If I was goin OTR i would go with SNI Over many of the others!

Thanks everyone this is a great forum

I've been on line and look at some companies.I keep going back to Schneider.
Are they as good as they say? I know jobs say what they need to say to get people. I like the
fact they say you can have a rider with you. Would love to have my son with me when he's
not in school.

Originally Posted by Fire Trucker

I've been on line and look at some companies.I keep going back to Schneider.
Are they as good as they say?

I doubt ANY company is as good as they say they are, and I doubt most companies are as bad as SOME folks say they are.
It depends more on what YOU think is a good fit, and find the company that fits you best.

I know jobs say what they need to say to get people. I like the

fact they say you can have a rider with you. Would love to have my son with me when he's
not in school.

Many of the truckin' companies allow riders.
Some allow pets.

But if I were you, I'd concentrate on a company that kept their
DRIVERS ridin' ---- on down the highway on a regular basis.
YOU'LL be ridin' more than your son.
But, ..... I agree.
It would be nice to take him along.

Keep in mind, with the way things are currently, not all companies are actively seeking trainees --- and it could come down to whichever company is hiring and will hire you.
It may not be the best.
It's up to you to decide if you're willing to make sacrifices or decline that offer, and hope another company will show interest at a later date.

Schneider's training program is considered one of the best in the industry. They're also known for being more picky in their hiring practices. And a company I'd recommend.

BTW -- Welcome to the forums.

Originally Posted by Electra

You will all have to understand that Schneider has to be very careful, (like any other carrier), on who they hire, and they do extensive background checks. You pretty much have to be clean, there are exceptions, though, but few and far between.

Right now, every trucking company is going through an overhaul, and right now as of today there is over 2,000 trucking that has declared backruptcy.

Schneider is working for us drivers to keep us moving and to keep the business thriving.

I actually had a security guard at one of our most important shipper ask me, "How fast do your trucks run?" I answered, "This truck runs 65, and gets 6-8.5mpg". He didn't have a clue as to what the mpg meant.

He then said, "Geesh, no way would I want to run just 65 mph, especially in an Orange truck."

I then answered, and more or less asked him, "It all comes down to: Are your wheels turning, (are you making the miles per week), and do you get paid every week for the loads you run and deliver? Who would actually care how fast your truck is running when you can make $300 - $600 more per week.

To run out here in today's economic problem, you really have to watch everything to save the company money. Where do you think our bonuses, and our raises come from, when the company makes MORE money, they have onloy one place to put it, raises, more jobs, etc etc.... only common sense, (Something NObama, and the Democrates don't have, whoops, did I say that)...

This is a company with no hassles. I am actually proud to work for Schneider and I can laugh myself to the bank every day. I am not saying there is no other company out here that does this, but there isn't many.

There is too many companies out there that will lie right to your face to keep what you have done. I have worked for 8 other companies and they all have had problems with paying me, even though I would have PROOF, and have to wait for weeks to get paid, and was tired of sitting around not getting paid layover, like US Xpress, they start their layover on the 24th or 26th hour, and then they would decide to give you a load on the 23rd hr to pick up within 24 hrs just so they didn't have to pay layover.

Patience is the key, and if you keep prying, they will eventually get you to work for Schneider. They are in the process of changing a few things around, and this is only to better the company to stay where they are. Hang in there, even though they are not hiring in a certain area right now, or training new drivers in a certain area, they eventually will when the economy starts picking up.

Good Luck
CJ

If you need more money, come over to CRETE!

Originally Posted by bbmyls2go

LOL! After 10 years with Acklie I finally put them permanently in my rear view mirror - it took 2 weeks since cleaning out my truck in Marietta and I am hiring with Schneider, running me in an identical fleet as I used to drive for Crete (General Mills) and I am being paid MORE.

Crete is not hiring in this area, or that, or this region, or that, and no, no room on this fleet or that, and they have dropped pay scales they had just one year ago. They are nickel and diming drivers to death with fuel routing, claiming the company deserves a $7 per tank break making a driver fuel twice a day which will cost the driver $6 in lost miles. Then they whine over idling - opti-idle dropped idling percentages by 60% in the last decade and now suddenly they want ANOTHER 25% cut from their employees safety and comfort (oh, ya gotta love a company that says they want their drivers legal and well rested yet make them sit in a drivers lounge for comfort instead of their own truck).

They are refusing to honor preplanned time off and forcing drivers to shift fleets.
Oh, and their 401k program sucks too, LOL! (cross fingers the final Wilkerson settlement doesn't bankrupt this self insured company if you work for them).
toot toot, cYa duane!

Congratulations on your acceptance from Schneider.
I wish you the best of success.

As for what other companies are doin' that ain't makin' their drivers happy --- many are doin' that out of necessity.
The next step could be locked doors and EVERYbody in a company that goes under will probably be out of a job.
In short, they're desperate.

What does that have to do with their drivers?
Hmmmmmmmmm
Well, for starters, if making a few less dollars drivin' for a company on shakey ground doesn't satisfy a driver's need, they can stay on or get off.
Jump ship
or
remain with the captain?

Jumping ship can be tricky.
BB found a good gig with another company.
WhO that company is tells me BB is a pretty good driver.
Probably above average.

What about the average driver?
Hmmmmmmmm
I think there's hope and opportunity in remaing with a company
where drivers are jumpin' ship.
YuP!
Will it be a hassle?
YuP --- probably.
But companies also go by seniority in a lot of cases.
With a company experiencing a high turn-over rate, how long
do y'all reckon it'd take to reach the upper levels?
And, as you do, will YOU be ready to git 'er done?
Things could start happinin' quick.
If y'all can prove y'all can handle the worst, as you get your training, how hard can it be as you advance up the perverbial ladder?
You know what it's like at the bottom.
But have you any idea what it's like closer to the top?
Why not cowboy up and take a ride and see?

HiYo Kharma !