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

PoleCrusher · Apr 2, 2016

drvrtech77 said: ↑

I find it laughable how all these people say this program sucks but yet they don't leave and go elsewhere they stick around... So it can't be that bad if you're sticking around... Roflmbo
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You weren't supposed to call me out like that man.... harsh!

freightwipper · Apr 2, 2016

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Happy Saturday guys! I been reading alot of negativity lately on the forum. I feel you guys need to step back and look at things from a broader perspective. I could give yall a mile long sad story about my last 5 years but I will spare yall last year I barely broke 30k as a company driver and since I've discovered this program I've been totally excited at the prospect of bettering my family's financial situation and owning my own truck which is every young boys dream. I've been driving for well over 15 years and have made up to 50k in one year hauling feed using paper logs man i miss my loose swindle sheets. Yall have crappy trailers sometimes well back then they was crappy every time we hooked but we still managed to get the loads delivered safely well most of the time . I guess my point is choice yall are living the dream sit back and look at your life's. I bet you have nice cars houses and so on be thankful and keep sharing the great info I really appreciate it.
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30k as a company driver sucks.
There's good company jobs out there...
If I stayed at Crete I would have earned about $55- $60k a year doing OTR.
Not that Crete was wonderful but at least I made money there.
If it weren't for this program I'd be doing LTL.
$70- $80kish a year with lots of benefits are no problem at a good LTL carrier without having to stay out weeks at a time.
Many people think being they pick their loads they can go wherever they want and go home every few days and still make good money, it doesn't work that way here. You having to be willing to do what you wouldnt enjoying doing to make money here, ain't that right @T_TRUCKER.
Just a little fyi for the dreamers reading.

PoleCrusher · Apr 2, 2016

stevep1977 said: ↑

They do seem to like to bring on morons too that can barely speak English. I wonder if Schneider even has the contract run Cleveland-Indy anymore (Morrison products to carrier Corp).

For whatever reason foreign idiots with tractors that are falling apart always selected that load. Was one of my regular runs and would always run into them there. It's a tiny yard and they'd always take a year to even figure out how to start backing. That account probably got lost because of the clowns Schneider signs up.
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Carrier decided to move that operation in Indy to Mexico. Thank the highest corporate tax rate in the world for the loss of that account.

freightwipper · Apr 2, 2016

drvrtech77 said: ↑

I find it laughable how all these people say this program sucks but yet they don't leave and go elsewhere they stick around... So it can't be that bad if you're sticking around... Roflmbo
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That goes through my mind everyday when i read lots of these comments

drvrtech77 · Apr 2, 2016

freightwipper said: ↑

30k as a company driver sucks.
There's good company jobs out there...
If I stayed at Crete I would have earned about $55- $60k a year doing OTR.
Not that Crete was wonderful but at least I made money there.
If it weren't for this program I'd be doing LTL.
$70- $80kish a year with lots of benefits are no problem at a good LTL carrier without having to stay out weeks at a time.
Many people think being they pick their loads they can go wherever they want and go home every few days and still make good money, it doesn't work that way here. You having to be willing to do what you wouldnt enjoying doing to make money here, ain't that right @T_TRUCKER.
Just a little fyi for the dreamers reading.
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Successful business people excel because they do things many other wouldn't do and make sacfrifices to accmomplish a lot.

48Packard · Apr 2, 2016

freightwipper said: ↑

Wish Schenider would have the same standard for their trailers
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Last four or five months, I've had remarkably few trailer issues, and nothing serious. The worst thing I've encountered are trailers that haven't been truly swept out (just having had the easily visable debris removed) seemingly since they were new. I'm amazed some of them have been loaded by our customers.

freightwipper · Apr 2, 2016

48Packard said: ↑

Last four or five months, I've had remarkably few trailer issues, and nothing serious. The worst thing I've encountered are trailers that haven't been truly swept out (just having had the easily visable debris removed) seemingly since they were new. I'm amazed some of them have been loaded by our customers.
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For me it seems to runs in streaks.
All smooth sailing for a few weeks or even months them bam it happens! Every preloaded trailer i pick up for a week or so is a pos 9 series thats falling apart. When i finish one and am feeling good I into next customer and see they have all new empty trailers around and the one trailer they picked to load for me... yup pos 9 series rusted out with lights dangling.

48Packard · Apr 2, 2016

freightwipper said: ↑

For me it seems to runs in streaks.
All smooth sailing for a few weeks or even months them bam it happens! Every preloaded trailer i pick up for a week or so is a pos 9 series thats falling apart. When i finish one and am feeling good I into next customer and see they have all new empty trailers around and the one trailer they picked to load for me... yup pos 9 series rusted out with lights dangling.
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Yup...streaky is accurate. Just like loads!

T_TRUCKER. · Apr 2, 2016

freightwipper said: ↑

30k as a company driver sucks.
There's good company jobs out there...
If I stayed at Crete I would have earned about $55- $60k a year doing OTR.
Not that Crete was wonderful but at least I made money there.
If it weren't for this program I'd be doing LTL.
$70- $80kish a year with lots of benefits are no problem at a good LTL carrier without having to stay out weeks at a time.
Many people think being they pick their loads they can go wherever they want and go home every few days and still make good money, it doesn't work that way here. You having to be willing to do what you wouldnt enjoying doing to make money here, ain't that right @T_TRUCKER.
Just a little fyi for the dreamers reading.
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Yeah, you got that right. the way I see it is either do that, or run as many miles as you can elsewhere, because the rates being so crappy. How are things looking outside the northeast? I haven't seen the light for awhile, I've been stuck in this black hole they call PA lol. Any positive for rates?

Cat sdp · Apr 2, 2016

PoleCrusher said: ↑

Carrier decided to move that operation in Indy to Mexico. Thank the highest corporate tax rate in the world for the loss of that account.
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I'm sure Wages had nothing to do with it.....

But it's all good for you guys, more loads out of south tx. For a quick .99 cents a mile......

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