Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

CaptainDaveG · May 19, 2018

kanidana said: ↑

Compared to my last gig, the rates sometimes make my eyes pop out of my head. The thing is, you can mix some low rate runs with some high rate runs and get a good average. I find, especially running out west, that I can get good rates going into certain places, bad rates going back out to other places that have good rates that sometimes get me home.

But, when I look at the amount of freight choices in the Midwest and even in Texas, it's amazing. So, next week I booked myself a cheap load into Texas and I'm going to try and run there for awhile. Then I'm going to book a cheap load out of Texas and into the Midwest and run there for awhile.

Having choices is beyond anything I could have ever imagined when I was being dispatched at 1.30 all miles. I'll never make what some of you make because I don't choose based on money alone. I like certain types of cities, I prefer drop and hooks and one or the other end, etc. So far, so good.

Another thing I absolutely love is the streamlined nature of the entire load process. I've never experienced such organization. The accelerate app absolutely blows my mind. Everything I need as a business owner with the touch of my thumb. I love the workflow and that pay is based on that rather than having paperwork in by a certain time. Work history, pay, pending pay, it's all done efficiently.

My one biggest complaint so far is that #### qualcom monitoring my driving habits. I've developed a certain way of driving over the last 3.5 years in a Kenworth T680. Now I have this automatic freightliner and it handles differently. I've gotten two stability events and a braking event in my first 10 days. One more and they say I have to come in for remedial training with a driver trainer. Example, I live in Phoenix and there's this curve on i10 that I've driven around hundreds of times in my Kenworth. I drove it like I always have, and it triggered an event on my QC. I had to call my BOA. I find this kind of micromanagement counter productive and ridiculous.

Barring that, happy so far. My first settlement was 3700 plus because of no truck payment and got my first signing bonus. That covered all my expenses that I incurred leaving my previous gig and coming over to Schneider. Would have been 1600 after all expenses without the bonus and with my truck payment. Second pay is around 1700 after truck payment.

What really put the icing on the cake was finding out that I can pay my truck payment to Schneider finance with a debit. This means I can run a few weeks and pay for a week off out of pocket without the pressure of worrying about being in the hole when I start back the following week. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS FACT!!!
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No cheap freight unless it's to the house. Why Why Why?

Be Safe Out There

Captain Dave

driverdriver · May 20, 2018

kanidana said: ↑

Compared to my last gig, the rates sometimes make my eyes pop out of my head. The thing is, you can mix some low rate runs with some high rate runs and get a good average. I find, especially running out west, that I can get good rates going into certain places, bad rates going back out to other places that have good rates that sometimes get me home.

But, when I look at the amount of freight choices in the Midwest and even in Texas, it's amazing. So, next week I booked myself a cheap load into Texas and I'm going to try and run there for awhile. Then I'm going to book a cheap load out of Texas and into the Midwest and run there for awhile.

Having choices is beyond anything I could have ever imagined when I was being dispatched at 1.30 all miles. I'll never make what some of you make because I don't choose based on money alone. I like certain types of cities, I prefer drop and hooks and one or the other end, etc. So far, so good.

Another thing I absolutely love is the streamlined nature of the entire load process. I've never experienced such organization. The accelerate app absolutely blows my mind. Everything I need as a business owner with the touch of my thumb. I love the workflow and that pay is based on that rather than having paperwork in by a certain time. Work history, pay, pending pay, it's all done efficiently.

My one biggest complaint so far is that #### qualcom monitoring my driving habits. I've developed a certain way of driving over the last 3.5 years in a Kenworth T680. Now I have this automatic freightliner and it handles differently. I've gotten two stability events and a braking event in my first 10 days. One more and they say I have to come in for remedial training with a driver trainer. Example, I live in Phoenix and there's this curve on i10 that I've driven around hundreds of times in my Kenworth. I drove it like I always have, and it triggered an event on my QC. I had to call my BOA. I find this kind of micromanagement counter productive and ridiculous.

Barring that, happy so far. My first settlement was 3700 plus because of no truck payment and got my first signing bonus. That covered all my expenses that I incurred leaving my previous gig and coming over to Schneider. Would have been 1600 after all expenses without the bonus and with my truck payment. Second pay is around 1700 after truck payment.

What really put the icing on the cake was finding out that I can pay my truck payment to Schneider finance with a debit. This means I can run a few weeks and pay for a week off out of pocket without the pressure of worrying about being in the hole when I start back the following week. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS FACT!!!
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The honeymoon will be over soon.

drvrtech77 · May 20, 2018

kanidana said: ↑

Compared to my last gig, the rates sometimes make my eyes pop out of my head. The thing is, you can mix some low rate runs with some high rate runs and get a good average. I find, especially running out west, that I can get good rates going into certain places, bad rates going back out to other places that have good rates that sometimes get me home.

But, when I look at the amount of freight choices in the Midwest and even in Texas, it's amazing. So, next week I booked myself a cheap load into Texas and I'm going to try and run there for awhile. Then I'm going to book a cheap load out of Texas and into the Midwest and run there for awhile.

Having choices is beyond anything I could have ever imagined when I was being dispatched at 1.30 all miles. I'll never make what some of you make because I don't choose based on money alone. I like certain types of cities, I prefer drop and hooks and one or the other end, etc. So far, so good.

Another thing I absolutely love is the streamlined nature of the entire load process. I've never experienced such organization. The accelerate app absolutely blows my mind. Everything I need as a business owner with the touch of my thumb. I love the workflow and that pay is based on that rather than having paperwork in by a certain time. Work history, pay, pending pay, it's all done efficiently.

My one biggest complaint so far is that #### qualcom monitoring my driving habits. I've developed a certain way of driving over the last 3.5 years in a Kenworth T680. Now I have this automatic freightliner and it handles differently. I've gotten two stability events and a braking event in my first 10 days. One more and they say I have to come in for remedial training with a driver trainer. Example, I live in Phoenix and there's this curve on i10 that I've driven around hundreds of times in my Kenworth. I drove it like I always have, and it triggered an event on my QC. I had to call my BOA. I find this kind of micromanagement counter productive and ridiculous.

Barring that, happy so far. My first settlement was 3700 plus because of no truck payment and got my first signing bonus. That covered all my expenses that I incurred leaving my previous gig and coming over to Schneider. Would have been 1600 after all expenses without the bonus and with my truck payment. Second pay is around 1700 after truck payment.

What really put the icing on the cake was finding out that I can pay my truck payment to Schneider finance with a debit. This means I can run a few weeks and pay for a week off out of pocket without the pressure of worrying about being in the hole when I start back the following week. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS FACT!!!
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You can also have sfi take out extra $$ for payment as emergency fund to cover the payment on weeks off as well..

rickybobby · May 20, 2018

You will be fine. It takes awhile to find your groove. Good luck.

Landstar is better · May 21, 2018

rickybobby said: ↑

You will be fine. It takes awhile to find your groove. Good luck.
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can you message me? I can't send a message, don't have enough post

exracer941 · May 27, 2018

sealevel said: ↑

The road goes on forever, and the party never ends..
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Great version of that song by Joe Ely

rickybobby · May 27, 2018

Landstar is better said: ↑

can you message me? I can't send a message, don't have enough post
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I don’t like PM’s. You can ask your question here.

MysticHZ · May 27, 2018

rickybobby said: ↑

I don’t like PM’s. You can ask your question here.
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Careful ... The PMs may take that personal and feel slighted.

SuavisJ · Jun 1, 2018

redoctober83 said: ↑

You don't have to be leased onto one of those carriers to get access to DoD loads or high paying loads for the van world. It's about the relationships with the brokers and knowing which brokers have those loads. Then it's making sure you're permitted, licensed, and have all the proper coverages to haul those loads.

I have a couple brokers that offer me stuff that never sees a board, requires special coverages for insurance, needs the trailers to be equipped with certain securement options in the trailer, and I don't have to share the revenue with any carriers. The owner op that's leased onto me has access to those brokers and I don't take 25% or 35%, I only take 12.5% to help cover the cost of my time doing the back office stuff.
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Pm me

rickybobby · Jun 4, 2018

Maybe this new trailer will bring FW out of hiding.

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