Schneider 11 western regional

Well good luck to you buddy. If I'm in Fontana during that time I'll let you know. Maybe we can grab lunch.

 

Thanks. Do you know where the Phoenix Terminal/OC is located?

 

No I never ran through Phoenix. I'm not even sure if its a full oc.

 

I honestly don't keep track of my weekly milage, I'd say I average about 1500-1800 per week. It really depends on where you are though and what's available. Last week I delivered a walmart load to a DC in north west Oregon, then sat at a Pilot for 44 hours because "freight was soft" lol. Then got a 250 mile load with over a day to deliver it in Washington. Delivered that and then sat all day because of "no freight in the area". Sometimes I have good runs and then I end up sitting for a day or two at a truck stop...frustrating and boring as hell when that happens.

 

Yup, the pac nw is where I did my sitting lol. I'm surprised its still this slow. I thought it was just intermodal suffering right now. I wonder if this is industry wide or if SNI is having problems cause we should have picked up a month ago.

 

I think/know there's freight there available, I think the problem is more with the freight planners /DBL's. You can have a load that you're under for say three days, and each day you keep the same delivery/available schedule on your MAC 18, and yet they will still wait until the last minute or AFTER you deliver to find you a load. I HATE waiting for new loads. They push and push for us to always update our MAC 18's, but sometimes I feel like they don't pre-plan loads for us as much as they should. The way I figure it, if I'm not moving, not only am I not making money, but Schneider isn't either.

 

hey r.rodriguez... once working for schneider is it fairly easy to switch from intermodal to regional? what does a new hire usually get when hire on? i just got my class a and looking forward to joining schneider as my first company.

 

Usually new drivers get put on solo regional, solo otr, or teams. It depends on where you live and what the needs are for the area. Intermodal and dedicated positions usually require 6-9 months of experience. When you're hired on they want you to stick with what you signed up for, for 6 months. I was able to switch from 11 western to local intermodal after 4 months.

Your leader and operations manager have to agree to release you to a new division. If you stay safe, keep your numbers in check, provide good service, and communicate, you shouldn't have a problem changing divisions when the time comes. Again, it will depend on the area you live in and what the needs are for the division you want to switch to. Good luck to you. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask.

 

socalchuckster: what school did you graduate from? and did your school have 53ft trailers? im looking into schneider but been worrying about my lack of experience driving 53ft trailers. im a recent cdl grad but my school only had small trailers to practice with. im in the LA area and im looking for any schools to further my skills just a bit more. i really want to be well prepared so i dont get sent home or dismissed from training due to lack of experience on 53ft trailers.

 

SocalChuckster, what company do you drive for and is it flatbed I hope? I'm lookin for a better gig.