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 30 reviews)); "Good driver managers and terminal" ((in 28 reviews)); "They provided good training for the role." ((in 21 reviews)); "The staff are friendly and helpful" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits." ((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 111 reviews)); "Poor management and pay.DM's treat drivers like they are commodities." ((in 19 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 18 reviews)); "long hours and some Saturday's." ((in 14 reviews)); "No home time that was promoted" ((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 10, 2016

The best job I've ever had.

Driver payroll

Recommend

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Pros

In my particular department, they've always been very lenient with time. Very understanding when the kids started daycare and caused me to have to adjust my start time. After a year, my benefits now include one week paid vacation, one paid day off for my anniversary day, one paid day off for my birthday, and four personal days.

Cons

The only challenge would be dealing with angry drivers over the phone. But that's inevitable. Understandable, they're out on the road all the time.

1.0

May 7, 2016

working at western express

Otr driver flatbed

Recommend

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Do not have anything good really to say about working at Western Express. They are not even a good entry level job for new drivers.

Cons

On the flatbed side- no leadership. No accountability. No respect. Pay scale is THE LOWEST in the trucking industry and many companies offer a starting pay equal to that of drivers who have given 3 or more years- and it is NOT based on experiance. Millions spent on automatic trucks that are inappropriate for OTR flatbed work and absolutely nothing spent on its fleet of damaged, worn out and outdated trailers. There is no open door policy with management and most drivers have never seen anyone in upper management. Driver input is not encouraged. I would advise anyone entering the flatbed business to look elsewhere. There are many opportunities with other companies that have good equipment and respectable entry level pay if one takes the time to look.

1.0

Apr 26, 2016

CDL A Driver

Professional driver

Recommend

CEO approval

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There aren't any.The best part of working for Western Express was the day I left.I'm being totally honest when I say,STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

Cons

Lies and low pay is what you can expect.I've heard driver managers actually making bets on when a particular driver was going to quit,

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