Runnin With The Big Pumpkin... Schneider!

never drove for 'em.I did drive for JB, and Swift some years back, and Ive heard fair things about Shneider.regionals fine, but you might want to see if they have dedicated runs( that 'll get you home more and guarantee runs) Good luck, and if your in snow country,you'll notice in the winter that more trucks will stay around you during blizzards,that way when the rescue helicopters come out,after the storm(and they get socked in) they'll see you first.
best of luck!!!!

 

now this is funny "snow country,you'll notice in the winter that more trucks will stay around you during blizzards,that way when the rescue helicopters come out,after the storm(and they get socked in) they'll see you first."

 

ROFLMAO. Now THATS funny!
I feel bad for the dedicated drivers...white tractor and trailer

 

Hey guys, tell me what you think about the EOBR's. What do you like and dislike about them?

 

I've never really used paper logs (other than classroom and when I was with my trainer) and so far I really enjoy using eobr's. It's one of the reason I chose Schneider since they are one of the few starter company's that all of their trucks have them. With eobr's you don't have to worry about keeping fuel receipts or getting fined by dot for misspelling a city or forgetting to put "n/a" in a box. The one time I got pulled into a scale house and was asked to bring in my logs, once they found out I had an eobr they said forget about it. The only line you can not edit is your drive line, you can edit all others and is really easy to use once you get the hang of it. It's comming whether you like it or not so might as well try to embrace it lol.

 

I didn't like them. After doing paper logs, and the EOBR, I found the hassle of editing and approving was just not worth the 15 minutes or so a week it "saved" me. And I won't even get into the gee whiz bang of GPS.
I suspect the reason the DOT didn't bother with you was because the hassle provided by the affair. Not because he really felt you were legal.
I always felt like Big Brother was breathing on my neck. And no, I did not keep two log books, and when I did screwup, it was notated on my paper log, and was never mentioned to me from SNI or the DOT. Well, the DOT guy did say, "Good job, it doesn't look like you're trying to pull one over".

 

they're BS!! but it is what it is. sure cuts into the pocket book but we're stuck with them

 

Ya, and I've heard more and more of the bigger companies will be going to them. On the other end of the spectrum, I've been talking to some small companies that have no electronics at all, other than a company cell phone, or they reimburse you for your own. I drove like that before, and it's REAL NICE!!!!

 

Well, I've had mine since last August. I don't have an issue with them. My issues have been, and still are, support shift. They simply don't understand the ramifications of the decisions they make and of those they don't or refuse to make.

My last 18 days yielded right at 8000 paid miles, including a 34. Once, I shut down with one minute left on my 11. Just two days ago, I shut down with 3 minutes left on my 70. I made my planned shut-down points, but always have an earlier backup plan if things don't go well. I've gone over my hours once, by six minutes, and it was my own fault (t/s was further away than I had figured).

E-logs do not work as well if you're stuck doing short NE runs, as I was before I went to the OC I'm out of and raised some hell, fully expecting to get canned. But I didn't. They reviewed my recent weeks, agreed that I was not getting the runs I should be getting, and hence, the last 18 days have been good. Now, how long it lasts is anyone's guess. But I don't mind the e-logs. It's their equipment and , while on the truck, their freight. It's their business to know where we are. Don't like it? Get your own thing going.

Just my nickel worth.

(And I have a white tractor, and I am not regional, in case of snow!)

 

I worked for Schneider for 9 months. It's a good company in general, great medical and dental plans, etc. My issue was they couldn't keep my tractor from breaking down on the road, and blamed my driving for the bad fuel milage (< 6 MpG), even after I told the mechanics that there was something wrong with the engine. It was leaking coolant at over a gallon a day and all the mechs did was to give my a log sheet for track the coolant leaks over three months. I kept bringing it to the shop, because it was running rough with a heavy load. Finally it blew up on me in Omaha, NE. I had to wait 6 hours on the shoulder for a tow truck. Then it took SNI maintenance 5 days to approve the necessary repairs, (bad injector, corrosion in the cylinder etc.) The freightliner shop foreman told me they could have fixed it within 24 hours. I did get layover pay and was reimbursed for the motel 6, but 2 weeks later and I had pay that up front. It was not worth the effort. 1000 miles later it broke down again because a coolant hose connector broke and almost all coolant was dumped on the engine. Finally I went home never to return. Most SNI drivers that make it through the 2 first years seem to be happy though.
Oh, I forgot, their night shift and weekend dbl (dispatchers) Jockeys were really terrible. Make sure you've got a load on your over a weekend, (if you run over weekends), or else you'll get played.