schneider is the worst.

that's weird i always heard that cpap's had medical exemptions from all idling restrictions, company or otherwise. you might want to ask one of the physical therapists or something, it sounds like your dbl might be misinformed.

another thing you guys gotta realize is van division took a big hit when the economy went south. the bulk side did too, for awhile, but the smaller carriers went under and we were able to pick up a lot of business there. for a couple weeks there was a ton of van drivers coming through bulk training.


they've been converting some of the walmart tractors to bulk trucks. i was in one for a week and freaking hated it lol. every morning i woke up, stood up to get dressed, and smacked my head on the ceiling. then when i finally got back in my truck i was afraid to stand up straight for a week. then you got the hose rack, sheeeesh. you got two choices: hang the hoses in front of the pump/compressor controls, or hang the hoses 4 inches off the ground on the other side LOL.

 

I drove for them for 5 months and spent a total of 9 days at home. The best week I ever had from them was $560 (pre comdata advance coming out of $100). The average net check for a week was just about $380 ish. Enough to pay bills but you have to run on the borders of HOS just to make loads alot of the time. The DBL's for the most part are high as heck.

 

Worked for Schneider National some 13 years ago. First trucking co. I ever worked for. At the time they paid .28 cents a mile (Canadian dollars as I was out of their Ontario terminal). That's where I learned the ropes, but I didn't earn any money. I stayed there for a full year in order to have some experience when I try to apply to another co. I had an awful time at Schneider. Equipment sucked, the pay sucked, Had a lot of down time in places even the crowes don't visit. In spite of their good face in the beginning I found out after a while that their corporate culture doesn't respect the drivers. You're just a number to them. I hated the corporate slogans and the propaganda on the walls of their terminals (reminded me of the comunist hell hole I escaped some years back). Their dispatches or sorry, "team leaders" were young punks, often straight out of college with none or only measly experience behind a wheel of an 18 wheeler, which in time becomes problematic. I guess it's ok if you wanna learn driving and your personality matches their culture. I am a fiercely independent person who thrives on big responsibility and challenges. Over there they do the thinking for you. You're basically babysat through the whole thing. After I left them I never worked for a big outfit again. I ran reefers solo to and from southwestern U.S (out of Quebec and Ontario) for many many years and never looked back. Made tons of money and had a blast doing it. I met couple of drivers who stayed with Schneider for many years. You can see them in truck stops with the ridiculous jackets full of patches and insignia. Even if they paid me I would never wear anything like that in my life. Those drivers have the personality for the company. If you are a sissy who is afraid of everything and doesn't like to make decisions and hates independence and if you suffer from an inferiority complex - Schneider National is your company.

 

Well this is going to be fun.

So...you are basically complaining about a company that you worked for, over a decade ago, correct?

Freightliners nowadays, although they are getting replaced by Cascadias, Volvos and Kenworths. My account that Im on...they just replaced a 08 truck for a 2010 truck because the 08 had 450k miles on it. Technically the 08 is elsewhere on the account. My truck is an 06 and getting close to the same mileage...I won't be surprised if it gets swapped out soon. There are a couple of older trucks that have 600 and 700k on them, but they are back up trucks.
And actually, your equipment sucked because:
A...you didn't do a pretrip and notice anything wrong
B...whatever you didn't notice, broke down...which is impossible to forsee.

Dedicated team run here. My salary spread out over my pay equals .52 a mile. Less than two years as a driver.

downtime in the trucking world means "where I ran out of hours." also known as "if I planned better, I could be somewhere ...better"

Yeah..."Safety First" .....How selfish is that? I mean....what next..."Get enough rest" "make sure your logs are correctly done"....dogs and cats living together...the end of the world!

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to NOT call in to the boss everyday. I've been rumored to be a ghost because nobody hears from me in a while and then suddenly I blip on the radar with a phone call. I was told on day one about the responsibility I had in making sure my truck was running and if it wasn't to get it to a shop ASAP. Ive handled challenges on the road where SEM coudln't help me and took care of things myself. I don't call and ask for permission...I call and say "heres whats wrong...this is what im doing..just giving you a heads up"

Yeah...those blazing black jackets that have your name 'emblazoned' in orange where the pocket would be. About 3 inches long. Wow...you can see that from a whopping 2 feet away. Don't even get me going on that patch on the back....you know ...the one that isn't even there. Its huge! It's secretly camoflaged to look invisible...but you can really see it. Its a huge black spot...designed to look like the back of a jacket! Some would even say there is no patch or insignia there at all. Don't listen to them!

And preach on the patches touting the drivers safety record. I mean..what...those 3 patches...they have to be an inch wide and 4 inches long...at least. Thast like....I mean...thats like a friggen billboard!

 

This whole thing has been too funny....

I'd love to write a 3 page post, but I'll just say I side with Ziggy....

 

I drive for them now in bulk and yu are right the checks are kind of crappy... i gotta find something else.. the work is ok but the money is just not there...too many freebies...

 

....never mind the economy sucks right now and nobody has any freight/miles....not just Schneider....

 

Exactly! If you can't get miles with the cheapest friggen carrier out there...I don't think you are going to do much better anywhere else.

 

I have Sirius radio and they always advertise on the Road Dog channel for tanker drivers. Always saying good pay, miles and home time.

What do you mean that the money is not there and there are too many freebies?

Are they just like any other otr company with a tank instead of a box?

 

It has nothing to do with miles... i am a local/regional driver and i come home every night. What i dont like about the industry is all the free time yu have to give to these companies like sitting at a customer for three hours...and not getting paid for it ...so when i say find something else i mean getting an hourly job..right now i just dont have enough experience to make that move...but i am workin on it...