How is Schneider regional?

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  1. androidloyd

    androidloyd Light Load Member

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    ...my dilemma exactly.
     
  2. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    If you want money and hometime get into food service...
     
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    QuietStorm Heavy Load Member

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    Truckers that want to be home a lot should drive a day cab, the only reason I'm regional is to stay out of the northeast. i only go "home" once every few months.
     
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    If you have an opportunity on the table for LTL, and that type of work interests you, I'd suggest that you go with that.
     
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    Can't tell you much on regional...been with them OTR for 8 years.
    Started in '07'- they trained me well and in 6 weeks I got a CDL, a brand new automatic truck(65mph) and 33 cents a mile to start. 90 days later - 36 cents per mile. 6 months after that - 38 cents a mile. At 1.5 year mark in yearly 2008 I was making 40cents per mile.
    It was a good time-paper logs, 3000 + miles per week.
    They even had a " driver satisfaction macro" back then - I was safe, on time,had plenty of miles and was not micro-managed.
    Then 2009-2010 came and changes started to happen:
    - no more paid holidays
    - they freeze pay raises for everyone
    - speed limit was lowered to 60
    - e-logs and qualcomm installed in all trucks
    - Stability and hard brake sensors installed in all trucks.
    - A lot of sitting and waiting for loads with no pay.
    - A little later-ambient tempreture sensors that never worked properly
    - Waiting on the phone long time to solve problems they created
    - Always late for time at home
    - 2000 - 2300 miles a week max

    Quit in 2015 making 43 cents per mile bringing home around $750 a week after taxes ( As a single).

    Bottom line - get you experience with them and move on - don't expect to retire from Schneider...regional or otherwise...it will never happen
     
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    Thull Medium Load Member

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    I'm regional with Schneider Bulk & I love it!
     
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    27butterfly Medium Load Member

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    Regional? That doesn't sound Regional .
     
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    27butterfly Medium Load Member

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    Oh, I just spoke with a recruiter, that's Regional with them I guess.
     
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    No, I don't work for them any longer. I did save my last paycheck. I did not cash it. I will say the mileage I was paid was close enough to Hub miles that I have no complaint with the per mile pay. The rest of my experience was exactly as I described in my first post on this thread.
     
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    Does Schneider pull liquid and dry bulk?