A thread to judge the number of IC's who like or dislike the New Contract.

There is no simple explanation.

Bottom line is they've differed more costs to the IC, such as tolls, repositioning fines, drug tests, physicals.

There's no give and take its all 1 sided we're losing and not gaining anything.

It's a way to cut company costs while profiting more off the IC.

Just the way the contract reads.

 

I am and have been considering other options before the contract became another concern of mine.

I've yet to decide one way or the other however if I had to sign today I wouldn't for the simple fact I would feel forced and not comfortable with it at this point.

As of now I'm going to run under the old contract until the last minute. Hopefully SNI will clarify in writing some of the concerns.

My 1st concern has been and always will be home time.

If I get guarantees in writing that I can still go home bobtail without any penalties when I do or when I come back from hometime that will alleviate the main concern I have.

I never jump into decisions without thinking things thru.

That doesn't mean I don't make mistakes.

Although I've yet to be able to recall one....LOL

The poll is so I can judge the overall feeling other drivers have towards the contract.

Their thoughts I consider but do not base my decision off of.

It's also a poll so Sni employees can see and judge how well its being accepted or not.

Maybe they'll see it and make some changes. I doubt it but I never know.

In my closing remarks I'd like to point out that going independent is an option if I choose to buy my truck from SFI then go independent because SFI will not let you get your own authority and lease a truck from them.

We pay 35%plus for SNI to handle the O/O side of the business.

That's about 100 k a year being conservative.

My wife is very familiar with that side of it and is more than willing to do it for 100k.

 

The freight base Schneider has is a huge plus..... but even Schneider pulls double brokered freight so if I went independent I would not worry as much about freight base due to the different boards and ways to obtain freight.

I'm not saying it'd be easy but he. LL if it were easy everyone would do it.