Landstar vs Schneider Choice ( Comparison )

Secondly - back hauls can you pull a small LTL to pay DH fuel or is it a 50/50 split loaded and empty .......

Rates are good enough here and you should never take a load for fuel $.....that's SNI way of thinking!

 

I'm in a similar situation as Jar-Head. I will have the title on my truck at the end of August and I am starting the process of moving from a dispatch system to a system where I can choose my own loads. I am experienced in van, but have run a couple of reefer loads and spent 2 years pulling a frameless dump.

Once I make the move I will have completed my current business plan and it is time to look at what I want to do over the next 5 years. I am looking at expanding from a single truck to as many as 5. I know that I can run my truck on the Choice board, but additional trucks would have to be on the mileage board. I am also not pleased that SNI won't accept my current DOT physical, nor do I care for the hair testing, but that may be spreading to other companies.

I am also looking for the experiences of drivers from both companies and how their experience would fit with what I am looking at for my future. Frankly LS may be my best option if they allow multiple truck operations. $.92 a mile plus FSC isn't a whole lot to pay a driver and all truck expenses plus leave me with a profit. Hopefully fellow drivers can help with information, otherwise I'll have to dig deeper which I'm sure I will anyway.

 

cant seem to find if there are any restrictions for hometime with sni choice program

 

I'll post my settlement, but y'all probably wouldn't believe that either SMH! But it's okay, I'm not bashing SNI or nothing but it's all about what makes you happy I suppose. If you want bigger compensation in trucking you have to specialize wether it be oil/step/oversize/trade show/ crane whatever. That's what I like about LSTR there's a lot of interesting gig's here. Would I drive for SNI if something failed at LSTR? Yea I guess I would, but LSTR has been a dream come true. There's people that make more than me, I'm just a young smart hard working fish swimming upstream.

 

That's going to b kinda of hard rates are constantly changes. Reading your post you might b over thinking this. Every day is different every load is different.