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Does anyone know what Werners average weekly pay is when you start out as a newbie? Also, what kind of weekly miles do you get if you go solo?
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Werner's regular OTR starts at about $600-$700 weekly (total includes mileage + extra pay for multi stops, etc + tuition reimbursement)
Local shag drivers....don't know but you're probably not considering that anyway.
You run between 2500-3000 a week, sometimes more, sometimes less --- it averages about 9000-12000 miles a month, depending on which month your days'off bunch-up in.
Weekly figures are difficult, since miles seem to come in waves. You're really busy a couple weeks, then have a slow week. Monthly totals smooth-over the ups and downs, and you'll find yourself doing around 10000 miles a month. 10000 is what their recruiters will tell you, and it's a realistic average.

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What is the max. pay you can get or you have heard of at Werner?
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Originally posted by midnightrunner:
Does anyone know what Werners average weekly pay is when you start out as a newbie?
Posture erect, pinkie raised to corner of mouth, silver jacket pulled tight, and bald head buffed to a shine... the answer is:
"One... BILLION dollars!!!"
DD

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LOL
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Top seniority is in the low-mid 40s (annual).
A trainer can do 70-80 if they keep students on their truck full time and have a good dispatcher.
Werner uses paperless logging, so you can't run extra log books or falsify your driving hours. You only get seventy hours each eight days, and although you can do some dock time (etc) off-duty, you can't stretch your driving time past what's legally allowed, measured by the actual movement of the truck.. So unlike some companies that let you cook your log book and the sky's the limit, at Werner you hit the wall at seventy hours. It creates a cut-off point for how much you can drive, and therefore earn, that's unique to paperless logging.

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1992 .20 than .23cpm 30k
1993 .23/24cpm 30k
10,000 miles a month was max.both years I took about 3 weeks off in july
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Take the pay current rate and multiply by 2200 miles a week,thats 9500 miles a month,low ball it.
or look to higher paying companies,crete,millis and others start new drivers off over .30cpm
""average weekly pay""
Average is a word that won't mean nothing,you may end up at the bottom of the group or the top,only a few are in the middle
The average of 300 drivers
100 made 50k
100 made 40k
100 made 30k
the average is 40k,you might be one of the 30k drivers 33% chance of it
Don't limit your job search to the few large companies everyone goes to and you might find something better.One poster found Old Dominion,another one found a small tanker company that wanted 2 years experiance,they hired him right out of school.
If you have a good past work history and nothing in your past that limits who will look at you,go beat the bushes,knock on some doors of places that you would never expect to give you a shoot.
Canuck posted what shows up at his door looking for jobs,just amazing and they have experiance,but no way would he hire most of them.Somebody just might give you a shoot over the unemployed experianced truckers that come in with bad driving records and 20 jobs in 10 years.
Alexandria, VA, June 8, 2003 - Robert Hirsch, president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) today expressed disappointment that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rejected a pilot program aimed at the trucking industry's critical and growing driver shortage.
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Talking to my trainer, he tells me that trainers make "Team Werner" pay. For him, that's $.38 per mile and includes all miles the truck rolls, even when the student is driving. He also gets a bonus for every student driver that goes solo. He's been a trainer for three years and has averaged $85K a year. Not bad for a young guy with a wife and no kids.
Semper Fi,
Wayne

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Originally posted by Shuffler:
Top seniority is in the low-mid 40s (annual).
A trainer can do 70-80 if they keep students on their truck full time and have a good dispatcher.
Werner uses paperless logging, so you can't run extra log books or falsify your driving hours. You only get seventy hours each eight days, and although you can do some dock time (etc) off-duty, you can't stretch your driving time past what's legally allowed, _measured by the actual movement of the truck._. So unlike some companies that let you cook your log book and the sky's the limit, at Werner you hit the wall at seventy hours. It creates a cut-off point for how much you can drive, and therefore earn, that's unique to paperless logging.
So, I take it that Werner would just be a good starter company to get experience from but, not to stick with for 5 or more years?
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[This message was edited by midnightrunner on September 04, 2003 at 13:27.]

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You may want to stay with Werner, but many people get out if they have 1-2 years of experience and a clean record to drive local or OTR with a company that has a higher pay scale. There are many companies that pay more than Werner, but it is always a trade-off. Now some drivers just like working for a smaller company which has its advantages, so want to get away from their first large carrier. Some just want to be home more. Just get yourself started, and see what you think later on.
As for pay, I believe the 2500 mile per week estimate is reasonable. Because of the computerized log system and computerized mileage system, Werner will not let you run illegal. Sometimes you will have more miles, but if you take hometime, understand that you get paid nothing during your time at home, so a week where you go home a few days may only net you 1500 miles. So some weeks, you'll have a great paycheck, some weeks, it'll stink. That's every company, not just Werner. Now here's how to make more money at Werner:
1. Be home as little as possible.
2. Werner pays an annual safety bonus, so keep your record clean and you could see some extra pay for this.
3. After you finish school, if you paid for it yourself, Werner will dole out $100 per month up to $5000 to you for tuition reimbursement. Just keep you contract from the school that shows how much you paid and send it to Werner.
4. When you go training, do not take the 1-week hometime in the middle of your training period. Werner will pay you a bonus of $500 just for not taking the break as soon as you deliver your first load.
5. Always be available for a load. Take your breaks wherever you have to wait so you will have the most time available for driving. And driving equals money. You will get more loads assigned. Also, arrive as early as possible for delivery times. That way, you might be able to get unloaded early and be assigned another load. Or take yourself a break and by the time you get unloaded, you will be rested and ready for another.
6. Never unload the truck yourself where the company will pay for a lumper. You will not get paid as much for doing the unloading as you will driving. Save as many on-duty hours as you can for driving. As a matter of fact, in most cases, you will be paid less than a lumper will to unload. So authorize a check for a lumper and take a break while they do the work. Then, you'll be ready for another load as soon as they're done.
If you follow these guidelines to a tee, I don't see, from my experience with Werner, why you won't average at least $600 per week before taxes and insurance. Maybe more.

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midnightrunner,
So, I take it that Werner would just be a good starter company to get experience from but, not to stick with for 5 or more years?
That depends on many diferent factors. Top money does not mean the best job -- not if the other terms and conditions are difficult or unacceptable to you.
Werner is a good place to get your feet wet, develop good habits (like running legal) and learn about the business. You'll also learn alot about yourself at the same time. I like working for a large organization that just gives you an assignment then stands back and lets you do it. I don't want to see my boss every day, or even talk to him if I can avoid it. I like Werner's strict legal running (paperless) and the western state region I work....lots of things that have to be considered against a little more money I could make elsewhere. And who knows whether you'll even be trucking in five years. Stastically, there's something like less than a 10% chance.
Better, I think, to develop a long-term plan after you've put in a year or two with Werner or another half-way decent company that'll take you.
Just make sure you can live with making less than top dollar in exchange for other considerations. The upper-tier pay jobs are few and far between (and shrinking as we speak) and hard to get.
Again (I say this a lot), if you sincerely want to make this a long term career, get into flatbed at least, instead of vans or refers. Seems to me drivers with the highest pay and job satisfaction are doing anything but vans and refers. The more specialized you are - the more dangerous and technical the responsibility - the better the money and satisfaction.
Just my opinion. Not putting van drivers down - I'm one myself. But with all the changes going on in the industry, it just makes sense to position yourself away from cheap labor work -- as a long term plan.
Like science and chemicals and charts/graphs and technical reading? Moving high-value, highly toxic hazmat tanker loads is specialized. You won't get rich, but it probably pays better than any van or refer job. Same thing for moving sailboats across the country, or any number of specialized hauling.
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I been driving flatbed for Werner these pass 6 months and my weekly pay is between $500 - $600 a week. I am was only getting .24 cpm starting. Now after six months I am getting .24 1/2 cpm.
Trainers do not get Team Werner pay when they have a student. They get paid all miles driven by the trainer and student that week based on what the trainer's CPM rate, and that is based on years of experience.
Most Werner trainers only have one or two years experience with Werner and only average 45 - 50k a year. My trainer had two years experience and was training full time. When we were together we average five thousand miles a week. Subtract hometime he said he expects to make 47 to 49k this year.
The pay is low at Werner, but it is a good company to start out with. In the flatbed division we are getting the miles each week. I haven't sat any weekend waiting on a load, while many other company drivers were sitting at the truck stops waiting on loads.

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Something to keep in mind here is that when thinking about companies, you really have to look far to get through all the BS. Many drivers inflate the figures they are making, then the people they tell go and tell others, and if you act on this information, you will always be misled. Your actual income will fall short of what you expect.
You will not get rich driving a truck, no matter what anyone says. You can make a decent honest living if you are not afraid of some hard work and long hours.
So it is reasonable that you will average no more than 2500 miles per week, and at Werner, you will only start at 24 cents per mile. This figure has not changed in many years. So that will put you in the $30,000 ballpark gross for your first year. That's about typical anywhere.
If you become a trainer, you are not paid team miles, but are paid for all the miles that the truck goes. And training is not easy. From my experience, the annual figures for trainers that exceed about $50,000 - $60,000 are somewhat exaggerated. And that is assuming that the trainer has a student at all times.
At Werner, it is a very large company and therefore it is very impersonal. Some people do not like paperless logs and feel the company is infringing on them too much. Their hometime plan is not the greatest either. On the up side, their equipment is nice and new, they have good benefits for a trucking company, they pay for lumpers and repairs usually without a problem, and they are large enough to have enough freight to keep you moving. You can pick from several dedicated and regional accounts as well. So to get more money, you will probably have to give up at least one of the positives, but that's up to you.
Wait until you get out there and see what floats your boat.

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Originally posted by Shuffler:
Werner uses paperless logging, so you can't run extra log books or falsify your driving hours.
You only get seventy hours each eight days, and although you can do some dock time (etc) off-duty
Wrong forum driver. They don't need to hear that...

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Originally posted by Shuffler:
Werner uses paperless logging, so you can't run extra log books or falsify your driving hours.
You only get seventy hours each eight days, and although you can do some dock time (etc) off-duty
Wrong forum driver. They don't need to hear that...