Are Schneider Tanker and Schneider Bulk the same?

Gary, IN... Houston, TX... and Coraopolis, PA do most of the training these days. There all good, but Cory takes it a step above with the hills and turns.

Good luck...!

 

Big time. With big rat teeth. Been at the forefront of getting driver pay down to getto levels for yrs. And they did do bulk in oil patch for a while. Not sure if they are still in it or not. Same thing. Paying nothing and getting those type of drivers. Lost a lot of work because sand bosses don't tolerate poor work and smart mouths. Saw they still had some sand cans in Dallas rat yard off Bonnie the other night. Not sure if they are in use or just storage.

 

Do your own homework Ken... talk with drivers in person where you can. There are those with honest grievances in any company and some not so much. SNBC is a good starter company and can get one setup for better things, if not starting out... certainly later on.

Again, good luck.

 

i'm not even going to respond

 

Been playing sand boss this hitch ain't seen a pumpkin bulk truck in a long while.

 

What do you really think about Schneider? LOL

 

Schneider Bulk (SNBC) is their tanker division. I am one of their tanker yankers. We don't do dry bulk. We haul liquids, all kinds of liquids. It's not difficult to do, and SNBC actually does have a good challenging training program out of Coraopolis, PA or Houston, TX. It is a good starting point to get a year or two of experience, and that will open up your opportunities into your preferred tanker carrier company. My main gripe is about pay. Although I am doing better, pay wise, than I was expecting when I came on with SNBC, the first 6 months can have you pulling your hair out. Like I said, mostly, pay is my biggest gripe, and seeing them take advantage of the inexperienced drivers, really pisses me off. Here's the lowdown. After you pass the two levels of training and get assigned your truck, you are also assigned to a DBL (Driver Business Leader). They aren't all the same, and they come across as your best friend, but they can be as two faced as they get. But this is true in any company I am told. The catch here is, that your DBL is the decision maker when it comes to accessory payments. He will tell you up front that you'll be making however many cents per mile and also, your Loading and Unloading pay, and sometimes, detention pay. But that's all they tell you about pay. I'm not sure if they work on a budget of how much they have to payout and/or a bonus to stay below that level, but for whatever reason, they keep you in the dark about pay for "trailer moves", "supervised wash", layover, breakdown, and other pay structures that are available to you depending on whether you are Local, Regional, or OTR. And by and large, it seems that "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" is how they respond. If you don't ##### about miles, waiting for freight, or whatever ails you, they will assume everything is going great on your end. For me, just when I was ready to throw in the towel with SNBC, things started changing for the good, and I am in a good place with them now. But every driver's experience is different. Find the job that satisfies your life outside of the truck the best, and you will find a comfortable place.

 

Also, we have operating centers all over the States and into Canada too. We have about 1,000 Bulk drivers nationwide, so we are definitely out there on the highways.

 

What kind of miles you getting? Home time ? Do you go into cory to get your truck or take it home with you? About what can you expect for your first year in income?

 

I didn't go home when I worked at SNBC, but I was told in Houston that I had to leave my truck at Edwardsville, which is bad for me because I lived 118 miles away, giving me no way to get home