Headed for Indianapolis for Orientation August 7th...

I do have a question you might be able to answer.

Does SNI pay for only loaded miles, or loaded and empty ? And can you tell me what the starting pay is ? I guess that's two questions.
TIA

 

i used to do family dollar those sucked when they was mostly clorox

 

does any one of you have any info on the sni rail?

 

OOR. You're allowed 10% OOR as was said. No slam intended at all, but as a new driver, you'll likely eat that real quick. SNI for the most part, has the best driver directions I've ever had, but there are those times,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Now to answer the question. It's entirely up to you if you go out of route. I always preferred stopping at an OC before a T/S, most of the time. Parking is usually much easier, and the facilities are much cleaner than any T/S I've been to. I never did it, but perhaps if you mention to your DBL, that you fueled at an OC, to save company money, the OOR you did, might be forgiven. Every little bit helps. If the OC is close to my route, that's where I'd go. But say, it's 15-20 miles out, no, I'd stop at a T/S.

Now this never made sense to me. When you get your load info, it will show you the mileage per movers guide. ALWAYS add 10% to that for your your trip plan. The system is set up to recognize that, and will automatically forgive that OOR, it's all built in. SNI already knows that their mileage is a low ball estimate.
Sometimes, in an area that I was quite familiar with, I could even beat the miles they said it was. You can get creative, just use your atlas though. I wouldn't recommend that to a new driver, it's easy to screw that up.

One of the things that contributes greatly to your OOR, is sending that arrival/departure mac, as soon as you do it. When I first started there, I almost religiously forgot the departure mac. Well, 100 miles down the road, I'd remember, and punch it in. The first couple weeks my OOR was around 30%, and that was following SNI directions to a tee. My DBL asked me what I was doing, and thru the conversation we figured it out. My OOR dropped to around 5% immediately.

 

You guys have been busy as I was typing.

SNI pays all loaded miles, empty miles, and bobtail miles, as long as that's what your load directions tell you to do.

 

A few random questions.

1. On restart time/home time do you get to keep the truck? Can you still use it to say run a quick errand that can't be fixed at a T/S or OC?

2. Is the truck they give you your truck or do you have to clean it out after every use for some other guy?

 

1. That depends on how far from an OC you are. If your a regular OTR driver, not on the Home Run, and live, I think it's beyond a 100 mile radius,[that could be less], you take the truck home with a trailer. SNI frowns on using the truck for anything but company business. Now if it needs repairs, remember that it has to be logged, and that will screw up your reset. Best thing, ask your DBL about it, but I do know, no personal errands.

2. If you're Home Run, clean it out after you're done with it, and I mean clean, for the next guy.
If just off for a couple days, and have to leave the truck at an OC, no, I wouldn't bother.
If you're on vacation, or off for anymore than a few days, clean it out. When the truck sits, it isn't making money, so your truck could be borrowed by another driver who's truck is in repair.

 

If there are any other SNI drivers following this thread, and you see where I may be giving any bad info, PLEASE correct me on anything that may be wrong!

 

JOHNDAY, you haven't missed a beat yet and the 100-mile radius for taking the truck home is correct. That exact question came up in class on our last day.