looking for advice on Schneider or not?

Hi guys.

I am considering Schneider and would like to hear some opinions on them as a company.

I currently only have my class A permit so I have two routes I can possibly take, they are...

Option 1- Schneider does not own a school but will send you to a local school of their choice. It is 4 weeks, no pay, and then 2 weeks of orientation, and another week on the road with a trainer. Its at the 7th week that she said I would receive my first pay check... Also I would be signing a 1 year contract with them. I am not sure if I would be able to receive the manual transmission license through them. It is going to be almost two weeks until they can conduct a in detail phone interview, so I'm assuming that august would be the soonest I would be able to start the process

Option 2- Pay out of pocket for the local CDL school (45 minutes away), I would be able to start as soon as next week and test on a manual.Once I obtain my CDL, I can go to Snyder as an inexperienced driver. I see that they offer decent sign on bonuses for even the inexperienced. She said they would provide a tuition reimbursement of $200/month as long as I stay with them until I'm fully reimbursed. Same 2 week orientation and 1 week with a trainer before I would get a truck.

Which option would be the best "bang for my buck"? Im leaning toward option #2 but want to hear what others think. She could not tell me what school I would be going to if I went with option 1. My ultimate goal is to get Tank and Hazmat and pull tankers. I heard those guys are making decent money.

I appreciate any and all feedback!


Thanks!

 

Thanks for the info. After talking to my wife, I think we are just going to pay out of pocket.