Is Western Express a good company to work for?

Western Express has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,373 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 40% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Western Express to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Western Express have been left by employees working as Driver Trainer , Driver Manager and Trainer .

Does Western Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Western Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Western Express. This rating has improved by 57% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Western Express?

57% of Western Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Western Express 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Western Express?

Truck Driver (264) , Class A Truck Driver (138) , Driver (104) , OTR Truck Driver (77) , Company Driver (65) , OTR Flatbed Driver (56) , Class A Cdl Truck Driver (27) , Recruiter (22) , Driver Trainer (21) , Driver Manager (20) , OTR Driver (20) , CDL Driver (18) , Owner Operator (17) , Trainer (17) , Lease Purchase Driver (13)

What are the pros of working at Western Express according to real employee reviews?

"Great for people with driving points or criminal records" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good driver managers and terminal" ((in 29 reviews)); "They provided good training for the role." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits." ((in 12 reviews)); "The staff are friendly and helpful" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Western Express according to real employee reviews?

"Starting pay was low paired with low mileage (1800 miles a week)" ((in 105 reviews)); "can't get in contact with anyone DM has bad communication un steady pay feel like I've been lied to too come here." ((in 20 reviews)); "Bad management , driver mangers do not care to much about new hires" ((in 20 reviews)); "long hours and some Saturday's." ((in 13 reviews)); "Driver managers have no clue what is going on half the time." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Western Express locations?

Nashville , Bethlehem , Richmond , Bloomington , Plainfield , Allentown , Fontana , Ashland , Fort Dodge , Atlanta , Philadelphia , New York , Los Angeles , Memphis , Hartford , New Haven , Las Vegas , Nash , Pittsburgh , Chicago , Falls Mills , Fayetteville , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Nashville , Chattanooga , California City , San Bernardino , Annapolis

Western Express reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,287 total reviews)

Paul Wieck

66% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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Western Express has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,287 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Western Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.4 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

May 29, 2018

Love it here!

Recruiter

Recommend

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Pros

Benefits after 30 days paid holidays Great People Family owned and operated company based in the South (whats not to love)

Cons

Doesn't have any cons at all!

1.0

May 19, 2018

Shots fired

Flat bed

Recommend

CEO approval

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Trash company trashy degenerate people and trashy equipment, they lie about drug screens and tell companys that u leave them to work for that they cant put it on the dac that you smoke weed...lol i dont give a blank about trucking no more so yeah i went to denver and got a big old bag of weed cause i hate trucking and its horrible doing flat bed and if i die in that bumb equipment atlease i was haveing fun sneaking joints on my day off with this rusty equipment and staying clear of prostitutes all running around and the fact that u get home 12 times per year...but i used my American ID and theres trucks in Denver so fdw western the jokes on you i got 3 years 0 Accidents and im not into that BS Degrees no more i wana be a boxer

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There are alot of con-artist at western express but if u dont got felonys and they try to play u and leave u stranded u can get a gun and come back

4.0

Apr 12, 2018

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Truck driver

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Pros

second chance company, get the needed experience for new drivers with backgrounds

Cons

less then excellent pay, not a lot of hometime

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