Changing colors...

Wow...and you can't drop your trailer in the West Memphis OC to make a quick run to Walmart with your bobtail. Tried that and got called on the carpet for it. Going to have to drag the trailer with you. Glad I took my truck and left Choice 3 weeks ago.

 

I would tell them, "Tell ya what, hoss. Pay me the bonus you owe me, and call me back. I feel uncomfortable working for people who can't keep their word nor meet their financial obligations. I'm funny that way."

Balls as big as shot puts, and the sense of a teenage boy trying to get some leg........shameful.

 

You know, what annoys me the most, is they don't have the nurts to say, "no more company car for IC's".......simple as that. The have to cloud it in some sort of "insurance and regulatory" BS that is exactly that. Most of you should already know this, but we have OUR OWN FRIGGN INSURANCE!!! And, there is NOT A GD WORD IN THE FMCRSARQLPDERF that says a dang thing about company cars!!!

Geeze people, grow a sack. Hey, here's another idea, get rid of the company car all together.
As for me, I have never used the company car as an IC. The one time I did use it when I was a company driver, it was too nasty for me to ever want to get in again.
I do not care to use your showers or facilities. I will happily find my own shower on my own steam, and if I'm in your yard, I will free to piss on your yard like I do everywhere else. No big deal.

Man, it's gonna be an interesting year

 

They are trying to cover their collective rectum by trying to keep a class action suit from happening because of the FINE line they walk with us between COMPANY driver and IC. So they take away the car next will be showers or anything else that's a COMPANY driver perk and think that's what differentiates COMPANY from IC.

It's all good though I'm gonna keep on keeping on.

And you're right dip SNI is self insured and there's absolutely nothing about a company car in FMCSA regulations. Maybe they'll make company drivers log the use as on duty driving to cover their butts.....lol

 

Like I said, man, I'm fine with all of it. All I require from Schneider is access to their load board and a check.....that's it. Honestly. My feelings aren't hurt a bit; I honestly don't care. The only thing I object to is when folks pee on my shoe and tell me it's raining outside. Man, I'm a big boy (and getting bigger, LOL), but look I can take it.

 

I disagree on one fine point, Eddy......I see it as more "reactive" management rather than myopic. These guys are in the middle of a full blown freak out because of the rates......like it's never happened before. This isn't management. Management is doing the best you can with the cards you have been dealt and showing leadership and confidence in yourself, your company and your people.

 

Thats kinda what I see, SNI uses in state contract carriers to get the freight to the border OR use rail as much as ppossible to get it out of state.

 

I have always said, Schneider management was a circular firing squad.......there is never anyone who will take the blame nor offer suggestions for a fix. I've always wondered what kind of living hell it is to know that tomorrow you might walk into work and find that your best cubicle buddy next door threw you under the bus before you got there. That's why I always try to be kind. Look, there's a reason why they can't keep help.

It's sad, frankly. Schneider is populated by a whole bunch of really good, caring people, (as the folks in Wisconsin are wont to be). But the greed heads and the morons who shouldn't be where they are, make life miserable for them. Honestly, I really feel sorry for them. Me? Hell, all I gotta do is drive a truck.