Werner Enterprises
Company-sponsoredNationwide
One of the largest publicly traded carriers; owns Roadmaster Drivers School and offers tuition reimbursement.
Pay ladder
Estimated annual pay by career stage — read the note under each bar, not just the number.
Not specified with a CPM figure on official pages reviewed. Estimated here by scaling down from Werner's own disclosed experienced-driver average — not a company-published entry-level figure.
No distinct entry-level or mid-career figure published; new drivers are often routed through Werner-owned Roadmaster Drivers School first (see that listing). Shown as a rough midpoint estimate.
Average driver earnings $75,000+/year, top performers $90,000+/year, guaranteed weekly pay up to $1,300 on select accounts. Team Elite drivers: $77,000-$105,500+/year.
Not found on official pages reviewed. Industry-wide owner-operator gross pay commonly runs roughly $80,000-$180,000+/year before truck, fuel, and insurance costs — a general ballpark, not specific to Werner.
Operations & benefits
- Fleet size
- ~9,808 trucks
- ~9,808 tractors, ranked #18 on Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 (full-year 2025). After closing its $245M FirstFleet acquisition (Jan 27, 2026), the combined fleet grew to 'more than 9,800 trucks' per Werner's own investor release.
- Route types
- LocalRegionalOTRDedicated
- Offers OTR (2+ weeks out, 2 days home), Dedicated (3-7 state focus), Regional (3-7 states), and Local; the FirstFleet deal further tilts the fleet toward Dedicated freight.
- Pay structure & benefits
- CPM-based; sign-on bonuses $2,500-$5,000, guaranteed weekly pay $1,000-$2,000 depending on account. 401(k) matches 50% of first 6%, employee stock purchase plan, $15,000 tuition-reimbursement cap, pet-friendly cabs.
CDL program cost
Not disclosed
Werner offers tuition reimbursement rather than a fixed in-house tuition figure and owns Roadmaster Drivers School, routing many applicants there. Reported reimbursement up to $15,000 total (~$250/month while employed); a separate $6,000 figure is cited for grads of partner Truck Driver Institute.
Paid out monthly (~$150-$250/month) while employed at Werner. One source claims no employment contract is required, but this wasn't independently confirmed.