Training

welcome aboard.

 

hey mickeyrat68 i'm in a truck driving school in louisiana and thinking of getting on with schneider, and i am a veteran. i would like to know how the home time, the communication, and starting pay is for a newbe is.

 

home time and pay depend on which division you are in (van truckload , bulk, intermodal, etc..) and region you would primarily run. Also Home time would depend on which position you hired in on. go to www.schneiderjobs.com to see what is hiring in your area for all positions. they wont say the starting rate but will give an upto annual amount which is usually what the topped out experienced drivers would make.

They have changed how the give raises so I couldn't say with any certainty how quickly you would get one. But for me it was at 6 months, .05 cpm I think. But I changed to a dedicated position that paid less cpm but had extra pay so I make out better and am home just about every day.

Being a vet you might have your own recruiter that would place you in the job you want. heres the link that specific page http://schneiderjobs.com/company-drivers/military


first things first, finish school!!! Any other questions, I'll see what I can do for answers.

Thanks for your service.

 

hey mickeyrat68, been great reading your forums, i chose to run otr van right now since i don't have my hazmat and tanker endorsements, i don't know what the average miles people are getting right now. i am waiting to get signed up for training right now so i would appreciate anything you could tell me about average miles. thanks

 

someone running VTL would have to weigh in on that. My dedicated route nets me around 2k miles per week.

What region are you in? Further, will you be trying to hire in on regional or 48OTR?

 

What part of South Texas? I am thinking of moving to the Houston/Galveston Region. Heard there is a lot of oil related jobs there for drivers. Any confirmation you could give? Any advice?