Shneider O/O Wetern region?

You will have the ability to get more miles doing 48 states compared to limiting yourself to western 11. When I use to be on western 11 I had to spend numerous weekends sitting with no load because there was "no freight in my area". There most likely WAS freight in my area, but it was stuff that delivered outside of the western 11 so I was disqualified to take it. If you're looking to get maximum miles, do 48 states and get good at doing your Mac 18's and have good communication with your DBL. If you want to stay close to home then do western 11.

 

Averaging 2500 doing western regional would be very hard, my average was usually 1800-2000 a week and that's when I was busy. Like I said a lot depends on where you're going and what kind of loads are coming out of there once you get there. You might get a great load but then have to sit and wait because you're stuck in a place with not a lot of freight and there's two or three other Schneider drivers ahead of you waiting. As an O/O I would try to get into the choice program and pick your own loads if you can, that would be the best match for you, but I know the choice program isn't available to everyone at first

 

I'm company, but have had many talks with Schneider O/O at truck stops

 

All the O/O I spoke to were on the choice and never did the mileage program. It doesn't mean it's a bad thing, I think they all had prior O/O experience so they didn't do the smart lease option

 

Try looking at the O/O section of these forums, I remember seeing a lengthly Schneider post there about O/O's who run for big orange