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Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by freightwipper, Jun 1, 2015.

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  1. Dec 11, 2015 #3061
    freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Well not really. If a customer doesn't unload trailers fast enough to have an empty ready for you that's not Schneider's fault or them trying to run you.
    Like I know some customers where the load says "drop and hook" but they don't unload trailers on weekends and usually run out of empties. It's on me if I want to take that chance on weekends with those customers.
    Biggest issue is when you have no empty and they try to send you on a wild empty chase. It doesn't happen often for me but it does happen. If it's too silly I'll reject the load or find my own empty in route from a location that doesn't ship.
    If you always book live unloads then you don't have to worry about it but you might have to worry about waiting forever to be unloaded lol.
     
    freightwipper, Dec 11, 2015
    freightwipper, Dec 11, 2015
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  3. Dec 11, 2015 #3062
    duddie

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    Yea
     
    duddie, Dec 11, 2015
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  4. Dec 11, 2015 #3063
    FatDaddy

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    Now that I'm thinking about it I think I got lied to...lol

    When they had me grab the empty at Walmart they told me not to take a trailer out of the previous customer because they needed to build a pool. Well when I got there at 2200 to drop the guard was kinda insistent I take an empty....I relayed the message I was given and he reluctantly let me bobtail out.

    Normally I probably would have just taken the empty to save the hassle and running the risk of the empty not being at Walmart or used for storage....but that night I was willing to take the chance because let's face it....I didn't want to try to find parking after 2200 in New Hampshire with a trailer attached.
     
    FatDaddy, Dec 11, 2015
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  5. Dec 11, 2015 #3064
    MilkyJay

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    You can tell Schneider has a lack of communication with its accounts in cases like that. Or when you arrive and they are expecting you to be missing paperwork, delivery number, etc.
     
    MilkyJay, Dec 11, 2015
    MilkyJay, Dec 11, 2015
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  7. Dec 11, 2015 #3065
    drvrtech77

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    Schneider had a lot of those DTS Walmart loads for Christmas and that's why all these trailers are now sitting at their stores and they're having a go get them... When I showed up at that Walmart near Charlotte they were starting to load our trailer as storage till I told them that I need the trailer and they took everything back off of it
     
    drvrtech77, Dec 11, 2015
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  8. Dec 11, 2015 #3066
    Alatorian

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    Yes, they said it would be a few weeks before they could get me in.
     
    Alatorian, Dec 11, 2015
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  9. Dec 11, 2015 #3067
    Home_on_wheels

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    Must have been directed towards you. I got no such message, media or otherwise. But then again they have a really hard time finding my truck. Incognito!!! I'm the camouflaged one under the tree!!!
     
    Home_on_wheels, Dec 11, 2015
    Home_on_wheels, Dec 11, 2015
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  10. Dec 11, 2015 #3068
    FatDaddy

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    I got a media message today but haven't listened to it yet.
     
    FatDaddy, Dec 11, 2015
    FatDaddy, Dec 11, 2015
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  11. Dec 11, 2015 #3069
    sadwar

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    I paid a guy $20 today to unload a trailer instead of him taking lunch. The customer had no MT's...

    Saved me 120 mile roundtrip to get a supposedly empty trailer...

    The guy was so happy to do it, that $20 went a long way for him...

    Roll on...
     
    sadwar, Dec 11, 2015
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  12. Dec 11, 2015 #3070
    CaptainDaveG

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    Problem teaming with her is I am sure there would be alot of "driving" just not many miles on the rig....

    Be Safe Out There

    Captain Dave
     
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