Driver FAQs

CMV truck drivers are the backbone of Werner and our nation. And thanks to our supply chain solutions and diverse operations, our professional drivers have a road of opportunity ahead. As a Werner driver, you’ll also benefit from the industry’s newest truck and trailer fleets, equipped with the latest safety technology.

By working with us, you will gain access to a wide variety of accounts that serve locally, regionally or nationwide. Werner offers extensive support to always adjust to your changing life situations and options so you can create your own career path. We offer competitive pay packages and an array of insurance, retirement plans and health programs.

Visit our Truck Driver Careers page to browse open positions. You can also prequalify to become a Werner Driver.

Yes! Werner offers CDL Training through Roadmaster Drivers School. Learn more about Werner’s Truck & CDL training programs.

The starting salary at Werner is at least $50,000. More than half of our truckers make more than $75,000, and our top 25% make more than $85,000! More salary details are available on our Truck Driver Benefits page.

Werner offers benefits for its drivers, including competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, career opportunities and more. Learn more on our Truck Driver Benefits page.

CSA, an acronym for Compliance, Safety and Accountability, is a safety program from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), focused on:

• Improving safety by reducing crashes.
• Allowing the FMCSA and its partners to contact a larger number of carriers/drivers.
• Addressing safety problems with carriers and drivers before crashes occur.

More information is available on the FMCSA CSA program website.

Current Hours of Service Regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are available on the FMCSA Hours of Service summary page.

Off Duty means relieved of duty or relieved from all responsibility for your vehicle. Examples include:

• Rest breaks taken outside of the sleeper berth, including meal breaks.
• Doing laundry.
• Home time, including going home for a 34-hour restart.

The Sleeper Berth Exception allows drivers to split on-duty time by using split breaks. To fulfill the requirements of the split break, a driver must have:

• One period equal to at least eight hours or more in the sleeper berth.
• A separate period of a minimum of two or more hours, which may be off duty, sleeper berth or a combination of the two.

Driving time means all time spent at the driving controls of a commercial motor vehicle in operations. When the ELD detects motion, the computer log shows this movement as driving time.

This means the total time from when a driver begins to work and is required to be in readiness to work until the time the driver is relieved from work and their responsibilities. It does not include up to two hours of riding in the passenger seat of a property-carrying vehicle moving on the highway immediately before or after a period of at least eight consecutive hours in the sleeper berth.

Examples include:

• Work performed for the company.
• Pre-trip inspection and other inspections.
• Quarterly safety training.
• When you physically load or unload or help load or unload a trailer.
• Giving or receiving customer receipts or paperwork.
• Time spent providing a breath sample or urine specimen, including travel time to and from a collection site.
• Performing any compensated work for the company.

Werner’s HOS application requires you to send the appropriate message to indicate that you are On Duty–Not Driving.

Calculating Split Breaks can be tricky. Use our Split Break Tool (PDF) to help plan trips and support logging.