Good evening, I received a conditional offer of employment for Schneider for One of their JetSet opportunities. What is that like because from what I read under the description, you can claim your frequent flyer miles every time you commute to your domicile. My questions are, how long do you have to be on the said account before you can transfer over? Also, do you get paid to fly over to the city where you’re going to pick up the truck? Last, but not least how long do you typically stay out?
What are these conditions -- of the referenced conditional offer? I think it's neat that you get to bag all of those frequent-flyer miles. I just hope your arms don't get tired.... -- L
BE-WARE.... That "jet set" position may well chew you up -- & spit you back out. Why? In jet set -- you will live out of a suitcase. Flying to/from your job will quickly turn into a super pain in the ###. If you slip-seat in that job -- cleaning out/reloading the cab each time with your belongings/supplies will be very problematic. FIND OUT IF YOU GET AN ASSIGNED TRACTOR B4 YOU TAKE THE JOB (KNOW B4 YOU GO). Schneider's training is basically accelerated -- after orientation, they will expect A LOT out of you -- IN A HURRY. My guess is the jet set position in question is likely to be an intermodal job. That is NOOOTTT a good place for a total newbie to begin (especially if in the Chicago area). Been there -- done that. -- L
@CalculatedRisk Schneider expands Jet-Set driving jobs, adds new driver perk this should guve you some info jet set program
The info in the above "jet set" link says that participating drivers have 5 days off (not including days for flights to/from home -- that will probably be a few more days for travel). My previous experience with Schneider suggests that if you are out of a truck for more than a couple of days (& especially as a rookie) -- the odds are very high that you will have to come back to a different tractor (i.e., you will be slip-seating). If this is in fact true for the "jet set" world -- you can't leave your belongings in the truck during hometime. You're schlepping all your stuff back and forth -- via airliner!!! Also -- I couldn't help but notice that this potentially BIG problem isn't clarified/explained away in the above given link info. -- L
This jet set will most likely be a dumpster fire they are desperate to get a driver on . Nothing at a trucking is free or easy !
JetSet,,(whistles), I wonder how many years of college it took for some corporate bozo to think of a new term to lure in drivers,,JetSet,,1st of all, it's a term from the 60s, when taking a jet airplane was only for the very elite, heck( said corporate bozo,,,bosses kid) it can apply here too. It never ceases to amaze me to what lengths companies will go. Jet Set to me, caviar, limos, Lear jets,,,,an orange Freightshaker with a load of ###wipe,,,,,not so much.
People have no idea just how miserable it is to fly these days. It used to be a grand adventure. Now it's worse than riding the grey dog. As a matter of fact, I'd rather ride a bus than fly. And couple that with having to move your gear every 3 weeks only to come back to some roached out POS after 5 days? No thanks.
Silver dog? You sure about that? Being the cheapest form of low-life transportation, you get some winners on a bus. I agree, I like the actual flying part, but airports are the nightmare. Train maybe, , I checked. A train from Denver to Portland Or. takes 68 hours! I rented a car last trip, $54/day, got 38 mpg, and I was halfway to KC while someones luggage in Denver is on it's way to Calcutta. I knew a guy, worked for Pumpkin in Green Bay, all he did was fly to destinations to pick up abandoned trucks. He loved it.
