Werner's Promises, Promises and Promises

Werner Enterprises has one of the slickest recruiting websites on the internet. It's pretty darn persuasive. A driver/student driver might believe they will earn decent money working for Werner.

Transportation is a competitive industry and Werner's specialty—the ordinary transportation of business and consumer products—is bottom feeding on tight margins—like Swift, Hunt and similarly WalMart. Despite Werner's slogan, specialized carrier, Werner is not a specialized transportation company.

Werner's Chief Financial Officer Mr. Steele:
"We're seeing a little bit of improved driver recruiting as a result (of both)," Steele said.

In other words, Werner is axing the highest paid drivers and replacing them with equally experienced lower-paid drivers. That's the only logical conclusion one can make from Mr. Steele's statement. Werner has reported a 29% lose this year and the trucking industry is down--at this time.

A few clicks away, Werner's company driver recruiting web page claims $37,306 year. Good money for a driver with less than one year experience. Team drivers are promised $100,000 - $150,000 a year. Good luck.

Student drivers are a good portion of Werner's fleet. WernerScrews guessed that student drivers were earning the same $325 -- $350 week in 2007--the same salary they were earning in 2001. Check Werner's website. Werner neglects inflation.

A lot of conflicting information and promises. Do your homework before joining Werner.

---WernerScrews 10-4