C.L. Werner Trucking Museum in Omaha, NE
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- This is the CL Werner Trucking museum at the Werner Enterprises headquarters in Omaha, NE. Sorry, you must be an employee of Werner Enterprises to see this museum as it's inside the guarded facility. This museum contains all CLarence Werner's landmark trucks including his very first truck, a 1956 Ford F 800.
I remember the first time I met Mr. Werner, I was driving for them on the flatbed division, I was in Phoenix AZ, got loaded with pipe, was tarping the load as we were supposed to, he was there as a fellow driver, 2 local drivers were there, me and Mr. Warner was helping each other tarp the loads, when he noticed the local drivers not tarping thier load, he ask them are you gonna tarp those loads? Both drivers said nope, what they don't know won't hurt them. 45 min later we were at the Phoenix yard, he went got a shower changed cloths came into the driver lounge where me and the local drivers was sitting, he looked at those drivers dead in the face said your fired. I about fell over in my chair. He was a great man, I do miss working for Werner enterprises but I don't miss the Hassel for the OTR driving.
I ran for Werner a long time ago.... I remember stopping into the museum when it was just trucks.... There was a sign there then that gave more specs on the 359 with the 3412 Cat in it. The hood was stretched 16 inches and the cab and sleeper were moved back to accommodate this. The hood opens with two air actuators because it weighs too much to open by hand. It's sweet looking, but I would hate to have to back a 53' van into a hole with that long wheel base tractor.
Was a great company to work for. I was a mechanic for them for 2 years they just dont seem to care about the drivers or the mechanics at all if wee needed something we got ignored i do miss the people was amazing to watch and hear all the drivers stories and to help them get back out on the road.
That 70 kenworth. My God. When I was a kid that's the truck a lot of people dreamed about driving.
Looks like the AMT kit of the W-925 would be perfect to use as a base to replicate.
started with these guys taught me how drive gave me experience I needed.
This video brings back memories. I worked for them back in the 90's.
Thanks for taking us on a tour. Great looking old trucks and enjoyed reading the history of them. WLBS
Great video, thanks for sharing.
No problem.
WERNER helped me get my 2 years Otr experience. They treated me fairly. Money was tight, but I survived and with their help I am now doing we. I can only thank them, not curse them.
I used to love going through this museum back when I worked For Werner
I ll always have bitter sweet memories about Werner Ent
. Great co when C.L. was running it,it went to the crapper when the kids got involved,the daughter was great but she left too,there wasn t anything we wouldn t ve done for the old man,he was a driver's friend....good ol' days.
Giovanni Socci
Giovanni Socci so true he would give ya the shirt off his back I met him twice when I drove for werener even tho he was not in the picture when I signed on with them in 2009 Greg was in charge then and I also met his daughter too both very nice his two sons were just snobs
You are right. It was good when CL ran it. Truck no. 32790
They always went to the Crapper when the kids take over. CR England was another Premier company that was destroyed by the Sons.
My wife and I spent 10 1/2 years at Werner, from 1992-2002. We made a LOT of money there, bought our first truck there, etc. But it's not the company it once was. Since CL (who I have sat and talked with several times) is no longer running the day-to-day business, those at the top do not have the driver foremost in their concerns. That can be proven by the fact that they essentially starved us out after a perfect safety and delivery record for all of those years.
He just retired too recently
Too bad people are so short sighted and try to screw others out of good pay. A lot of times things don't work out well in the end for people with that mindset.
when I was a little kid in the 50's I watched Cannonball, a TV show about two truckers Mike and Jerry that drove a GMC 860 . I used to dream of driving a GMC just like them. . .
I remember back in the early 80's Werner was not allowed to run between midnight and 8a.m. because of all the accidents they had in the early morning hours. I bet that's not mentioned in the museum.
And was not allowed to haul hazmat for 6 months ,to many hazmat spills
I remember that! I thought it was midnight to 6 am ! Though!
I love this! I'm Jack Newman Erickson's mom. He visited you in Hawaii a few years ago with his dad Mark.
you should hear it when he uses the engine brake i nhave had that pleasure i used to drive for him in 2009 and 2010 seen him twice driving verry nice person
The Classic XL near the end has a V16 in it. I passed it one day on I35 heading north out of Dallas back in 1998. I was getting on the highway right next to it in my pickup and I noticed it had the longest hood I've ever seen on a Classic, then I saw the "V16" painted on the hood. The sound of the motor was like no other I'd ever heard in a big truck. I wish I could have drove it!
Heavens! I'd like to buy it!
20 great years at werner,loved every minute
Congratulations! I've been with Werner for almost 13 years now and I still love it.
Awesome. Everyone has a "fit" somewhere. Glad you found home.
Missing the COE's of the 80's
@justkiddin I never drove for Werner but I drove for William Edwards out of Staunton VA. MR Edwards has a KW areodine cab over from the golden age of trucking. It was custom made just for him
That depends on which truck you're talking about. Most trucks do have a bunk bed and lots of storage space as well a electrical hook up for TV, DVD payer, electric cooler/small refrigerator. It all depends on what you want if you're looking to buy your own truck. On the other hand, if you're a company driver like I am, you'll get what they assign to you.
When I was able to go on the road with my dad we were going to go there but he got diagnosed with copd he couldn't drive any more and a year later passed away he was with Werner for 23 years and 11 safe driver awards and many more awards I don't know about we have everything to his mom
why is that 359 labled as a 379 on the sign?
it is one dead sexy rig!
How can they have a Werner museum without any cabover KW aerodyne cabs??
Cl did not like the kw cabovers bay four when entered the inspection shop had a 80s peterbilt 362 being restored only cabover on werner property
thanks for not yapping while filming. I wish they would have had that custom Pete's hood open so we could see that v12 Cat.
Werner is second to Crete/Shaffer as worst companies I've driven for, but that is a nice little museum to their history.
Kaufman Entertainment are you talking about the Freightliner classic at the end? Just before they show the dragster? Because that is definitely a Frieghtliner with a v-16 marine 2 stroke Detroit.
Ryan Shierling no, the custom show Pete that was his personal truck. did they have the hood open on the Freightliner with the v16?
Kaufman Entertainment I totally missed that black 359 in the middle of the video, but no neither the pete nor the freightliner were shown with their hoods up. You can find pictures and videos of the freightliner though. They built two of them.
Ryan Shierling I'll have to look those up.
@DexDizzy The Peterbilt's hood was extended as was the frame due to the oversized engine that has more chrome than I've ever seen on an engine. I believe the Pete is called "CL 1" and the Freightliner which has been tricked out as well is called "CL 2".
funny I thought the museum would be full of damaged trailers wrecked trucks and other damaged things I've seen them hit
Z0mbiekiller254 the funny thing is those were C. L. Werners personal trucks he driven with the exception of the XL classic that hauled the dragster his top driver drove that one
You're thinking of Swift. lol
I was there in 2010 and they had the dragsters there. Also I saw the CL 2 freightliner in the mechanic shop there. Large truck. The red Peterbuilt is a nice truck there in the museum.
The trailer for the dragsters were over in the truck lot and looked nice with the paint job on it from a distance. I didn't get close to it. At the time I was there, the v16 wasn't being driven much from what a mechanic said only one or two guys were actually allowed to drive it.
Call me old. I remembered that old Pete. This truck is fast and overweight on the steering. I remembered when CL got into trouble with it.
Can't understand why he'd be heavy on the steering.... a 3412 "Only" weighs between 5,300 and 5,600 lbs... depending on original setup (industrial or marine), and options on the engine (turbo(s), inter or aftercooling, etc, etc). That "extended" hood Freightshaker (Re: "Recruiting Truck") he's got with the 16V92 weighs less than that boat anchor 3412 Cat he has in the Pete.... at around 4760 lbs, and that would be with twin turbos (though, without inter or aftercooling) and rated at 1350HP.... compared to that Cat at 5,400 lbs in the Pete, and only rated at 750 hp,
in the configuration as set up in his Pete.
Classic has 2 detroits linked together. On hanks truck pics they say it's a V12 but it's actually a V16. Pretty cool looking truck don't know what it's got power wise but it's a nice looking truck. Personally I prefer the 3412 I've seen a couple trucks with those in them and they're screamers...if you can afford to get less than 2 mpg.
No. It was 2 v6 detroits. It was a v12. Get your stories straight
Holy cow! It looks like you showed everything but the best truck there, the Freightliner Classic (XL?).
The one, the ONLY truck that I would ever consider buying if .............
What a let down, after waiting so long in the video to see it, we just get one shot from the side.... nothing close or inside or under the hood😱😱😥😥😥
No problem. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@MrWill1985 Those are called cabover trucks and they were made by all manufactures at one time. They are still made today but in limited quantities. I think drivers and companies can still special order those cabovers today but it would be expensive to do so.
seen the classic xl in bishopville sc at a tractor pull in 2008 or 2009 and driver said it was a tugboat v-16 sounds killer
I love the colors. They look so good going down the highway, the big blue sleeper and blue trailer.
I always did like their cabover KW's best.
great company museum
3 things missing:
1. underpaid rookie driver
2. Dispatcher that don't give a hoot about their drivers
3. Dumb mechanics that can't fix a damn thing
That freighshaker got no love in this video lol.
didnt see any kenworth k100 arodynes, best looking trucks they ever had.
CL WERNER WAS NOT A FAN ONLY CABOVER I SEEN BEING RESTORED WAS HIS PETE 362 WITH THR THREE WIPER BLADES and that was in bay four of the inspection station in Omaha
@@tylerbuckley2092 to me WERNERS best looking trucks were the K 100 aerodyne of the 80s. V.I.T. and all the bells and whistles. in the 80s those were a high status truck.
@@jeepguy220 I agree I love the k100 but when I worked for them in 2009 all they had was the peterbilt 352 with the triple windshield wipers and that one was being set up for the museum I wish they did have the k100 in 2009
Owner Operators can partially thank him for the elog mandate. I have no time or hardly any respect for him and his company.
Greg Winter he created an easier way for his company I doubt he thought dot would make it mandatory
owners did themselves in by always running sideways due to their inherant inability to make money legaly. drivers have nobody to blame but ourselves for running sideways
+Ferguson101 wrong. the rules DO NOT adapt to you. YOU adapt to the rules. no excuses. period. if you can not run both safely AND legaly you have no business driving.
Sean Buller Biology doesn't give a hoot about your rules. You sound like a bureaucrat, with that one size fits all mentality. Man that starts in grammar school doesn't it? Make all the kids the same, rather than tailor things to their individual strengths. I'll never understand why people like you look at humanity and see a flock of robots, all the same, to all be treated the same, rather than a whole bunch of individuals with individual strengths and weaknesses. Me, I used to be much safer and liked running better with split logging. I could run 5, take some time off and nap, run another 5, and so on.
They took the split logging away and I sucked at running 10+ hours in one shot. No way am I as safe this way. Other guys might do better, not me. And that's one example of the one size fits all way of thinking that seems so common and quite frankly a copout, is a failure.
I really abhor that dictator kind of mindset, where "I know best! Everyone must do it my way! You peasants have no idea what is best for you!"
Michael Carlson I agree, can’t nap with the new eld and I’ve ran o/o and company it’s always the guys than run 120 miles a day trying to mouth off!
@woodencoasterfan All divisions although the dedicateds are fairing better. I know a guy who has worked for werner for 16+ years and is making $0.27 / mile. He's also a million (accident-free) miler, would be 2 million if werner wasn't pathetic and charging him for getting stuck in a graded over drainage ditch. He's a old timer driver and werner works legally hard to replace them with new trainees, hence why he's making $0.27 after 16 years and 2 million plus miles. FTR C.L. is leaving in May.
Good upload. interesting.
No info on the 16v92 freightliner?
Nice museum....Glad all my hard work could help pay for it while your company screed me over and lied to me.
COOL!!!!!!! Thanks for shareing this
Is there any driver that hasn't driven for Werner?
Awesome video
My son's uncle is Duane Sather, your Hawaiian neighbor.
is that random?
or do you fill out a paper and they give you a truck according to your needs?
66 freightliner is coolest
@Shane bogle I believe his first name is Clarence, that's all I can tell you.
Back in the day there was a Werner Continental company. Any relation?
Joe Smith not that I know of.
Well, it is his company. He could have opened it in his own back yard if he wanted to. I tend tyo think he or his family wanted all his employees including all his truck drivers (both company and owner opperators) to see it without having to worry about where to park our trucks. What not a better place to show it than at Werners HQ in Omaha. Plus we have showers, laundry, barber shop, and a company store as well as a tractor and trailer shop right there.
Man I haven't seen that place in about 15yrs
my uncle has told me the story several times about running into that v12 cat truck on the road. said they had 2 of them
@JRtransport379 Sorry about the late responce, but I have no idea why it's mislabeled. It could just be a typo.
@killer2600 What division within Werner are you talking about? Each division tends to have a different pay scale. I'm OTR and I started out at 24.5 cpm and I'm now earning about 40 cpm after 8 years. That pay scale will be different if I was on a regional or dedicated division like Walmart, Target, Family Dollar, Dollar General, or Home Depot.
Why are the hoods so long on the 359 and the freightliner?
Custom built truck just for Werner!
That freightliner is CL3 and from what I was told when I drove for Werner back in 2000 till 2008 is that it has the biggest custom built engine that's why the hood is so long.
I know this is old but the Pete has a v-12 in it and the Freightliner has two Detroit 500’s mated back to back. That is why the hoods are so long.
that Freightliner has a V16-92 series V16 Detroit
I wonder if its because either 1 either werener didn't have any, or 2 none exist to put in museum. im sure if werner did have any, but none exist anymore, they COULD obtain one, and build it up to period colour scheme?
I use to work for Werner. Didn't get vist this place. Looks nice tho.
I had no problem with Werner when I was with them. I was only with them 7 months, though. I had my struggles but I did my best. Ill apply for them again.
You must be a drunk. Left them after 7 months. Watch a TH-cam video of their truck mueseum and now says gonna apply again. Sober up dipshit
@@shortthrow50 Actually, I wasnt drunk. The reason it didn't work out at Werner enterprises is because I had difficulty backing a trailer into a parking spot/dock safely. It was gonna take time to improve. When I was at LCT transportation, a company based in Okahumpka, Florida, my backing skills improved. I got out and looked as many times I needed to, took my time, if if took me longer to back into a parking spot, even if I had to do it in bad weather or total darkness, I did whatever it took to get my rig in right. As far as Werner enterprises is concerned, if they came my way again, I'll consider applying again. If not, no big deal. There are other companies out there.
these videos the truck not starting not to running only parked in to museum need running on. highway and take videos please.
Do they still make flat front tractor trailers? Ive noticed lately on the manufacturers websites they are not shown and I never see them on the streets these days.
At Werner they'll tel you what they have available on the lot. Weather it be a Peterbilt, Freightliner, Kenworth, etc and then they'll assign a truck to you from the brand name you selected that was available.
Themeparkfanatic actually when as a company driver your given the truck they assign ya now for owner oops driver they get to choose the truck they want
@@tylerbuckley8963 I know this is a late post, but i work for Werner, and i wanted a Peterbilt 579, and that's what they gave me between a T680 or a Pete.
@roaklin Unfortunately, there was no info on the Classic when I was there last.
There are 359 EXHDs and then there is Werners 359 EXXXHD.
1 of them backed into my parked truck in a loading dock me and another truck blowing our horns she never stop
When I first started driving CDL in 1998 I went to Werner and they offered me a firm .18 cents per mile
I got hired on with the former owners of Bee Line freight for .28 per mile
After 5 years of working for them around 2003 and at the pay rate of .32 per mile I went back to Werner with some experience
they offered me .22 per mile
I said you know I'm making .32 right now why would I come to work for you for less
They said "we have nice trucks" lolz
I hope Werner's Top Fuel driver was paid $0.56 per mile...
Those computerized log books they have are ridiculously out of date though!
They switched to Samsung tablets
@yoyomann86 keyword is "worked" and "was"....modern day werner ain't your old skool werner. Company has been going into the dumps for some years now. If you like to travel the country in a piece of crap truck for weeks on end and get paid less than someone flipping burgers at mcdonalds, werner is looking for you. Inexperienced drivers preferred (werner gets gov money for training and experienced drivers want to much money).
ive got 3 Detroit 671 pistons. damn those things are huge lol
I wonder how many current drivers can drive that 1970 Peterbilt twin stick...
That is what i learn on. F#ck an Auto....
me
My name is Werner, no relation to this outfit, and I made mine without the blue paint everywhere
I’m only at werner to get me experience so I can go back home and find a local job so I can be home every night
Where's the part where you started to screw drivers?
Wrong pics of trucks with Werner. All I see is trucks totalled from the inexperienced drivers they hire.
You are so rite they ran those pieces of crap for 20 years and now we are all in the crapper for it. I hate elogs
OCC has drivers? or werner? thought werners drivers were paid by the mile? im thoroughly confused. my apologies my friend
on a scale ofone to ten how goods the back cabin
and is their a bunkbed?
has any noticed how long that peterbilts hood, was, i was if that was the actual truck he had or a
why no info on the classic?
@KeepitGHOE Where did you here that? I've been with them 7 years and I started out at .24 cents per mile and I now get .36 cents per mile both loaded and empty.
Themeparkfanatic in 2009 I was with eleven Western was supposed to make 34 cpm but since they use the sliding pay scale and ran me over the 2000 mile mark my pay was 22 cpm
@Gargaar10 Well that's your opinion and you're welcome to it
Werner doesn't own even one truck; they are all leased. I guess that was makes America, other peoples money.
Dave Rhoton you're full of it!
I applied to this company in 2009, they rejected my application because of a dwi in1975
@2007Peterbilt379 26 cents? You must be one of the old timers. With cost of living increases as well as inflation werner has decided to pay the new drivers less than what the older drivers started at. Don't forget Werner Cares.
Killer2600 actually Werner uses the sliding pay scale in 2008 start pay for me was 34 cpm as long as I stayed in the 2000 mile boundery of 11 Western States but the game they play is having the regional drivers drive over their bounderies so they did not have to pay the full 34 cpm and that was pay rate of 23cpm
@KeepitGHOE dont hide your feelings tell us how you really feel, i was leased there for some time,,, and did pretty good,, only quit cause i had to be home for family reasons,,, as with any company its what you make it, if you whine and cry, like you seem to be doing,, then you wont go anywhere,, if you do your job and act like a professional,,, you may get somewhere,if you cant take the good with the bad in trucking,,, whether its weather or bad loads or whatever,then get out of it!
I make mucho more money driving local 5 days a week home everynight!! Been there done that and NEVER again.
@justkiddin08 i saw that museum many times,, pretty cool
Another trucking co. That spends money on toys instead of their drivers.. .
who is chopper? whats it got to do with werner?
yamahonkawazuki that chopper was made for CL Werner from occ as a gift from Paul sr
They had some nice Pete’s back in the day. Speced right.
The eobr nonsense was what brought them down I think.
that's the way to truck
Funny thing is where are all the cabovers 35 years ago that's all werner had and there drivers are just as bad today as they where back then LMAO
Does anyone even know what c.l. stands for? Nevermind his kids ran this shit into the ground. His wife or ex owns it and he plays with pinapples in hawaii
Shane bogle
Clarence
85 peterbuilt 🤝❤
I would be more impressed if they paid the drivers a living wage.. pretty shitty to have a museum to such a rip off company
I've been with them for almost 20 years and I earn a pretty decent wage.
starting of V16 😈