Called schneider 4 o/o info

if you are talking about the screen captions of the load board they send you then the price on there is GROSS, multiply that by 65% and that's what you get, if you are pulling a van anyways.

it gets a little more involved actually. you get 100% of the fuel surcharge and 65% of the linehaul. Now almost all the agents these days include the fsc in the rate to make the crappy rates look better. So if your list has a load for like... $1.80mi then some of that is fsc. I have't checked lately but two weeks ago it was $0.22mi (you have to watch the agents as some will try to pass off a smaller fsc which means they are pocketing some of it) so using that figure you would get 65% of $1.58mi then add the $0.22mi back to your amount.

 

This is the reason I like Schneider's system. The amount shown is the amount to the truck (fuel included). Theres no agents trying to pocket anything. Usually when I get my settlements the loads will have paid about $0.50 - 2.00 more than I booked it for because of fuel surcharge adjustments. So far I have only had 2 loads that paid less than what I booked it for and they were only $.40 less.

 

If you don't think your paying Schneider logistics then your delerios. You just don't see it. Landstar can't do that because many people have their own trailers adso the rates are different. Also landstar has lot of people who have been there a long long time and their old contracts have different percentages.

 

I know Schneider is taking their cut out of the loads. My point is that I don't have to negotiate with the agents or worry about them keeping my fuel surcharge. When I get my settlement the fuel surcharge is listed for each load and is easily identified. Every carrier out here is, has, or will under pay somebody on some load, its just a matter of timing. Like I have said in different posts, I just don't like the Landstar system where you have to call an agent and listen to them say "Sorry that loads gone, but I still got this one", then 4 hours later the load you called on is still listed. Yes there are many good Landstar agents, but when I dealt with Landstar I always seemed to get the bad ones. Also if my Schneider gig does ever go belly up, I would think about going to Landstar, I would just have to deal with a little more BS.

 

There isn't. Any negotiating with our agents. If its a broker load or if it doesn't cover they may go back to the customer and try to get more but for all practical purposes the price is as listed.
When it come to landstar tucks the agent is only allowed to take a set percentage. Now if they load it on an outside carrier then they can try n sell it as cheap as they can. That's why u are having bad dealings with them

 

Have a close look at those load lists they sent you. You will see they list loads from now to infinity. The reality is, there will be very few loads on the DAY you need one, and the deadhead is on you. Beware, LS is mostly pushing broker loads off the industry load boards and the rates are in the toilet. The biggest part of their business is loads going to the north east and New England. Good luck finding a load out.
Are they really only paying 64% to new hires?
After 4 years in this circus (L/S) I strongly believe I would do mileage pay for now and switch to percentage IF things ever pick up..........Tread carefully and don't have a truck payment if you go to L/S.

 

Yep I'm om the mileage with SNI. 2300-3000 is my average weekly range over the last few months. If your truck payment is low (slightly above or below 1000.00) a month you will make out just fine. New truck payment you better plan on living in it running hard. Now they aren't paying for plates/permits any longer till things improve. (wouldn't look for this change back) Which is fine with me because I run about 10-14 days then take 3 to 5 off to spend with family & kids. They required 80% available or you shared cost of plates but that is out window now. I wanted on the Choice program but economy & freight decline caused SNI to suspend adding to the choice program for now. Will hang out till I can go on the waiting list.

Pullingtrucker sums it up well. A good ICA makes all the difference.