Is Schneider a good company to start out at driving?

For a training company, they aren't bad at all. They actually really want their drivers to be safe and we'll trained, though being well trained still doesn't make you a good driver.

There are a Megaton of rules, and they do go overboard in my opinion, but they are a fine company to start with and alot of people stay with them for years

 

you could do a lot worse, for sure.

for all its faults, they are pretty upfront about the ########. the rest that isnt can be found out here, no prob.

 

I got started in trucking with Schneider back in 2001. I went to their training academy in Charlotte. Pretty good training in my opinion. I was very thankful that my TE had over 3 million miles and I learned a lot from him

 

Want to eventually lease or own a truck? They were my 1st choice but were not "currently" paying for CDL school in my area for OTR positions. One of the main benifits, to me (since starter companies are similar), was that their company drivers go to the front of the line that's waiting to join their IC Load Board; or at least they don't have to wait as long.

 

yes.....I went with Schneider straight out of school (they reimbursed my tuition as well), and have been with them ever since.

 

Schneider was a great place to start. I enjoyed my time there.

 

Of all the megas, they might be the "best". Know a few guys that did their 1st year there then bolted. Apparently it used to be better than it is now, going on what they've told me

 

Schneider had some good perks imo, and as @scythe08 mentioned they are actually very keen on teaching you to do things safely.
You'll end up loving the trailer search option on your phone, lets you see what trls are available at the drop/hook location and if they are "out of service". Let's you skip over "bad trailers" without having to get out and pretrip them.
Schneider kept me busy when I worked for them, and their benefit package was really strong.

 

Schneider has bare-bone trucks with extreme idling restrictions and no APUs.

That said, the money is in accounts other than regular OTR/regional van. Not that you can do much worse on pay than Cel-a-con.