Comments By JD

I've been driving for Werner for almost a year now.

I'll answer any questions you have or get you in touch with someone who has the answers if I don't know.

JD

Yeah I went to McCormick to pickup a load and they rejected the trailer so now I'm sitting in a trailer shop parking lot for the last 4 hours of my drive time waiting for them to decide to repair the trailer...... but I have my laptop so I'm good

JD

Still hate I was so close to old school an never got to shake his hand......

Don't forget your grease bags for fifth wheel also neoprene gloves and I use an old hotel card to clean the grease hanging over the edge to put it back where it's needed

JD

Hello all. I am new on here but I have an issue that I would like to submit and see what you all might think. I start orientation with Werner Enterprises this week and was going to go out with my trainer starting today. I met her and she looked terrible. She looked unbathed and had a beard (yes she had a beard) and mustache of serious growth. Her truck had trash all over it and she had to clean space to accommodate for me and my stuff. I realize that out on the road you and the truck get kinda lived in but she was waiting for 6 hours on a load yesterday and got to the Werner terminal last night and then heard from her about 10 am. She could have took out the trash at least. Then I find out we were waiting for a load to Laredo, Tx so she could get new tires put on the truck. Why did we have to go to Laredo when we were already at the terminal and they had tires to put on the truck? That didn't make sense to me.

Since I was going to be driving to Laredo I started think....if the truck had bad tires just how bad are they? The truck did not pass the inspection so what else was wrong? What if I had a blowout and was stranded on the road? Since I am a newbie just out of school I don't know my trainer or my dispatcher or Werner. I don't know where the truck has traveled or how long the tires had been on the truck. She did not bother to produce for me the pre-trip or post-trip inspection for me to see what, if any, issues there are from the past and what had been fixed. I did not feel safe driving a truck that was not road ready. According to the orientation classes as well as driving school classes if you don't feel safe in the truck you shouldn't drive it until it was fixed. That is what I told my dispatcher. I refused to go until the truck passed inspection and I could see the inspection sheet. She of course, acted like I was was being unreasonable. We are talking about my life here with strangers and a big rig. What is your opinion on this? Was I just being a wimpy newbie or what? I really was so excited about getting to drive. I love driving. This was really shocking to me though. Let me know what you think.

I drive for Werner. I was at Dallas terminal a few days ago the shop there is extremely busy so your truck is being routed down to Laredo for service that means the tires aren't critical and can take a few hundred more miles. As far as your trainer just ask her if you can help her clean the truck try to make friends with her because she is the one that holds all the cards right now. Just make the best of it you'll only be with her for 6 to 8 weeks drive as much as you can everyday and back as much as you can and remember to read EVERY SIGN!

JD

Oh man JD, we were right next to each other. As I pulled out of Alexin I saw Peyton's DC right across the street!

I understand oldskool but I'm so close....... maybe next time, be safe out there

JD

Did you use the TT Tracker App?

Yeah I used the app here

Hey I see I'm near oldskool!

I'm at the Peyton north dc in bluffton...

JD

I sent here the info you gave me Brett thanks

JD

Let your friend know about this place (TT) and ask her to sign up, too.

I have, she's a lurker..... but 3 of the companies you guys suggested have offered her a second chance so she's happy!

JD

Although I do go to repeat customers every so often, my loads are typically random. I never know where I'll be next, and I like it that way.

My wife is a night owl, staying up way past my bedtime and up at the crack of noon-ish. I'm usually unloaded/reloaded, and on the way to the next receiver by the time she comes out the sleeper to ask what state we're in and where we are headed. The element of surprise is fun.

I wholeheartedly agree with this! This is why I only do OTR I like not know where I'm going from day to day............

JD

I sent here the info you gave me Brett thanks

JD