Schneider National Carriers - Green Bay, Wi.

Dotra,Good luck if you decide to follow thru with your plans. Although the trucking industry is pretty much high tech.that is only in a few areas. When you are driving that beast down a two lane road made for two compact cars,or when you are backing a trailer into a very crowded dock,you will wonder what happened to high tech. some things never change.From what I have seen the only high tech. is how you remain in touch with your dispatcher,and oh yeah,it is pretty nice high tech,to recieve directions to a customer by pressing a button on your QualCom.But on the lighter side it does not take a rocket scientist to drive a truck.It just takes paying attention to what you are taught,and whats going on around you,at all times.

 

I spoke w/ a recruiter from Schneider a few weeks ago... and they said there were not hiring from AZ and gave me a run around when I asked where they were hiring from. Thought I would retry again today... looked on their website and it showed they were hiring regional from the Phx metro area... called, got a recording (after plugging in my zipcode "for better service")... stated not hiring from this area. Called again, used a zipcode from NY... same thing. Called again, used a zipcode from NC... same thing. Called customer service and got sent to... a recording. Emailed for confirmation, but it seems that Schneider is hiring ONLY drivers with 6 mos. min. experience. They are no longer accepting students. I will wait and see if their email confirms this, but 3 tries and 3 states in three regions... no jobs available. If someone doe get through, or has the name and number for a recruiter, I would be interested in talking to them.

 

My assumption is that it is quite possible that schneider isn't taking any students at the moment. With the economy the way it is I know schneider is struggling to keep a lot of their current system drivers loaded. Maybe try again in a couple months after the election in November.

 

It's not a run around, the Scheider recruiter called me and told me that Scheider isn't hiring inexperienced drivers right now in the Dallas area. They plan to start again in Jan. so check back in November. She was very above board about it. Several areas had put a freeze on before now.

 

YuP!
Makes sense to me.
And if y'all are currently drivin' for another company,
apply when they're acceptin' applications. Knowin' you have an option
can be like a light at the end of the tunnel,
instead of another train a-comin' --- round the bend.
Ya reckon.

 

Thanks i was told they do a Hair sample I will be going to school in Dallas Tanker Div.

 

Thanks... I figured as much... don't see much happening until Spring either. Jan. is being REAL optimistic I think. I can't get recruiting to even talk to me... I have left messages, just gotten voice mail 4 times, and sent emails... nada. Not one person in the company responds. Pretty (typically) ###### way to run a company. Crete is one of the few that seems to be hiring, but have been reading about Crete drivers sitting all over the country it seems... along with alot of other drivers. If any of y'all have a recruiter and a contact number could ya email it to me? Thanks.

 

It all depends on where you live. I dont know how many training centers they have set up at their OCs across the country. I had heard a while back that Fontanas training center was closed down for a while and the instructors were back on the road. Apparently North Carolina and Dallas has a good chunk of their trainers spread out helping various dedicated accounts. Green Bay is currently training though, it sounds like...although Im sure you need to be up in that neck of the woods.

And yeah, just because a company is hiring, that doesnt mean they have the miles. I got a letter from crete and I figured I would have to drive a pretty good number of miles every single week, consistently, in order to break even with what im making now.

 

I spoke to a very nice recruiter just yesterday who stated that currently they are not hiring from pretty much Memphis to the West Coast. They did say they were hiring around Memphis but mostly for Bulk Division. He gave me no indication of when that might be changing. The funny part was when I said, "A big carrier like Schneider is good on drivers right now???"

 

Just curious --- what was Schneider's reply?

Many companies are in the process of down-sizing using different methods.
Some have a lay-off.
Some have a freeze on new drivers as older Big trucks get sold,
and no new Big trucks are ordered to replace aging Big trucks, or the orders are greatly reduced.
They're attempting to streamline their operations to be more cost effective.
And others are just locking their office doors as they cut bait and count their losses.

I'm thinkin' the recruiters aren't always up to speed as to exactly what the company is thinkin' and/or doin'.
And they have to relay non-information to hundreds of callers who are seeking answers.
That can't be an easy task.
Ya reckon.