Example of Schneider tanker pay

Ya know what, I bet ya think having to come back empty for 800 miles sucks for ya because of your only getting 42 cpm but I honestly would not mind. It's still not bad pay and boy that long pull with the empty would be very comfortable and relaxing. I wouldn't have no problem at all comin back empty. I slowed down a good bit I guess u can say. My first year I was all about running hard and trying make as much money as possible. Now I've realized in trucking for me it's better to just roll with the flow and the pay will come no matter what. With orange I don't pull empty very far, every now and then I do a 400 mile pull and I love it

 

If I could go work Monday morning and go get loaded and drive it 1000 miles, unload it and come back empty 1000 miles and park till next Monday I would do this till I retired. Be only 1k week but get home Thursday nite with 3 days off every week. That would be perfect for me. Mainly cause I retired from military I guess. Making only 45k or so a year with a lot home time is my dream tanker gig.

 

My first winter in trucking I learned how empty sucks bad. They had me running 80 from Salt Lake City all way over to Keasby nj, doing loads all in between of course. I did this few times and since winter haven't ever even came close to going out their. On 80 in Wyoming trucks and cars were wrecked everywhere and I was still a super new driver riding in basically ice sheet. I was scared to absolute death. I'm not kidding, I was terrified. I couldn't stop my tractor with out my trailer sliding off the side of i80 because I was empty. A driver on radio said schneider use your hand brake. lol I'm still looking for a hand brake in my truck still today. I have no idea where she is

 

Yea I was only doing runs way out their because I was new driver and I was staying out up to 6-8 weeks at a time to get the experience as fast as I could. Now I don't stay out past 12 days anymore, my truck beats the crap out my neck and I need a break

 

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