash.
Accounts are trash.
When you quit they'll beg you to stay cause their turn over rate is ummm pretty high.
My truck was in the shop longer then I was a solo driver for Werner.
I know everyone’s experience is different, and I’m sorry yours apparently was. My experience has been none of the above. Newer truck, my trainer taught me how to do bills, which are dirt easy to submit over my phone. It’s true that most accidents are preventable. The pay could be better, but it’s not terrible. And your account really depends on your transportation manager and how well you adjust to managing it.
I do hope you landed somewhere where you’re happier!
They need to put you in a hotel the WHOLE time. And they can't treat the training like it's a TEAM, but just a SOLO. YOU DRIVE, and that's it. After 8 to 10 hours of drive time, you reach your next hotel. Done for the day.
Haha. Nico, if there’s a company that will pay for a hotel during training, I’d like to research them! No, you are given a sleeper cab for a reason, my friend. That truck becomes your new home. They’re already paying in the ballpark of $100K for that beast. Hotels are for breakdown time.