Choice program for tanker

Only toll Sni doesn't pay (in my experience so far) is the Florida turnpike. For both company and IC. They definitely pay all tolls for Indiana/Ohio/PA, I-90, everything else on east coast, and while trucks don't come with the pikepass for 44, they'll get one for ya if you ask.

 

Snbc always had a policy sof to speak that the tankers always went across the the Indiana & Ohio toll roads because they wanted the hazmat tankers to stay on the big roads...that is what they stated when I worked on the tanker side..

 

I asked the guy 3 times, he was an IC not company. He said SNI doesn't pay their tolls.

 

Just confirmed. In the Tanker Choice contract tolls come out of your settlement if you cross a toll booth with ezpass or whatever. However, I was told the current policy is to just let it slide. So, expect to pay tolls but maybe no so much in the beginning.

Training is 3 days for ppl currently running Schneider Bulk or Bulk IC. That starts on Nov. 07 and Nov. 17. For non-bulk company drivers and outsiders the training is 12 days and starts sometime after Thanksgiving. All in Houston.

I guess I'll be in the second group since I've been out of bulk for over a year.

Gonna' have to work on SFI tonight and try to see what the details are on the trucks.

Just know they're calculating 2400mi to break even with $1200 in fixed costs. 2400mi is a couple hundred higher than what I calculated but my fixed costs were dead on. Based on what I was told when researching Van Choice.

 

2400 miles to break even?

 

If sni is stating 2400 miles break even costs it sounds like alot of unpaid deadhead miles. Which makes sense as to why sni has had such a hard time figuring out how to make choice bulk viable. At 2400 miles break even it sounds like there is still some work to do.

 

You think van trailer searches suck, wait until you have to do it with tanks . Clean or not clean , 3 compartment etc....

Lots of lost time hauling chemicals , 2400 miles a week to break even is going to be hard to pull off right now....tank rates are in the crapper like everything else.

 

2400 miles to break even for $1200? If true, that sounds like something to stay away from. That's 50cpm once they figure in deadhead? What are you going to make once that's done? Even if you manage 3400 mi a week, that's only $500 to you...

Am I missing something?

Oh wait, fuel. At 7mpg if fuel cost is $3/g which is crazy high right now, that's $1k in fuel a week. So that's 2400 mi to make $2200. That's still less than $1 per mile. Still doesn't sound good.

Ok, I'm not an IC, what am I getting wrong here?

 

As l9ng as you stay not an IC your not getting anything wrong. Lol

Sounds as if it's a terrible deal. 2400 miles break even point even with beer glasses I can see that don't add up

 

You buy me the beer and I'll show you how to do the math. A hint it involves proper "hopping".